Hamas has announced it will release American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander as part of efforts to ensure aid is allowed into Gaza and to secure a new ceasefire deal with Israel. The group's leader ...

It's been 12 days since the emergency was first declared, due to record rainfall in Canterbury. The Christchurch City Council's closely monitoring a 100-metre crack which opened up on Akaroa's ...

Recent World Bank estimates suggest New Zealand's informal economy is around 11 percent of our official GDP, or around 50 billion dollars. Geof Nightingale says without Stats NZ or the IRD measuring ...

The Government's looking at tougher penalties, including a presumptive sentence of vehicle destruction. The legislation that coined Judith Collins' nickname "crusher" currently requires three ...

Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he "will be waiting" to meet Vladimir Putin face-to-face this week, after Donald Trump told the Ukrainian president not to wait for a ceasefire offer from Russia. Over the ...

Emergency services were called to a private property on French Pass Road about 2.30pm yesterday. One person died, another sustained critical injuries - another has serious injuries and a fourth was ...

India's interior minister, Amit Shah, described the decision as "historic". Caste data was last collected as part of the census in 1931 during British colonial rule that ended with Indian independence ...

He was found critically injured after emergency services were called to Alexander Avenue in Onekawa just after 3am yesterday - and died at the scene. A second teenager was found seriously injured at a ...

The Police Eagle helicopter will be above the town, with a large number of gang members and associates expected. Tairawhiti Area Commander Danny Kirk says they've spoken with local gang leaders to ...

Fullback Ryan Papenhuyzen's scored four tries for a 36 point haul, the most ever by a Storm player. NRL COVERAGE WITH PIT STOP. GREAT VEHICLE SERVICE AND REPAIRS NOW WITH AFTERPAY.

Locations the person visited while infectious include. You are considered immune to measles if you have proof of two doses of the MMR vaccine. People born before 1969 or have evidence of having ...

The two-time defending champions have injected Australia shooter Donnell Wallam, replacing Silver Fern Grace Nweke who's playing in Australia's Super Netball league. Defender Carys Stythe has moved to ...