Some fear drivers will swap prescription drugs like medicinal cannabis for more dangerous substances, like opiates, that don't show up on saliva tests, making our roads less safe ...

Tāmaki Makaurau writer Cello Forrester's love story set in Whanganui was judged third place in NZ's richest short story prize ...

Opinion: Rather than fulminate against a Donald Trump presidential victory, the world needs to focus on what a Trump win may ...

With tensions high over the war in Gaza, NZ's top diplomat says his staff must be protected from online harassment.

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Nyree Smith's cancer is terminal, but during Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, she's on a mission to get Kiwis to their doctors before it's too late ...

Latinos are the largest minority in the United States and both sides are courting their vote in this year’s election– especially in crucial swing states. Political editor Laura Walters talks to Latino ...

$teve Mazzeo lives in all-important Maricopa County in Arizona, but he won't cast a deciding vote this election. Photo: Laura Walters Come next Tuesday, the world ...

Plants flown in from Auckland are unfurled on the Chatham Islands. Photo: Tāmata Hauhā It was quite the arrival. Early last month, the first jet aircraft landed to much fanfare at the Chatham Islands’ ...

Katherine Mansfield left New Zealand when she was 19 years old and died at the age of 34. In her short life she became our most famous short story writer, acquiring an international reputation for her ...

The mothballed Escarpment mine on the Denniston plateau, home to many of Bathurst's projects. Image: Neil Silverwood A retracted announcement by Bathurst Resources Limited shows the scale at which it ...