The New Zealand cricketers are after a tour sweep against Bangladesh as the first of two Tests gets uderway in Wellington today.

The Uru-tapu Tama-hine Programme is a unique leadership programme for young Maori women. The focus of the programme is to actualise their potential to become leaders in their world, from the marae to the market place

First it was sniffer dogs, but next could it be sniffer elephants? Perth Zoo has taught its biggest residents how to detect particular smells and it turns out they're quite good at it.

Morning Business update.

About 50 firefighters from around the Queenstown district are tackling a major scrub fire which has cut off Glenorchy and left its residents without power.

Up to 50 people have died as cold weather freezes parts of Europe.

It's election year and housing looks set to be a big issue.

Wellington Airport has banned the country's only convicted plane hijacker, whose prison sentence ends next month.

The father of the baby taken by a dingo in the Australian outback 37 years ago has died aged 72.

Business news update with Jonathan Mitchell.