The UK government is giving 16-and-17-year-olds the right to vote. BBC Political Correspondent Rob Watson spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

A new forecast is painting a slightly rosier picture for the country's economic outlook. Infometrics' Chief Forecaster Gareth Kiernan spoke to Corin Dann.

British police said on Thursday (UK time) an unspecified number of casualties had been taken to hospital after a collision involving a bus carrying school children in Somerset, southwest England. Avon ...

The head of a Catholic charity says the raid on the church where hundreds have been sheltering is "totally unacceptable".

A principal is warning the number of school-leavers with no qualifications is likely to spike significantly in poor communities this year. Education correspondent John Gerritsen reports.

Federated Farmers dairy chair Karl Dean says while the market always fluctuates, consumers are often missing out when prices ...

Problems resulting from a cyber attack on Tonga's Health Information System appear to have been resolved. The assault on the ...

Mother-of-two Amanda Burrows, who lives opposite Proctor Park, said the new fence is "a complete overreaction". Local residents are unsure about what the fence will stop, she said.

Karen Brown investigates how good the new-generation cancer drugs, such the melanoma treatment Keytruda, really are and if NZ should fund them. Audio ...

Tom Curry has been named at openside flanker in the British & Irish Lions team for the first test against Australia in ...

The Tasman District has lifted its latest State of Emergency. Mayor Tim King spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Severe gales caused havoc in Northland on Thursday night with downed trees taking out powerlines and leaving hundreds of homes without power. Reporter Lauren Crimp has more.