At Brider's sentencing, Crown prosecutor Claire Boshier described the killing as a person's "worst nightmare", while Justice ...

Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa shattered the women's-only world record in winning the 45th London Marathon on Sunday, while Kenyan Sebastian Sawe made a brilliant tactical decision to demolish a stacked ...

There will be no fairy tale FA Cup glory at Wembley for New Zealand football captain Chris Wood, and his Notthingham Forest ...

An inquest begins in Christchurch on Monday into the release and monitoring of a convicted rapist who was let out on parole and then murdered a woman in her home. Christchurch reporter Adam Burns ...

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said it was a "great honour" to represent New Zealand at Pope Francis' funeral. Thousands ...

The sister of a student killed at Cave Creek 30 years ago says she often thinks of the life her brother might have lived if he hadn't died. Fleur Pawsey spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

With the conclave set to begin in the next few weeks, the focus now shifts to who the next pontiff might be. Correspondent for the Associated Press Philip Crowther spoke to Corin Dann.

A rare Mayday call was made on Friday when two firefighters were stranded mid-air above a fire at a recycling plant in Auckland's Glenfield after their aerial truck broke down. New Zealand ...

The families of victims murdered in two separate killings by Hillmorton Hospital mental health patients in Christchurch are furious they're still waiting for answers from health officials. National ...