Pope Francis changed the face of the modern papacy more than any predecessor by shunning much of its pomp and privilege, but his attempts to make the Catholic Church more inclusiv ...

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The body of a missing 75-year-old woman has been found after a police two-day search in Dunedin. Police said they located the deceased woman earlier this morning. Heather went missing from her ...

A 31-year-old man is due to reappear in the Dunedin District Court on 24 April, charged with reckless driving causing injury in relation to the incident. Further charges are being considered.

Heavy weather hit Auckland to begin the weekend, as the Prime Minister heads to the UK then Gallipoli for Anzac Day. Police have developed a new interactive map aiming to return hundreds of people ...

No coastal city is immune to the impacts of sea-level rise. A new study shows that in NZ, land subsidence is accelerating the ...

The population living in the North Island now exceeds 4 million, according to estimates released by Stats NZ today.The North ...

The country's only gasworks museum in Dunedin will immediately close for at least a week because of possible earthquake damage. The city council was alerted to flaws in the structural integrity of the ...