A teen who had dreams of becoming a policeman took his own life just hours after he was sexually extorted online.

BusinessNZ has made its case to ministers as to why the food and grocery sector should be put in the highest priority level of any fuel rationing framework.

It's estimated that almost 13 percent of the country's bee colonies were lost last winter and losses attributed to varroa mite were especially high in the lower South Island.

More young Australians support the government's social media ban for under-16s than oppose it, a study has found.

A person was transported to hospital in serious condition after a crash involving a moped.

Israel pounded Lebanon with its heaviest strikes yet on Wednesday, killing hundreds of people and drawing a threat of retaliation from Iran.