If you had asked Claire Cameron a couple of months ago what the statistical probability was of her winning a prestigious national statistics award, she would have said "Zero - absolutely zero".
The Foreign Affairs Minister says the invitation for Christopher Luxon to join the Board of Peace for Gaza is a "multi-faceted" issue and requires a "measured look".
Public school students in Australia's Northern Territory must sing the national anthem at all assemblies and special events to help restore pride in the country, a new ruling says.
Tens of millions of Americans are digging out in the aftermath of a monster winter storm that paralysed much of the eastern US, caused at least 18 deaths and scuttled thousands of flights.
The family of a child and grandmother killed when a landslide hit a house in Tauranga say they're "absolutely devastated" by the loss of a "treasured son" and his "beloved Nai Nai".
There's a "strong case" for a government inquiry into the deadly Mt Maunganui landslide where six people remain unaccounted for, the Prime Minister says.
Police are hunting an angry Dunedin driver who allegedly rammed another car and punched the occupant in the face after exploding into a fit of sudden road rage.