What would happen next? There is a precedent: the oil shocks of the 1970s, when oil prices quadrupled. The shock drove rapid ...

Children’s play is essential for their cognitive, physical and social development. But in cities, spaces to play are usually ...

Emergency services were called to a Coatesville-Riverhead Highway address about 8.20pm. The Serious Crash Unit's been notified, and the road is currently closed.

Some evacuations have been attempted. Some have been asked to stay within their homes for now.

A deeply ingrained drinking culture and prolific positive messaging around alcohol makes cutting back or stopping drinking alcohol especially hard, says Dr Lee. She adds that alcohol is attached to ...

At four point three kilometres , the tight, twisty Red Bull Ring is one of the shortest circuits on the F1 calendar. Lawson says that means qualifying times will be closer than normal ... and he's ...

The maximum daily limit is five per fisher, but only two are believed to be responsible for this haul. Fisheries New Zealand regional Manager Phil Tasker says offending on this scale is incredibly ...

There will be an average increase of 15.5 percent for ratepayers. It follows a 16.5 percent rise last year.

Last year's New Zealand NBL Most Val ...

Police were pursing two cars and say one vehicle hit the other causing it to leave the road and hit a tree - killing its passenger and leaving the driver in a critical condition. NZ Herald reporter ...

Splash Planet will open its non-water attractions to the public at a reduced price between March and November next year as a trial. It lost more than 320-thousand dollars last summer. This year - ...

The 76-year-old rocker will bring the curtain down on his legendary career with the Paranoid band at the long-awaited Back to the Beginning concert at Villa Park in Birmingham next month and his wife ...