A host of cancer-causing chemicals have been found in damaged water systems after wildfires. Sometimes these chemicals, such ...

The Sahel region of Africa, between the Sahara and the tropical savannahs to the south, has emerged as a significant base of groups that want to establish jihadist states. A jihadist state is a ...

Latest figures from Stats NZ show the number of filled jobs rose 0.3 percent in November, compared to the previous month. The number of service jobs rose 0.3 percent, as more people took up roles in ...

The violet is a recurring motif. Sappho used the flower in her romantic poetry, writing of “crowns of violets”. But Medhurst ...

Disabled editor Wong, who won a prestigious MacArthur Foundation genius grant, worth US$800,000, last year, has long been ...

Stats NZ has released figures on the number of building consents issued for new homes. Consents in the year to November are down 12-percent on the previous 12 months. They're down 34-percent on the ...

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The Bills wrapped up a 31-7 home victory over the Broncos, booking a home fixture against the Baltimore Ravens as reward. The defending champion Kansas City Chiefs will host the Houston Texans in the ...

Contractors will be reconstructing the road improving drainage, clearing 15 kilometres of shoulders, and replacing the deck of the Mangatoetoenui Bridge. Ruapehu Mayor Weston Kirton says local ...

They advance to the divisional round for a fifth straight year, where they'll host the Baltimore Ravens.

Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee believes previous gun reform hasn't made New Zealand any safer. Coalition of Licensed Firearms Owners spokesperson Hugh Devereux-Mack says we need to start ...

He says his thoughts go out to the loved ones of the person who died, and it's a tragic start to the new year. 12 Jan: The body of a man who didn't resurface after a Friday swim in the Waikato River ...