Brad Bridgman, of Gore, and his daughter Sarah, 4, enjoy a tea cup ride at the Gore A&P Society’s 143rd annual show on Saturday.

The death of a 79-year-old Southland man, caused by old explosives, was a tragedy that could have been avoided, a coroner says.

Taupō firefighters are responding to a large fire at Taupo Nui-a-Tia Tia College.

A New Zealand man will be allowed to adopt a child born to a surrogate mother overseas, despite concerns from a judge that he may have misled a fertility clinic overseas about his marital status.

By Mary Argue of RNZWellington divers are not only worried about the environmental cost, but the financial fallout of having raw sewage spewing onto the south coast.

A major Australian hospitality group has just snapped up one of Queenstown’s biggest portfolios.

Bunnings is within its rights to use facial recognition software on customers in Australia to curb theft and violence against staff, with a tribunal laying the foundation for a broader rollout.

Some of the merino rams on-offer at Armidale stud in Gimmerburn last month.

Competitors are coming from across the world to compete in the Otago Shearing and Woolhandling Championships next week.

A more accurate way to detect parasites in farmed deer could save the industry $50 million a year, researchers estimate.

Tūpuna Māori lived in a world where ngā manu (birds) were kin, messengers, and spiritual guides.

Colin Wheeler’s work gave time a permanence, Anna McLean writes.

When the heat is on, we’re not the only ones frying.

The Cook Islands has reported its first dengue-related death, amid a significant increase in cases, and reminders to tourists to stay safe.

Tropical Cyclone Mitchell has strengthened to a category three storm as it nears the Western Australia coast, bringing with it damaging wind gusts of up to 185kmh.