A leading virologist said she won't be surprised if the Otago bird flu virus continues to spread to other farms in the way it did in the devastating outbreak in the Australian state of Victoria. A ...

A man who was 14 when he said he was raped by a well-known local figure on trial for sexual abuse said the accused knew how old he was when the pair met through a dating website.The man admits that ...

Africa correspondent Elna Schutz spoke to Lisa Owen about United States President Joe Biden currently on his first trip to African nations, Namibia's election last week and Zimbabwe changing some laws ...

Eight visa agents in Thailand have been charged by local authorities after Immigration New Zealand (INZ) found they were attempting to facilitate visitor visa applications using various fake documents ...

If New Zealand does not have a free trade agreement with India by the end of this term, the trade minister is to blame. That ...

There is still no place for opening batter Will Young, who was the player of the series on the recent tour of India.

The visit by the Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te to Tuvalu has "significantly strengthened" bilateral relations between the ...

Jemima Huston reviews two podcasts today. Sold a Story by APM Reports is about why millions of children have struggled to learn how to read, due to a disproven training method. She also looks at The ...

Palau's media has "lost its credibility", is "not ethical", and "sensationalising" reports, the leader of the North Pacific ...

Rural kids suffer severe appendicitis four times the rate of those in urban areas, and Māori children double the rate than ...

It's an earthquake risk - though some experts disagreed - and council staff deemed the $85m strengthening cost too high.

A secondary school with a focus on the creative arts and a school providing immersion education in te re Māori are also on ...