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Man drowns trying to save grandchildren; Christchurch police promise to crack down on New Year's Eve drunks; huge cruise ship arrives at Stewart Island.

The lead organisation for the horse racing sector says it's time for the three racing codes to unite to offer a more streamlined and convenient service to international punters.

Gandalf, the horse Mark Todd rode at last year's Olympic equestrian event in Hong Kong, has been put down after contracting a neurological disorder. The 11-year-old horse recently suffered seizures…

The horse racing industry says the recession has been kinder to the sector than was expected a year ago.

The horse Mark Todd rode at last year's Olympic equestrian event in Hong Kong has been put down after contracting a neurological disorder.

The Judicial Conduct Commissioner has appointed a former Australian Chief Justice to help him assess a complaint against a Supreme Court judge.

One of Australia's great horse trainers, Jack Denham, who saddled up Might and Power for a Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup double in 1997, has died aged 85. Denham ...

Russian investigators have arrested the owner of a nightclub and several others over the deaths of 109 people in a fire, sparked by an indoor fireworks show.

Two men have held up a takeaway shop in South Auckland using a machete and a rifle, police say. Police say the men did not get any money from the till.

A judge is to be investigated as to whether he was prejudiced in a case because of a business relationship he had with a lawyer appearing before him.

Finance Minister Bill English says much of the report of a government-appointed taskforce on closing the income gap with Australia is not practical.

The 2025 Taskforce has recommended the Government slash spending and tax rates as part of a policy package to raise living standards to match those in Australia. They include privatising state assets… Audio

The New Zealand pacer Monkey King confirmed himself as the best horse in Australasian harness racing when he smashed the Australian record to win the Miracle mile yesterday in ...

Jumps races will continue in New Zealand despite Victoria becoming the fifth Australian state to ban steeplechase and hurdles horse racing.

A Dunedin police officer who saved an elderly man from drowning in Timor-Leste earlier this year has been presented with a United Nations Courageous Service Award.

A long-running wool industry legal battle will head back to the courts after the Supreme Court threw out its own previous ruling on the grounds of judicial bias.

A life-size statue of Phar Lap has been unveiled in Timaru, where the champion racehorse was born more than 80 years ago.

Supporters of Hone Harawira in the Te Tai Tokerau electorate say they are relieved the party leadership appears to have listened to the people. Audio

The ambulance service says a riding helmet almost certainly saved the life of a young woman whose horse collapsed under her in a freak accident.

The object thrown at horses racing in last week's New Zealand Trotting Cup at Addington Raceway may have been a pen, not a knife as earlier reported.

About 120,000 people are expected at the three-day Royal Show, the country's biggest agricultural and pastoral event, which opened in Christchurch on Wednesday.