Analysis - The prime minister's attendance at Ōnuku marae was plagued by protest, distraction and delay. It underlined his avoidance of Waitangi, and was met with a forceful message from the hosts.

Eight crews fought the blaze in the middle of the central Otago town, which destroyed the Roxburgh Town Hall, including its 128-year-old cinema.

Deep beneath the ocean’s surface, a terrifying natural phenomenon called a “brinicle” forms—a freezing underwater ice spike ...

Russian volunteers have rescued a ginger cat from Russia's Dagestan that spent almost seven years on the grave of its owner, ...