A New Zealander fishing in Western Australia is lucky to have survived six hours alone at sea after a mishap with a marlin.

It went from bad to worse at the ASB Classic yesterday with both of the Williams sisters now out of the tournament.

A real estate agent in Fiji has listed a parcel of land on remote Koro Island for sale for 20 Fijian dollars, following a controversial land law change that owners say is aimed at forcing out foreigners.

Canadian Karen Seaton is a Fiji landowner and was suddenly deported last month when she complained to authorities about the new law as well as the process, which she says is not transparent.

People are being asked to keep away from a tramping track in the Nelson Lakes National Park after a suspected norovirus outbreak.

Southern leaders are confident 2017 will be Southland's year as it tries to lure thousands of families to the province.

A young woman, locked up for a serious crime, says she hopes one day to show other young people that there are ways to cope without turning to a life of drugs and alcohol.

The country's only convicted plane hijacker has almost completed her prison sentence and is threatening to hijack another aircraft if she gets the chance.

Independent victim advocate, Graeme Moyle, heads the mental health watchdog group Psychle and joins us now.

A young Maori woman is claiming the Mad Butcher, Sir Peter Leitch made racist comments towards her.