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New Zealanders woke to a frosty start this morning as temperatures came close to freezing point and in some areas dropped below zero. Video

Analysis - It's a great bumper sticker. Ban foreign buyers! It's simple, it resonates and appeals to our sense of fair play. But what's the problem we're trying to fix?

Bookings for huts on one of New Zealand's Great Walks have sold out within minutes of opening.

A terminally ill woman is calling for greater access to Māori healing methods saying they've helped to keep her alive for years longer than doctors expected.

While Youthline and Lifeline struggle to stay afloat, leaving calls for help unanswered, the government is funding a brand new helpline.

Migrants rescued from the Mediterranean and turned away by Italy and Malta have arrived in Spain's port of Valencia.

The Pakistani Taliban leader Mullah Fazlullah has been killed in a US-Afghan air strike in Afghanistan.

Voting is unde rway in the Cook Islands as 58 candidates seek to fill the 24 seats in the local parliament.

Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has been blocked from picking Crusaders loose forward Pete Samu for the upcoming three-Test series against Ireland, but says there's a spot waiting for him if the green…

New Zealand Under 20 Head Coach Craig Philpott has named his side to open their World Rugby U20 Championship campaign in France tomorrow morning.

The national umbrella group for local councils wants the government to prioritise community safety over the alcohol industry, with tighter liquor laws.

The Republic of Ireland has voted overwhelmingly to overturn the abortion ban by 66.4 percent to 33.6 percent.

The impact British musician Ed Sheeran had on Dunedin has been felt long after his three shows in the city, with news his visit injected almost $38 million into the local economy.

Turnout in the Republic of Ireland's referendum on abortion laws is higher, so far, than in recent votes.

New Zealand looks set to take a battering over the next two days, as a large trough brings thunderstorms, heavy rain, hail, strong winds and snow. Audio

Skifields in the Queenstown Lakes district are predicting a bumper season following overnight snowfall.

They’re poor and scarred by drug use, but tiny East Coast communities are pouring their savings into a plan to grow medicinal marijuana.

Why are midwives distressed about their workloads and pay? In the second instalment of our series, a rural-based midwife details her week of caring for vulnerable mothers, tackling piles of paperwork…

Why are midwives distressed about their workloads and pay? A city-based midwife details her week of 2am phone calls, breastfeeding problems and 5am dashes to hospital.

There has been a second terrorist attack carried out in the Indonesian city of Surabaya in a matter of days, with a suicide bombing at a police headquarters.