Health authorities have confirmed a number of powerful superbugs have reached Christchurch.

Scott Sio believes the Wallabies tight five is ripening in timely fashion, just as it did when they thumped England at the last Rugby World Cup.

Her gown, called The Phoenix, is about women who have faced and overcome depression.

After a cliffhanger result, Kaikoura finally knows who will wear the mayoral chains for the next three years.

She starred in the Fresh Off the Boat 25 years ago, now she is back as director.

Five siblings and a man believed to be their father are getting medical treatment after Dutch police discovered them locked away in a secret room at an isolated farm.

Turkey has vowed to press ahead with its offensive in northern Syria despite US sanctions and growing calls for it to stop.

A white Texas police officer has been jailed on murder charges over the fatal shooting of a 28-year-old black woman who was babysitting inside her home.