Park rangers carried large crates containing the 158 tortoises on their backs, hiking 7km across volcanic terrain and hard-to-access areas before releasing them.

A White House official confirmed the trip on Friday, just before the highest US court dealt Trump a stinging defeat by striking down many of his tariffs.

This duo aim to "revitalise te ao Maori in contemporary spaces". With no recorded material as yet we're keen to learn more.

A serious crash south of Thames has closed State Highway 25 in both directions. Police were alerted to the two-vehicle incident near the Orongo Corner at about 2.30pm. Initial indicators were that ...

Emergency services are at an address in the Christchurch suburb of Bryndwr, where a number of people have been hurt after being attacked by dogs.