Beauty queen Nadeen Ayoub will become the first woman to represent the Palestinian people at the Miss Universe pageant.

More affordable and suitable housing is likely to be a better incentive to get people to have babies than "baby bonuses", ...

The Crown lawyers faced scrutiny over whether claims double convicted murderer David Tamihere had lied had been put to him at ...

The puppies, estimated to be about six weeks old, were discovered by a member of the public in Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki.

The gun-shot victim was transferred to Palmerston North Hospital in a serious condition and Grantham said enquiries were ...

Kim Jong Un calls US-South Korea drills a war provocation as the North Korean nuclear programme will be discussed at the ...

The former Finance Minister is also rejecting the suggestion the last Labour government did not have enough real-world ...

The former head of Israeli military intelligence can be heard saying the deaths are "necessary and required for future ...

Foreign Minister Winston Peters is celebrating former Speaker of the House Trevor Mallard being replaced as Ambassador to ...

Wallabies lock Will Skelton says his side will need to be prepared for a ''punch in the face" from the Springboks.

Emergency services were called to the country's most secure jail about 9.45am following reports a man had suffered ...

The government is delivering a new writing plan to boost the achievement levels of New Zealand school children.