NCEA is set to be overhauled, with Level 1 removed altogether and Levels 2 and 3 replaced with new Year 12 and 13 certificates, along with A–E grades and marks out of 100. The changes would be ...

All Blacks coach Scott Robertson will name his squad for the looming Rugby Championship on Monday. The 36-man squad will be released at noon, before Robertson speaks to Christchurch-based media at 1pm ...

Researchers have discovered a 4000-year-old handprint on a clay artefact known as a “soul house”, used for offerings in ...

Trawling near Antarctica for krill — a crustacean central to the diet of whales and a critical buffer to global warming — has ...

Two pictures from Gaza provoked intense reaction and criticism this week. What’s the story behind the pictures?

Vogue Williams might be known for her big personality and even bigger media career, but there’s one thing she’s never been a fan of, her own name.

Dunedin’s Joanna Ke has obliterated the field to win the under-9 girls title at the world’s biggest junior invitational golf tournament. Ke won the three-round, 27-hole Champion of Champions ...

Enthusiasts say the trend of dressing as mermaids, taking “shellfies” and swimming in pods at local pools is a unique way to escape from everyday concerns.

Chilean authorities said Tuesday (local time) they turned six valuable watches stolen from Canadian actor Keanu Reeves — including an engraved Rolex worth at least $9,500 (15,953 NZD) — over ...

The man who was killed in a crash near Auckland Airport on Wednesday has been remembered as a “superstar” of Lauwaki Lautoka, Fiji. Arvind Kummar, 45, was in a serious three-vehicle crash on George ...

Julian McMahon’s daughter has shared a tribute for her father. The actor died earlier this month after a private battle with cancer. Madison McMahon said there will “never be enough words ...