Hazing rituals at Otago University are getting more extreme, with even those all in favour of the student culture asking if they've gone too far.

Few pundits flagged the West Coast, birthplace of the Labour Party, to be part of the big blue swing this election.

Why do experts have very little hope for a peaceful solution in the Middle East?

There's a lot we still don't know after election day. Here are the answers to those lingering questions from Saturday night.

It's the unwelcome guest that no one wants to talk about - Covid-19 may be below the radar now, but it hasn't gone away and is likely to claim 1,000 Kiwi lives this year.

By Tony Stamp: The art of criticism is being threatened by a new wave of social media-savvy disruptors.

From preparations that begin two years out, to a double vote count after the polls close, our elections are a massive logistical exercise.

It's one of the most unique and beautiful short walkways in the country, but time has expired on the gentlemen's agreement that let the public through.

Sir Russell Coutts has leased his SailGP manufacturing factory to Rocket Lab - and his specialist carbon composite workers are part of the deal.

Self-serving, messy, and directionless. With record numbers pouring into the country, our immigration policies are under the microscope - and they don't stand up to scrutiny.