A UK woman stopped a jewellery heist and even dragged a would-be thief out of a shop window.

Ali Williams' drug scandal has cost him the children's charity he co-founded with Richie McCaw and Dan Carter.

Rachel Browne used Park Run Rotorua to help her back onto her feet after injury. Locals and tourists alike gather to run 5kms every Saturday morning. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Rachel Browne used Park Run Rotorua to help her back onto her feet after injury. Locals and tourists alike gather to run 5kms every Saturday morning. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Forest and Bird says most rivers and streams are excluded from Government's plan to clean up waterways.

Terrorism has triggered deeper anxieties that may sway more elections this year.

French sailors Jean-Pierre and Paulette van Hille have returned to Tauranga after 20 years to continue their long love affair with New Zealand. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

French sailors Jean-Pierre and Paulette van Hille have returned to Tauranga after 20 years to continue their long love affair with New Zealand. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A 'masterpiece' in bioengineering could make sperm and egg obsolete.

Jonathan Lawson has extensive training in nursing, aero-medical support and intensive care. Now he's turning his hand to appearance medicine, with his new business which brings botox treatments into the home. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A break-down in the countryside was a reminder of classic rural integrity and why our day-to-day problems fail to matter, writes Alan Duff.

Te Matatini is a favoured attraction not only among Kiwi's, but tourists are planning their holidays so they can join in the festivities of the world's biggest Kapa Haka event. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Kiwi allegedly involved in a worldwide paedophile ring that abused the adopted son of a gay Australian couple has been named.

Ancient wonders and a go-ahead northern capital sit easily across Ireland.

The Airbus pitch to sell its massive heavy lift aircraft to New Zealand comes at an awkward time as the plane maker's programme hits financial snags.

Bill English will only let his ministers take partners on overseas trips if there is a need for it.

A policeman who cheated a farmer out of a share of historic gold coins worth £15,000 found on his land has been sacked.

Spanish police used gunfire in an attempt to stop the driver of a stolen truck laden with household gas canisters.

COMMENT: It's part of the New Zealand and Australian dream to own a home, but should we be rethinking how we rent instead? Christopher Niesche explains.

This country is so beautiful that stunned foreigners often cause accidents.

There may be a whole lot more to little old New Zealand than three tiny islands tucked away in the Pacific.

A German newspaper has admitted a reported 'rioting sex mob' of refugees in Frankfurt on New Year's Eve never actually happened.

Leighton Luke beds down adjacent to a beautiful Croatian bay.

Russian media denied that chemical attacks had taken place, depicting rescue workers as jihadist militants and doctors as propagandist purveyors of "fake news".

A woman accused of tying her lover to a bed and then killing him with a circular saw has gone on trial for murder in Germany.

Of all the ways you could promote Lithuania as a destination, this is probably the stupidest.

At least four people have been killed in an avalanche in the ski resort of Tignes, in the French Alps.

COMMENT: Uproar engulfing presidential hopeful is the sound of bubble bursting for political elite, writes Alan Duff.

Riots have broken out in France after a black man was sexually assaulted by police - who claim it was an accident.

Beneath its austere exterior, Alexia Santamaria finds the beating heart of Zurich.