The government needs to spend more on attracting major events and more air capacity to lift international visitor numbers, the head of Tourism Holdings says.

New Zealand shot putter Tom Walsh has finished fourth at the latest Diamond League meeting in Lausanne, missing the podium by just two centimetres.

A US judge denied the Justice Department's bid to unseal records from the grand jury that indicted Jeffrey Epstein on sex trafficking charges.

A tourism leader is warning New Zealand's being left behind by Australia and is calling on the government to ramp up efforts to bring big events here. Tourism Holdings CEO Grant Webster spoke to ...

Israel's military has taken the first steps of a planned operation to take over Gaza City, Israeli military spokesman Brigadier General Effie Defrin said. Following a clash with Hamas south of Khan ...

A team of scientists from the University of Tasmania is doing research on the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano.

New Zealand's oral health is in trouble, with one in three adults suffering from untreated tooth decay. Dental Association president Amanda Johnston spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Police, backed up by the armed offenders squad, are carrying out a search in Maketu. It is part of the investigation into the death of Zain Matenga Taikato Fox, who died after being brought in to ...

Lonnie Thompson and Ellen Mosley Thompson talk about their climate research focusing on the world's glaciers. Audio Unravelling the climate history stored in the world's glaciers. Audio ...

Dan Hutchinson reports on the neighbourhood around Taupo, where there's a boil water notice in the suburb of Mapara ...

Vanessa Rushton Photography. Dance box. Touch Compass. Matariki Parade. The images in this gallery are used with permission an ...

Mandatory testing to determine the eligibility of male and female athletes is being introduced in time for next month's World ...