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Brazilian rescuers are searching for 300 missing people after a tailings dam burst at an iron ore mine owned by Vale SA, with nine bodies recovered but the death toll expected to rise sharply.

The body of the British navigator who named Australia has been found under a London train station - ending a 200-year mystery.

As Central Otago temperatures approached 30°C this week, Naseby forgot summer and focused on ice, as the World Curling Championships qualifiers transfixed the town.

The mutilated bodies of two men found last month in north-east Thailand have been identified as aides of Surachai Sae-Dan, a prominent opponent of the Thai monarchy.

Greenland has gone through an "unprecedented" period of ice loss within the last two decades.

The National Party is ramping up its opposition to the government's approach to drug policy with a new shadow portfolio.

New Zealand firefighters will join those from New South Wales and Tasmania to help battle raging bushfires in Australia's southern-most state.

100% Pure? New Zealand's clean, green image took a beating this summer as tourists travelling through the countryside posted pictures of lakes and rivers off limits due to contamination by farm…

More than 100 people have paddled down the Whanganui River between marae, learning about the river and refreshing their connections to it.

Acclaimed tenor Simon O'Neill joined Sol3 Mio, Kristin Darragh and others aboard a paddle steamer for Whanganui Opera School's 25th anniversary.

Violent clashes between Banunu and Batende communities left at least 890 dead over just three days last month, the UN says.

Surfers and hapū in coastal Taranaki say they are horrified at an algae bloom that is clogging the area's rivers and streams this summer.

Work to flush explosive gases out of the Pike River mine tunnel is set to begin today as the operation to re-enter the mine enters a critical phase.

About 120 million people will attend the Hindu religious festival Kumbh Mela, humanity's largest gathering and an event that can be seen from space.

Australia is being hit by extreme heatwave conditions this week, with the mercury hitting the high 40s in parts of the country, and temperature records set to topple in NSW.

A freshwater scientist says New Zealand is losing the battle when it comes to water quality.

The E coli contamination of popular Taranaki swimming spots has saddened the area's medical officer of health.

Landowners on Papua New Guinea's Lihir island want compensation for a mining company's use of water from Londolovit river.