A group of teenagers in a South Island representative cricket team have escaped a "feral" and "aggressive" flood-hit Dubai Airport before their airline cancelled further check-ins.
A woman with a net worth in the millions felt she hadn’t been provided for after her partner died and left his entire $2m estate to his son – so she went to court to fight for a share.
This week, I would like to share the story of how Tūhura Otago Museum discovered that it had the oldest telescope in New Zealand, dating back to 1736, in our collection.
Financial worries have forced the organisers of the New Zealand Agricultural Show in Christchurch to postpone the event this year - but livestock judging and competitions will still be held.
Former Dutch prime minister Dries van Agt died hand in hand with wife Eugenie on February 5, aged 93, taking advantage of a law passed after his fall from power for a double euthanasia.
Explosions echoed over an Iranian city on Friday in what sources described as an Israeli attack, but Tehran played down the incident and indicated it had no plans for retaliation.
Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including the failure of emergency housing, a solution to climate change, and the silencing of traditional media.
Parliament is in recess and the Prime Minister is sunning himself in Asia — which he may be very grateful for given the heat his government is feeling about its long-promised plans to pare back the public service.