The earthquake, the world's strongest in at least 14 years, has also caused tsunami waves in Russia, Japan and Hawaii.

Warnings have been issued across the Pacific after a fierce 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck overnight. A tsunami hit Russia's ...

The leader of a secretive Christian commune in New Zealand pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a dozen indecency and assault ...

Hawke’s Bay Hospital is in lockdown. Police have surrounded the hospital after an incident about 1.30pm. A police ...

The digital wave continues to wash through the New Zealand publishing sector, with a number of well-known newspapers set to close over the next month. Publisher Stuff is closing a ...

The threat of a tsunami was reassessed after the Russian earthquake was upgraded to a magnitude 8.7. It was later upgraded ...