The New Zealand Warriors reportedly gave departed front-rower Matt Lodge a big payout despite the fact he walked out mid-season, an Australian newspaper alleges.The Daily Telegraph claims Lodge was given a $AU700,000 golden handshake... Read...

Auckland`s Southern Motorway has been reduced to one lane following a four-vehicle crash this morning. One person is being treated for moderate injuries from the accident which occurred around 6am, said police. UPDATE 6.30AM... Read...

OPINION: I have desperately missed the ChristChurch Cathedral in the Square.For over 10 years it has been broken and off limits, the city has missed its heartbeat. Now, finally, it is coming back to life.Yesterday, for the... Read...

The gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers at a Texas elementary school barricaded them in a single fourth-grade classroom, authorities say. Read...

The small business economy is continuing to perform, but signs of inflationary pressure are beginning to show. Read...

Twitter on Wednesday held what could be its last annual shareholder meeting as a public company for a long time after Elon Musk agreed to take it private in a $44 billion deal. Read...

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern spoke to New Zealand media after meeting US senators and representatives. Read...

A former senior Labour Party figure says New Zealand has effectively gone to war without consulting the public by joining Nato`s efforts to defeat Russia`s military objectives in Ukraine. Read...

Researchers at Northwestern University in the United States have created robots less than 1mm big. Read...

The company is setting up a major robotics research centre in the UK. Read...