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Writer Jack Lasenby has paid tribute to Margaret Mahy, who has died at the age of 76. Audio

Learning Media has awarded a $10,000 scholarship to a Tokoroa man to help him complete his Masters thesis about Maori language identity.

The Kiribati minister of education says she's working to change the school curriculum to enable adolescents to learn about sex. Maere Tekanene made the comment during the New Zealand…

Thousands of Egyptians have continued to protest in Cairo's Tahrir Square and in cities across the country after former president Hosni Mubarak was jailed for life for his part in the killing of…

Families whose children died in a shopping mall fire in Doha are no closer to learning what caused the blaze that killed 19 people including New Zealand triplets. Audio

A commissioner appointed by the Government to run a school has arrived in the Far North amid fears he will sack the principal and banish senior students.

Two North Island schools that employed a convicted sex offender are fighting to keep their identities a secret, while the names of four others have been released publicly.

The Finnish embassy says a row with New Zealand is over after Prime Minister John Key apologised over comments made by a senior minister.

Kazakhstan's shooting team has demanded an apology after a spoof national anthem from the film Borat was played at a medal ceremony at a championships in Kuwait.

The manager of Ngati Mutunga iwi in north Taranaki says two wahi tapu tours sold out fast and proved how keen iwi members are to learn about their traditional estates.

There is growing talk in Australia of a push to reinstall Kevin Rudd as Prime Minister.

The former chairman of the England Rugby Union Martyn Thomas has stood down from his role as the Union's acting chief executive after learning he would not be facing disciplinary...

The New Zealand Rugby Union says it is investigating a media report that the All Black Zac Guildford was drunk at a Rarotonga bar and assaulted two patrons. Witnesses told...

The New Zealand Rugby Union says it is investigating a media report that the All Black Zac Guildford was drunk at a Rarotonga bar and assaulted two patrons.

Fiji's chief censor has flown to China to learn how to disseminate information that is accurate and balanced. Sharon Smith-Johns, who is the Ministry of Information's permanent secretary, is…

An Australian boy accused of buying drugs in Bali is waiting to learn his fate. He has now been held in custody for six days.

Japan's top weapons maker has confirmed it was the victim of a cyber attack reportedly targeting data on missiles, submarines and nuclear power plants.

The Fiji interim attorney general says the president of the New Zealand Law Society, Jonathan Temm, is seriously misinformed about events in Fiji. The Law Society has frequently spoken out...

While the Pacific Games prepare to conclude today in New Caledonia organisers of future games have been briefed on what to expect. Wallis and Futuna will host the mini Games...

Officials in Beijing have closed two dozen schools for the children of migrant workers, leaving many with nowhere to go to learn.

Rupert Murdoch has told a British parliamentary committee that he was not responsible for the phone-hacking scandal at the News of the World. A protester lunged at the media tycoon during the hearing.