A former Oamaru man will command the Royal New Zealand Navy's ships following his appointment to the position of maritime component commander based at headquarters joint forces New Zealand in Trentham.
Algerians who were ordered released from Guantanamo Bay on today have long denied being terrorists, saying they were swept up in Bosnia and handed over to the US as political pawns.
A second public meeting on fluoridation issues will be held in Mosgiel next week.
Two Dunedin projects aimed at protecting threatened species and enhancing the environment have secured government biodiversity funding.
The Wallaroos rallied in the second half against women's rugby world champions New Zealand before losing 16-22 in the second trans-Tasman women's rugby test here today.
Britain's government and police say they have agreed to a three-year pay deal that ends an acrimonious months-long dispute.
The victim of a vicious beating in a Featherston park last week has died in hospital and the trio charged with the assault will face fresh charges in court today.
Former Highlanders captain Josh Blackie is coming home - but won't be playing in a Higlanders or Otago jersey.
Two challengers for an Indiana congressional seat have agreed to be hooked up to lie detectors during a debate, but an official with the incumbent's party dismisses the idea as "bizarre."
Passengers aboard an international Qantas flight today told of their horror as the plane plunged up to 2,000 metres over Western Australia, hurling people around the cabin, seriously injuring 20 of them.
Dunedin ceramics artist Jim Cooper launched his latest exhibition, "Peppermint and Incense", at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery yesterday.
Oil prices have rebounded from steep declines with investors confident that a $700 billion($NZ1.07 trillion) US bailout package will get House approval.
A 23,000 signature petition calling for GST to be taken off food was handed in at Parliament today, and organisers said they intended collecting enough names to force a referendum.
A Spanish judge has sent German prosecutors information suggesting that Russian mobsters fixed a UEFA Cup semifinal game last season between Russian team Zenit St. Petersburg and Bayern Munich, a leading Spanish newspaper has reported.
A man fatally stabbed in Invercargill early today has been named by police as Darnell Glen Leslie.
A police dog was injured in an attack by a pitbull while tracking burglars in Hamilton yesterday.
Testing in China on a dairy product manufactured in New Zealand has detected low levels of contamination with melamine, but food safety officials have declined to name the product or its manufacturer.
Adelaide United have asked Football Federation Australia to postpone some of their A-League games so the team can focus on their looming Asian Champions League semifinal.
Manchester City were dumped out of the League Cup on penalties by third-tier football club Brighton today in the premier league team's first match since being bought by a member of Abu Dhabi's royal family.
A Mexican radio host has been gunned down while hanging banners to protest a wave of kidnappings across the country.
