There was a distinct sense of deja vu for Central Pulse today, with yet another nailbiter drifting away from them as Southern Steel battled to a 45-43 win in their trans-Tasman netball league clash in Porirua today.
Police say 127 people have frozen to death so far this winter in Poland.
Police have warned of delays on State Highway 1 just north of Wellington.
Snow storms in the United Kingdom this week had an unintended consequence of a New Zealand flight landing at a New Zealand-owned airport. Wellington-based infrastructure investor Infratil said in its operational update to the NZX today that on December 19 Glasgow Prestwick hosted NZ39 from Auckland, when it was diverted
The Department of Conservation (DOC) has warned people not to fish or take seafood from the Long Bay-Okura Marine Reserve just north of Auckland, saying if they do they will be caught and could be fined. DOC said two men were fined $500 in the North Shore District Court last
Stainless steel product maker Mercer Group Ltd has secured funding from Westpac for another year while issuing an operational update that showed trading wa still difficult. Mercer Group shareholders last week approved a $9 million rights issue, which will be used to reduce loans from Westpac, Gresham Finance Ltd and
A small group of firefighters will spend Christmas Day keeping an eye on a South Canterbury fire near Waimate, which is contained but could flare up. Six helicopters and about 40 firefighters, including crews from Southland and Northland, have today been working to control the fire, which ignited on Tuesday
A fisherman is lucky to be alive after a life buoy saved him when he was swept into the water at dangerous rocks at Piha Beach on Auckland's west coast. The man dropped his rod yesterday as he fished off the rocks at the southern end of Piha Beach but
Jetstar is launching new services between Queenstown and Australia.
Fierce foes for 33 years, it seems former Ashes cricket captains Ian Chappell and Sir Ian Botham have been at it again.
Australian businessman Ryan Bowman, his head covered by a jacket, has been whisked away from a Beverly Hills court after Los Angeles prosecutors decided against charging him with manslaughter for the Sunset Strip death of an aspiring American fashion designer.
There are a lot of futuristic things we're still waiting on: jet packs for the entire family, self-driving cars and time-travel, to name a few. But one new, pretty darn amazing bit of technology has finally come to fruition, thanks to the folks at Microsoft.
The battle between Britain and New Zealand in the men's lightweight double sculls intensified today, as the two favourites went head-to-head in the semifinals at the world rowing championships here today.
A south Auckland truck driver says he has no plans to give up work, despite winning more $5 million in Lotto Powerball.
Centre Brent Tate admits it feels a little surreal to be back in familiar surroundings ahead of Australia's Four Nations rugby league test against the Kiwis on Saturday.
The megachurch pastor accused of luring four young men into sexual relationships and travelled with them to New Zealand and other places categorically denied the allegations for the first time in a court filing today, saying he was only a mentor to the men who filed civil lawsuits against him.
Queenstown police are investigating the out-of-character disappearance of a Swedish man living in the Central Otago resort, who has not been seen for several weeks.
Former Kiwis international and Junior Kiwis coach David Kidwell and Kevin Walters have been named assistant coaches with Melbourne Storm.
Former New Zealand netball coach Lois Muir has a succinct description of how Australian coach Norma Plummer will react to the Silver Ferns' outstanding 66-64 win for the New Delhi Commonwealth Games gold medal yesterday.
A TVNZ public relations manager has apologised to colleagues for her response to media after comments about the Governor-General's nationality by Breakfast host Paul Henry on Monday.
