The threat of terrorism and piracy has put a stop to a New Zealand-based bid to jetski from London to Auckland.

St George Illawarra have wrapped up the NRL minor premiership, holding off a brave fightback from Newcastle.

Digitally altered photos of NZ's Next Top Model entrants have been slammed as an "appalling" attempt to make the models appear thinner than they are.

A runaway truck rolled down a hill and fatally pinned a 62-year-old against another truck in a tragedy that has shocked a small community.

A 62-year-old Dunedin man has died in a "tragic accident" after being pinned between two trucks as he talked to their drivers this morning.

A new 4.5km stretch of motorway connecting the southern and southwestern motorways at Manukau has been opened.