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The American business magnate Warren Buffett has been invited to a Pitcairn island conference in California later this year in the hope that he might have some ideas for turning...

The Australian men's hockey team has ended their European tour on a positive note, securing a 2-0 series win against Germany in Mannheim. The Kookaburras defeated the world No.2 side...

A group managing the rebuild of Christchurch's earthquake-damaged infrastructure is to be headed by the man who oversaw the formation of Auckland's "super council".

The door remains open for Ford's Mark Winterbottom to make a run at the 2012 V8 Supercars championship after claiming the Perth round's opening race yesterday. Winterbottom's success ensured Ford...

A winning weekend at Manfeild has netted International Motorsport Ford Falcon driver Jonny Reid the points lead in the new V8 SuperTourers New Zealand series. Heading into the weekend...

Police in Auckland are speaking to the driver of a Ford Falcon after a hit and run incident on the North Shore just after 6pm on Saturday. The car has been impounded.

Multiple world champion Sebastien Loeb picked up one of the second day's opening three special stages to maintain his lead in the Rally of Argentina. The Citroen DS driver clocked...

French rallying great Sebastien Loeb is back on top in his Citroen after the first day of the Rally of Argentina. Finnish driver Mikko Hirvonen was just one tenth of...

The driver who won the last V8 Supercar race to be held in Hamilton says it is crucial for the sport that there continue to be a New Zealand round of the event. Audio

Ford's Mark Winterbottom has won his V8 Supercar race of the year, beating defending series champion Jamie Whincup's Holden, in the final race of the Hamilton 400 by just two...

The V8 Supercar championship leader Will Davison has won the first race of the Hamilton 400, collecting his third win of the season and extending his lead in the series...

It was all Ford in Friday's practice for the Hamilton 400 V8 Supercar round, with championship leader Will Davison setting the fastest lap time in the event's history. Davison's Australian...

Ford has announced further investment in China, with plans to build a $US760 million factory in Hangzhou. Production at the new plant is expected to start in 2015.

An inquest in Wellington has heard of chaotic scenes on board a Korean fishing vessel which sank off the South Island in August 2010 with the loss of six lives. Audio

Syrian troops have pounded opposition areas killing 74 civilians, activists said, in an offensive days before a UN-backed ceasefire was due to be implemented.

Fresh violence in Syria has left nearly 30 people dead, days before a troop withdrawal is due to be implemented.

The president of the autonomous Papua New Guinea province of Bougainville estimates that the time it takes to travel between Buka and Arawa has been practically cut in half with...

Shane van Gisbergen led a double New Zealand podium assault in the final V8 Supercar race at the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne yesterday. Van Gisbergen took out the final...

World champion Sebastien Loeb has extended his lead over his rivals after the second leg of Rally Mexico. The Frenchman won two of today's eight stages to finish the day...

Wellington port staff must work on a container ship they blacklisted after non-union staff worked on it at Ports of Auckland, a judge has ruled.

Nissan's V8 Supercar guinea pigs say they've got a headstart on Holden and Ford, rolling out their first car chassis just weeks Nissan declared it would join the series. Kelly...

Police in Auckland are looking for the driver of a grey-coloured vehicle involved in a hit and run on Saturday which killed a woman.

Police in Auckland are appealing for information after a hit and run involving a woman who is critically injured. The incident occurred near a nightclub in Morrin Rd.

Australia's Ford V8 driver Mark Winterbottom is banking on adrenalin acting as a natural painkiller when he competes in this weekend's season-opening Clipsal 500 in Adelaide with a broken leg.

Police in Gisborne have named the man who was stabbed to death at a house in the city on Tuesday night.