The US has vetoed a draft UN Security Council resolution demanding an "immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire" between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza and unhindered aid access.

"It was horrendous, to be honest, there was just random furniture everywhere. "There was pots and pans outside the door, and so much borer as well. "All of the utensils in the drawers were wet, the ...

A man has died after being injured at a property in Allandale, near Governors Bay, in Canterbury. A police spokesperson said ...

"They wasted several months doing that and now they’re coming back to the new one, and only probably because 35,000 people walked up the main street of Dunedin [protesting the moves]." Dr Gardner said ...

Firefighters have put out a blaze at a commercial business in Southland. A Fire and Emergency NZ (Fenz) spokesman said one crew from the Invercargill station and one from Kingswell were initially ...

Search teams have found a Wellington man who was missing. Tawa resident Daryl was found and receiving medical attention, after being missing for over 24 hours. Police had been concerned Daryl, who had ...

Portuguese and German police have launched joint searches for new evidence related to the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.

Two Christchurch high school students have urged city councillors to improve safety at the city's bus interchange. Some ...

A superyacht worker has admitted to abducting his ex-girlfriend and pulling a knife on her after she broke up with him. A teacher has been denied the right to “retire with dignity” after she was found ...

A driver found himself crawling out of his flipped car after hitting some loose gravel on a rural Dunedin road. A ...

A revenge thriller by Iranian director Jafar Panahi, barred from filmmaking for 15 years by the government in Tehran, has won the Palme d'Or top prize at Cannes. As the stunts get bigger and better, ...