The yellow banana fixed to the white wall with silver duct tape is a work entitled “Comedian,” by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan. Walk into any supermarket and you can generally buy a banana ...

Multiple schools in Napier were sent into lockdown following reports of a weapon on Thursday. Tait Drive was closed and the Armed Offenders squad were in attendance. Police were called to a ...

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The search for a missing man in the Manawatū River has included boats, drones and divers.Warwick Smith / Manawatū Standard The search for a man missing in the Manawatū River is entering its ...

Wellington Phoenix did everything but score as they fell to their second straight defeat in the A-League Women. Canberra United hung on desperately to claim a 1-0 win at Porirua Park on Sunday in ...

Bella Kalolo-Suraj, the TV Personality of the Year, calls out fat-shaming in New Zealand. Paddy comes face to face with the tattoo of himself on an Invercargill man's arm - and adds his signature to ...

A British tourist says she nearly died from methanol poisoning at a Laos hostel. The hostel is the same one where the two Australian teens who died were staying. Four other foreign tourists also ...

The Government’s new laws cracking down on gangs have come into effect, with Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith and Police Minister Mark Mitchell saying “the free ride for gangs is over”.

Two people are being trespassed from Ashburton's new library and civic centre per month on average due to bad behaviour. The problem has prompted the council to bring in new rules for its ...

Like fellow Japanese manufacturers Toyota and Subaru, Mazda is hard at work building some new engines. At least one of those will be a rotary, with previous reports indicating single- and dual ...

British pop star Ed Sheeran has apologised to Ruben Amorim after inadvertently interrupting the new Manchester United head coach during a live television interview. Amorim was talking on Sky ...