A foreign policy analyst is casting doubt on the real worth of New Zealand's initiative for peace in the Middle East.

For the third year in a row, global temperatures have hit new highs, making 2016 the hottest year on record.

There's political chaos in the small west African country, Gambia where the defeated President is refusing to step down.

The efforts of aid agencies trying to help those affected by natural disasters are often hampered by unhelpful donations from the well-meaning public.

The Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte is defying international condemnation of his tactics on drug crime, threatening to invoke marshall law.

For most people Whanganui is not a town synonymous with opera.

A man who was supposed to be released on bail man spent two days alone in a court cell after the police forgot he was there.

For the first time, the Labour and Green Parties will be holding a joint State of the Nation speech.

It's not been the best summer, but it's set to get even more grim over the next few days.

A scrub fire in Whitianga has claimed four homes overnight as the fire service says the blaze is yet to be contained.