Justine Price

Fresh seafood is the beating heart of Los Angeles chef Michael Cimarusti's culinary universe, Corie Brown discovers.

David Ellison (79), a retired schoolteacher and Malaya war veteran, is upoko (chief) of Kati Huirapa Runaka ki Puketeraki, at Karitane. 

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has extended its travel warning to another eight countries or territories that pose a risk of infection with Zika, a mosquito-borne virus spreading through the Caribbean and Latin America.

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is calling on China to avoid actions in pursuit of territorial claims in Asia that could make conflict with the United States more likely.

The Prince of Wales has met with Labour leader Andrew Little in Auckland tonight, rounding off a busy day that began with a visit to Taranaki.

Crazy bicycles that squirted water or were pedalled backwards were only part of the fun at the Wakatipu Community Presbyterian Church fair on Saturday.

Building contractor Ben Naylor died at Yvette Williams Retirement Village in Dunedin on Tuesday. He was 92.

Off with their heads, indeed. In Zehavit Darlington's world of ceramics, life can imitate art, writes Shane Gilchrist.

Two men were arrested for alleged disorderly behaviour in downtown Queenstown in separate incidents outside Bungalow bar in Camp St at the weekend.

David Rudisha strained every sinew to win gold, Genzebe Dibaba dominated in the way the Kenyan once did and Usain Bolt's second sprint showdown with Justin Gatlin moved a step closer at the world athletics championships in China.

Two men identified as suspects in the bombing near a popular shrine in Bangkok have been cleared of involvement, according to police.

Five criminals serving community-based sentences or on electronic monitoring are on the run after cutting off their ankle bracelets.

An Egyptian group allied to Islamic State has published a photograph it says showed the beheaded body of a Croatian hostage it threatened to kill last week, according to the SITE monitoring service. Croatia's Prime Minister says it is examining the image.

New Zealand rider Andrew Nicholson has undergone successful surgery to repair the injury to his neck suffered during a fall from his horse Cillnabradden Evo at the Festival of British Eventing on the weekend.

Harsh conditions this winter have taken their toll on some roads in the Queenstown Lakes District and work is being done immediately to make them safer, the council says.

An investigation has begun after a man collapsed while in police handcuffs and later died. Police were carrying out a search warrant at a property in Te Puke this morning.

A man is in a stable condition in Dunedin Hospital after an incident involving an air rifle.

A volcano on the remote southern Japanese island of Kuchinoerabujima has erupted suddenly, blasting plumes of black smoke high into the sky, prompting authorities to order the island's evacuation and forcing airlines to divert flights.