The initiative will cover operations for hip and knee replacements and cataract surgeries, the Health Minister says.

Woolworths say potential plastic contamination of beef mince has forced a recall of products. The 1kg and 500g packs of ...

Malaysian authorities raided a bookstore this week to seize two books on the grounds of morality. But for the bookstore staff ...

A methane-tracking satellite which was given $29 million from the New Zealand government has lost contact with the ground.

A person has died from injuries suffered when a car crashed into a house in the north-west Auckland suburb of Kumeū. An ...

A new venomous spider has officially made New Zealand home. The noble false widow spider is one of the world's most invasive ...

Parochialism also plays a part, as does the feeling in some rural communities that they're forgotten by their regions' cities ...

One person has died after a crash in which four teenagers were injured on the Coatesville-Riverhead Highway on Friday night.

A police officer caught going 150km/h with no sirens or lights on claimed they were "testing" the speed of the car. The Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA), said the Eastern District officer ...

Tasman Mayor Tim King says there's a massive amount of work to be done before the bi storm is expected to hit on Thursday ...

A homicide investigation is under way after a body was found in Freeman's Bay. Auckland City Detective Inspector Scott Beard ...

Multiple emergency warnings from NSW SES remain in place between the South Coast and Central Coast after powerful winds and ...