Māori have been writing about their experiences for two centuries. Here, the authors of a new book about that literary legacy ...

A host of former winners and a healthy injection of first-time writers are in the running for some of the top literary prizes ...

Professor Richard Jackson of Otago University said Donald Trump added a whole new wildcard to global security.

With Trump’s recent ban on all refugees coming into the US, the plight of 1600 Afghan refugees eligible for resettlement – ...

The president of the autonomous Papua New Guinea region of Bougainville says recent flare-ups of gun-related violence are unacceptable. Ishmael Toroama was commenting after a gun fight in the middle ...

Far North District Council’s mobile library is trialling new ways to provide services normally found only at council service ...

More than 12,000 people have signed petitions opposing McCallum Brothers’ plans to mine sand off-shore from Bream Bay for the next 35 years. Natalie Jessup from the Endangered Species Foundation said ...

The Australian share market is expected to rise on Friday. On Wall Street, stocks gained on the latest US inflation data ...

The story of one of the most influential players in the early years of All Blacks rugby, first five-eighths J.W. 'Billy' Stead, has been published with the release of Billy Stead's Rugby World by ...

For years he has billed himself as an America First isolationist, promising in several campaigns to “end endless wars”. But ...

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth gave away a major bargaining chip on Ukraine even before negotiating a settlement to ...