“I don’t know,” I answered, panicking. “I was working.” He left to take the sample to be tested and I received an ultrasound.

Pet Refuge sees record demand as more pets flee family harm. For hundreds of New Zealanders escaping family violence, their first concern isn’t themselves – it’s their pets. Increasingly, those ...

With Brendon McCullum wowed in Birmingham, as he was on last year’s Test tour of New Zealand when he said Pope versus Bethell was something they would have to work out, the No.3 for next month’s ...

Ballarat and much of western Victoria face an increased risk of bushfire, and increased intensity of fires, during winter after autumn rains failed leaving bush and grasslands dry.

Prior to her move across the Tasman, Collett was among the top echelon of Kiwi jockeys, winning two editions of the G1 Auckland Cup (3200m) and a G1 Levin Classic (1600m), as well as a domestic ...

To survive a drop in temperatures over winter, monarch butterflies go into diapause – often called overwintering or ...

The weather bureau is predicting a warmer, wetter winter for most of the country, but the outlook for most of the NSW coast ...

Seals belong to a large clade of semi-aquatic animals called Pinnipeds. This clade also includes sea lions and walruses.

The birds amassed fans, as legions of devotees follow along on webcams each spring as falcons progress from hatching to ...

Melbourne commuters can expect headaches for the rest of the year as the $15bn Metro Tunnel opens in stages. Passengers on ...

Nine months after the birth of her first child, midfielder Betsy Hassett is surprised to be back in the Football Ferns with ...

Millions of Australians have been warned of frosty conditions as the west braces for an influx of heavy rain and an “extreme ...