A pregnant Auckland woman is set to become the first Kiwi to have in-utero surgery to reduce the severity of spina bifida in her child.

A British backpacker allegedly kidnapped in Australia has told of the terrifying two hours where she was held captive by a 'mentally unstable' man.

A British backpacker has been rescued from an apparent kidnapping after she sent texts to her father showing her location on Google Maps.

The foster brother of slain Queensland schoolgirl Tiahleigh Palmer has applied for bail.

The theme park reopens today but will it be able to shake off the tragedy that killed four people?

Gold Coast boy was hanging onto a tap at the time the house was struck by lightning, say paramedics.

An unusual phenomenon of intensely bright floating balls has residents in one remote outback town stumped. One expert has an answer.

Gable Tostee says he ended relationship with Kiwi blonde - as he admits they tracked each other on Google Maps and he "didn't object to her getting a boob job".

Queenstown Police are floating the idea of a 24-hour ban on public drinking in the wake of last Saturday's Crate Day chaos in the resort.

He's had his day in court and been grilled on camera. Now Gable Tostee has volunteered for yet another interrogation.

Two Kiwis are aboard a fishing trawler missing off the coast of Queensland.

Thousands of children go missing every year. Some never make it home again.

Police have led an extensive air, land and sea search for missing trawler reportedly carrying a Kiwi father-of-six.

Lisa Skinner, 35, a three-time Olympian fell four to five metres from rings during a Sunday afternoon show.

A workplace safety audit and has led to theme park Dreamworld being issued three prohibition notices over on of their rides

Gold Coast Mayor doesn't believe it's too soon after the Dreamworld disaster to start planning another theme park in the region.

The horrific deaths of four people at Dreamworld last month has led to a drop in visitor numbers across all theme parks on the Gold Coast.

Gable Tostee attempted to explain why he did not call an ambulance when Warriena Wright fell to her death from his 14th floor balcony.

Elisabeth Easther visited Winton in Queensland's Outback and discovered that travel writing has all sorts of Jurassic perks.

The mother of two girls who tragically drowned in the family backyard pool yesterday has described how she screamed for help but it was too late.

The bodies of the four people who died in a horror accident at Dreamworld have been released to their families. Four people, including

A young boy is among five people who have suffered significant burns in fire on a boat off South Stradbroke Island.

Workplace inspectors descended upon Dreamworld yesterday.

Dreamworld will remain closed to the public until at least after the funerals of the four victims - but staff are set to be invited back to work from next week.

A fundraiser to help the emergency services, staff and families affected by the Dreamworld tragedy has raised $100,000 before it even launched.

The taxi driver who bashed down the back door of a bus as it burst into flames has given a detailed account of what happened next.

A bus driver was killed in a "senseless" attack after a passenger threw an "incendiary device" at him and he was burned alive.

Fly Buys has offered to refund points used on Dreamworld vouchers to customers in light of the tragic deaths of four people at the theme park this week.

Expoland was once a must-see theme park, but everything changed when a woman died there. Look at it now.

Corazon Miller checks into a boutique B&B in a quiet Queensland neighbourhood.