The country's disaster management authorities say hundreds more are injured and more than 1000 homes have been damaged.

The landmark electoral reform will see about 1.6 million 16- and 17-year-olds in Britain given the right to vote in all UK ...

Firefighters battling a massive blaze in the Wellington suburb of Newtown are unsure if anyone is inside the building. Fire ...

Another three cases of measles have been detected in the lower North Island, taking the latest outbreak to eight. Two of the ...

An investigation by the Department of Conservation (DOC) is underway after two fur seals were found decapitated at a West ...

A huge fire has torn through a commercial building in Iraq's eastern city of Kut, killing dozens of people, according to ...

Christopher Millen evaded police by hiding in a camouflaged bush camp for five months, stealing weapons, tools and equipment, ...

When it comes to damage from serious weather events, the days of big pay-outs to property owners are coming to an end. Audio ...