US President Donald Trump ordered the declassification on Thursday of the last secret files on the assassination of president John F Kennedy, a case that still fuels conspiracy theories more than 60 ...

New Zealand needs to get past the "squeamishness about privatisation", David Seymour has argued in his first major speech of the year.

The Treaty Principles Bill is "dead in the water", New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has said in his speech at Rātana. The bill will "never going to go past the first reading", Peters told those ...

Olympic high jump champion Hamish Kerr admits it is time for him to move on from his Paris success. Kerr will compete this weekend for the first time since winning gold in Paris in August. The 28-year ...

Police are searching for the vandals who removed the heads from two statues of Australian prime ministers and damaged 18 others in Ballarat early on Thursday morning.

The government says its emergency housing target has been reached five years early. But the whereabouts of 20 percent of those leaving emergency housing is still unknown. Last year, as one of its ...

Transitioning back to the school routine, navigating friendships, and getting enough sleep are among the myriad of challenges young people deal with once they get back to the classroom.

A South Auckland train station, that had pedestrian level crossings removed to improve safety, is now ready for more frequent train services when the City Rail Link opens.

The four-day event will transition to a free-ticketed format for the first time, offering free public transport to and from the festival.

Wellington Phoenix striker Kosta Barbarouses is a goal scorer and he has the swagger to go with it. The club has been relying heavily on him this season as his seven goals have helped them to ...

The developer of what was set to be New Zealand's tallest residential building did not want the media around during a meeting updating Auckland Council on the status of the stalled luxury skyscraper.