An Auckland restaurant owner duped into aiding a Mexican cartel-linked plot to bring in $90m worth of cocaine into New Zealand has been discharged without conviction. Manuel Moren ...

An All Black great and a Kangaroo legend mark the end of their sporting careers tomorrow in the boxing ring to put a full stop on a simmering dislike, writes Steve Kilgallon in Sydney Sonny Bill ...

The Christchurch coffee roasters scene is understated, distinct and worthy of getting to know the players, roasts and scene so you can heighten the quality of your morning cuppa. Whether you're ready ...

The Black Sox have had to settle for the silver medal at the Softball World Cup after a dramatic grand final loss to first-time champions Venezuela. Thomas Makea’s New Zealanders went into the decider ...

The four teams contesting the Stuff Tasman Trophy semi-finals have followed different paths, but all have a good case for making the final. Top-of-the-table Waimea Old Boys take on fourth-placed ...

Associate Education Minister Tim Macindoe has announced $11 million funding for two area schools in Central Otago.CHRISTEL YARDLEY / STUFF Two Central Otago schools will get $11 million funding ...

WHAT A STUNNER: Kirstie Alley turned heads for all the right reasons at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in September 2011.Getty Images Kirstie Alley has lost 100lbs (45kg) in weight, she says. The 60 ...

LIFE IMITATES ART: Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling got to know eachother while filming the early scenes of Blue Valentine.Reuters By most accounts in Hollywood, he is one of the best actors of ...

A man who staggered into a Brisbane service station after being shot in the head and buried alive is suspected to be one of three victims of an alleged “contract crew” that carried out the ...

EARTHQUAKE PRONE: The Forestry Building (not pictured) did not meet current building code requirements in a recent investigation. Almost 40 University of Canterbury staff and postgraduate students ...

Health New Zealand said it is concerned about the prospect of further strike action by nurses and the impact this would have on patients waiting for planned care and specialist appointments. Acting ...