The Highlanders opening-night clash against the Crusaders loomed as a potential Friday the 13 th horror show for the hosts, but by the time the final whistle blew the All Black-stacked reigning champs ...

A prolonged impasse between US congressional Republicans and Democrats over immigration enforcement threatens to ensnare the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in a partial government shutdown ...

The Government has removed the Māori name from its school lunch programme. “People need to know what things are. That’s why we’re using an English name that everyone understands,” says Associate ...

Costco has been Fire and Emergency NZ were alerted to the incident about 5pm after the fire alarm was activated at the Westgate store and a 111 call reporting a kitchen fire. A spokesperson for Fire ...

A woman’s birthday spiralled into a nightmare after her group was reportedly booted from a private room at Cobb & Co during her party. The dinner, which was pre-booked for about 12 guests, was held in ...

The NZX 50 Index slumped 333.3 points or 2.46% to 13,198.18.

The Black Foils driver has become the first SailGP athlete to receive demerit points on his licence, following his event-ending crash with the Swiss in Perth. As SailGP continues ...

A winning racehorse that tested positive for methamphetamine was likely contaminated with the drug by its trainer. Now, Ival Brownlee won’t be able to race or train horses for the next 18 months, ...

Immigration Minister Erica Stanford has given an update on the Government’s so-called “golden visa”, which aims to attract investors with at least $5 million to spend. Changes to the Active Investor ...

A top paediatrician fears there is unlikely to be any improvement in tackling child abuse, despite Government promises of action after the torture and murder of five-year-old Malachi Subecz. Auckland ...

Fourteen years ago, when he spoke to Jeffrey Epstein about funding to write a book about the novel, the billionaire financier’s child sex abuse conviction “was not well known at all”, he says.

Valentine’s Day last year was a day they’ll 'never forget'.