The US has vetoed a draft UN Security Council resolution demanding an "immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire" between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza and unhindered aid access.

• Give seals space if encountered on or near a beach. • Always keep dogs on a leash and away from seals. • Ensure small children are at a safe distance and under control when watching seals. • If you ...

More than 8000 water meters are set to be replaced across the Central Otago District Council’s water network at a cost of about $1 ...

From musician to neuroscientist, an Oamaru man’s career change has paid off. Former Waitaki Boys’ High School student Joseph Balfe has been ...

A superyacht worker has admitted to abducting his ex-girlfriend and pulling a knife on her after she broke up with him. A teacher has been denied the right to “retire with dignity” after she was found ...

Two Christchurch high school students have urged city councillors to improve safety at the city's bus interchange. Some ...

Portuguese and German police have launched joint searches for new evidence related to the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.

A driver found himself crawling out of his flipped car after hitting some loose gravel on a rural Dunedin road. A ...

A "deep-seated and unhinged" desire to bring down big tobacco via sky-high taxes has created a thriving black market in Australia, an expert says.

The government’s war on road cones is "just fuel thrown on the fire" for road workers already suffering regular abuse, a Dunedin traffic ...

A revenge thriller by Iranian director Jafar Panahi, barred from filmmaking for 15 years by the government in Tehran, has won the Palme d'Or top prize at Cannes. As the stunts get bigger and better, ...

At least 24 Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded by Israeli fire near a food distribution site in the southern Gaza Strip, local health authorities say. An Australian woman accused of murdering ...