The much-talked about "tightest race in US election history" never eventuated as Donald Trump and his Republican Party swept back into power, comprehensively defeating Kamala Harris and the ...

If the sordid tales you grew up with no longer make you shiver, it’s time to reanimate your roster with global tales of ghosts, hauntings, and petrifying processions.Kevin Stent Some are well ...

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In May 2017 49-year-old builder Michael McGrath disappeared - almost without trace. No crime scene was ever found. No weapon was ever found. No body was ever found. In February 2023, the trial of ...

The latest Stats NZ employment indicator figures show that younger workers have borne the brunt of the job losses, with the number of 15-29 year-olds in filled jobs down by about 29,000 compared ...

A 32-year-old man was mistakenly released from custody on Tuesday. A warrant was issued, as the man boarded a bus out of Dunedin. Armed police stopped that bus near Waikouaiti, a 40km trip from ...

An international crime gang posing as tradesmen launched a failed attempt to kidnap a billionaire Australian online gaming mogul in the Estonian capital of Tallinn in July, a court has heard.

Former world champion cyclist Marc Ryan in the Timaru District Court for his sentencing on a third drink-driving charge on Thursday.AIMAN AMERUL MUNER / THE TIMARU HERALD A two-time Olympic medal ...

We chat to a former Warriors hardman about whether it's 'their year' and find out what motivated him to lace up the boots again. Plus why a champion athlete's worried she may never walk again, and ...

At least 62 people have died in suspicious or homicidal circumstances in New Zealand so far in 2024. At the same time last year there had been 72 suspected homicides. Last year's toll closed at 88.