An Australian senator says the release of terms for a controversial deportation deal between Australia and Naoero (formerly Nauru) raises more questions than it answers.

The CEO of Papua New Guinea's new NRL franchise says the club is a long-term prospect that can lift a nation.

Our Commonwealth 670 and PåganWatch, joined by the Conservation Council for Hawai'i and Center for Biological Diversity, filed a lawsuit in a US District Court on Tuesday.

Power is out in Kauai County and oceanfront houses have been destroyed by Hurricane Lowell.

Australia and Fiji will throw off the first-ever Oceanian Senior Women's Handball Championship at Wellington's Ākau Tangi Sports Centre on Thursday.

The details of a vicious attack on Auckland couple Fuk-Fu Joseph Kwok and his wife Mei Han Chong in their Ellerslie home have been revealed in court.

Police were called to the Baldwin Avenue station in Mount Albert just before 3.30pm.

The public response to a spoof ad featuring a luxurious doghouse was so positive the SPCA is now set for a financial boost.

Almost a year on from the previous Canterbury Regional Council declaring a nitrate emergency, a new report pointing to high nitrate levels across the region has been presented to councillors.

One Hamilton councillor says the new medical school is the responsibility of central government, not the local ratepayer.