A Kiwi writer's obsession with all things Art Deco led her to pen a book set in the turbulent inter-war period in France.

Long Island will this week bask in sporting spotlight as America's best golfers seek redemption against Europe's elite in the biennial Ryder Cup spectacle at Bethpage Black course.

Theonila Roka Matbob was one of 34 women among more than 400 candiates contesting seats in the Bougainville House of Representatives.

Ralph McAllister reviews The Impossible Fortune by Richard Osman, published by Penguin Random House.

An Auckland funeral home is putting out a final call for loved ones to collect any unclaimed ashes before a mass interment of ...

The Department of State has announced US$13 million in funding to support the rebuilding of the Marshall Islands' parliament ...

An extraordinary Dutch couple who risked their lives sheltering a Jewish girl in World War II, wound up living peacefully in ...

Foreign Minister Winston Peters has refused to be drawn over whether New Zealand will join nations taking steps to formally recognised a Palestinian state. New Zealand is among a ...

Police have charged two men with dealing methamphetamine after they were found with 1.5kg of the Class A drug in their ...