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More than 1500 local body employees in Auckland are likely to lose their jobs in the merger of eight councils into one. Audio

One lane of State Highway 1, south of Kaikoura, has reopened on Thursday afternoon after a major landslip blocked the road and rail line last week. Audio

Earth-moving crews are to work through the night on Monday to clear a large landslip blocking the rail line and State Highway 1 south of Kaikoura.

Sebastien Ogier overcame the challenge of overnight leader Petter Solberg to win the Rally of Japan, the 10th leg of the 13-round World Rally Championship. The Frenchman covered the 26...

Film director Sofia Coppola has taken the top prize at the Venice Film Festival for her film Somewhere.

The overnight leader Peter Solberg regained his advantage after briefly losing the lead during the second day of the Rally of Japan. The Citroen driver was fastest in the 16th...

The World champion Sebastien Loeb slipped to a sixth place finish on the first leg of the Rally of Japan, almost a minute behind leader Petter Solberg. Norway's Solberg shrugged...

The Tonga Law Society says the country's judicial system is almost at a standstill with just one Supreme Court judge and one magistrate employed. This comes after the departure of...

Scientists using equipment mounted on a Ford Falcon and a pedal bike are assessing the impact of Auckland's Southern Motorway on air quality in Otahuhu.

High-profile political and business figures have been named by the Government to oversee six new agencies being created under super city reforms in Auckland. Audio

The head of the police inquiry into a pursuit that ended in a fatal crash in Christchurch, will this weekend meet the families of the two people who died.

Police in Christchurch have charged a man following a fatal pursuit in the central city in which two people died on Thursday. Audio

A new Chief Justice has been appointed in Tonga. Michael Dishington Scott replaces Anthony Ford, who left Tonga this month to take up a post on New Zealand's Employment Court.

Citroën's Sebastien Loeb leads Rally Germany, the ninth round of this year's World Rally Championship. The Frenchman, who has won this event for the last seven consecutive years, holds a...

Tonga's Law Society has expressed serious concern about the Government's plan for an inquiry into the independence of the judiciary. The Privy Council, which is dominated by Cabinet, last week...

The Supreme Court of Tonga has approved the issuing of 50 death certificates for those whose lives were lost in the sinking of the MV Princess Ashika ferry last August.

An increase in the tourism and export trades in Pitcairn Island during the past few years has lead to major growth in the local economy. The director of the Pitcairn...

A former transport minister of Tonga who was criticised in the Royal Commission of Inquiry's report on the Princess Ashika disaster, is seeking to clear his name. The report found...

Finland's Jari Matti Latvala has won Rally Finland in a nailbiting finish which made him the youngest winner of his home event in the modern era. The BP Ford Abu Dhabi ...