A drinking water competition has compared the best of the best when it comes to the taste and smell of drinking water, and an Australian water source has clinched the prize.

When Welby Ings was 14 he was so desperate to avoid school he'd lather his face in the sap from a euphorbia plant and wait for the blisters to emerge. It got him out of school for a while - but ...

More than 50,000 people made withdrawals from their KiwiSaver accounts on the basis of hardship in the year to June - ...

Lynn Freeman reviews The Far Side of the Moon by Jana Wendt, published by Text Publishing.

Newly released cabinet documents reveal the extent of cuts in the Polytech sector: 550 courses abolished and 900 full time jobs gone. Vocational Education Minister Penny Simmonds is overseeing huge ...

昨夜在荷兰海牙的发表的具有里程碑意义的观点陈述中，国际法院院长岩泽雄司（Yuji Iwasawa）表示，气候变化是一项"迫在眉睫且关乎存亡的威胁"，其"明确无误地"由人类活动引起，并具有跨越国界的后果和影响。

Tertiary Education Union national secretary Sandra Grey said it was the first time the full scale of the cuts had been ...

Consumer NZ tested 46 laundry detergents and found that three were no better than washing with only water, but some New Zealand-owned brands fared well.

Nanogirl Labs Ltd owes Inland Revenue more than $260,000 and is unlikely to be able to pay any of its unsecured creditors, ...

One of the doctors accused of providing ketamine to Friends actor Matthew Perry has pleaded guilty to four counts of distribution of ketamine.

Controversial charity Gumboot Friday will continue to receive government funding through to 2026. Mental Health Minister Matt ...

UK correspondent Matt Dathan says there's been growing tensions over migrant hotels, with protests sparked by the arrest of an Ethiopian migrant for an attack on a schoolgirl. There's disagreement ...