Wellington

The chairman of the trust running Wellington's Westpac Stadium is ready for competition with Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin.

Queenstown is lagging behind Wellington, Christchurch and Auckland as the most popular autumn and winter holiday destination for domestic tourists, according to a new survey.

The New Zealand Football Championship (NZFC) playoffs roar into action this weekend with Canterbury United tackling the reigning champions Auckland City in Christchurch while Wellington and Waitakere United re-ignite their rivalry at Newtown Park in the capital.

Michael Clarke returned to cricket yesterday looking to put his personal dramas behind him as the Australian test squad resumed training for the first test against New Zealand.

An 81-year-old old man accused of historic sexual offending has avoided going to trial due to the state of his health.

The blanket secrecy over SAS operations has been ditched, effective immediately, with the Defence Force revealing elite troopers recently helped capture bomb-makers in Kabul.

United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says she will reschedule her cancelled trip to the Pacific including New Zealand as soon as she can find a mutually agreeable time.

A new breed of specialist traffic officer is to be used to issue speeding tickets, freeing police to concentrate on crime fighting.

A senior National MP has been using a front company to maximise the amount of taxpayer-provided cash he can claim from the accommodation allowance paid to members whose home is outside Wellington.

Quick with a knife, adept at kneecapping, a dab hand at jail breaks, Stephen Thomas Hudson can now add murderer to his blood-stained CV.