An English sailor's yacht was a mess and in no state for a planned trip across the Tasman when it sank near Cape Reinga, the Coroner's court has been told.

Customs has been forced to apologise after an officer was heard saying "no more Romanians" within earshot of a Romanian couple who were then kicked out of the country.

Former NZ diplomat Warren Searell called Damascus home until the Arab spring made life far too dangerous. This is his story.

Tame Iti and his colleagues weren't the only ones on trial for the past five weeks. The terrorism claims in the still-unresolved Urewera case have revealed deep divisions over Maori and Pakeha

Some $9000 of taxpayer funds have been spent on the search for a controversial...