Auckland mayoral candidate Chloe Swarbrick will challenge sitting MP Denise Roche for the right to represent the Green Party in Auckland Central.

Anti-GM campaigners have launched a video on social media urging the Māori party to condemn Government's proposed changes to the Resource Management Act, which would remove their right to remain GM Free. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Vanity Fair Mexico is facing backlash after featuring a bejewelled Melania Trump on its latest cover, just as her husband has ordered construction of the wall.

Children using smartphones and tablets from an early age can have both troubling and positive consequences, a leading academic says.

Most of us will be confident that we can count to 50 without any struggle, however this puzzle may just have you questioning your numeracy skills.

Former Grand National winner Many Clouds collapsed and died after winning a race at Cheltenham.

We've all sent messages to the wrong recipient. But have you ever had responses as hilarious as these?

A car fleeing police careered through an intersection at up to 120km/h before ploughing into an SUV and killing the speeding vehicle's driver.

The family of a young Auckland woman have posted heartfelt pleas for information about her whereabouts after she disappeared three days ago.

From mischievous to espresso, Here are ten words that native English speakers often find themselves stumbling over. So how many can you get right?

Over a year the 27-year-old teacher paid more than $28k - unwittingly, to the 14-year-old she was sleeping with.

Organisers of the Laneway Festival have introduced a new safe zone for women after a journalist was harassed on live TV last year.

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Men and women whose marriage proposals were rejected opened up on how it felt - and those doing the turning down explained their reasons for saying no.

A studious man has become the hero of library goers the world over by silencing protesters with three simple words.

While many of us will simply ignore a creepy message or unwanted attention others employ more creative methods.

There's no slumming it in the McCaw household, as the newlyweds continue to celebrate married life in beautiful Central Otago locations.

Many Kiwi kids can use a cellphone and operate a remote - but can't make their own bed, breakfast or lunch, according to a new survey.

A young Kiwi boy's attempt at the Maori language has earned him an E for effort from his mother who posted his homework answers online.

Female teacher before tribunal on charges of forming inappropriate relationships with a male and at least one female students.

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A man facing serious drug charges who allegedly removed his electronic bail monitoring bracelet and went on the run from police has been arrested.

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They provide laughs on social media, but what about the real people pictured in those "funny" memes?

A video posted by the Russian Emergency Ministry captures firefighters saving about 150 pigs and piglets from a barn fire in a Siberian village.

Florida-based professor Adam Heath Av table took to Twitter to share a story about when he got stood up by his students.

A teenager armed with a baseball bat who tried to stop the Melbourne car rampage says he's not a hero because he couldn't save the five people who died.

To Donald Trump's team and supporters, the truth isn't so black-and-white, and it doesn't seem to matter.

Kiwis seeking a high need look no further than the internet, where cannabis and other drugs are now being advertised on websites such as Craigslist.

After a Kiwi man posted a question about whether or not he should hire an escort, others have shared their own experiences and recommendations for paying for sex.