Paul and Yvonne Stokes, and Keith Lush have some good news from Christchurch.

In Khandallah, in Wellington, there is a a piece of road where people drive so recklessly a serious accident seems inevitable.

Shortly KidsCan and Lumino will distribute 8500 packs filled with toothpaste, toothbrushes and floss throughout the country.

While the Otago Highlanders are bottom of the Super Rugby table, basketball team the Nuggets are top of their competition.

While sports like rugby often struggle to keep their best players from heading overseas, baseball is actively encouraging it.

A new campaign drawing attention to Canterbury's polluted streams and rivers has taken a highly personal approach.

A government investigation found that "extremely" poor quality construction materials and a series of violations caused the collapse of a garment factory building in Bangladesh.

A band of thunderstorms is battering the Oklahoma City area and slowing cleanup operations where a tornado killed 24 people.

Ali Williams announced through Twitter this morning that he was hanging up his All Blacks boots.

An Interstate 5 bridge over a river collapsed Thursday evening, dumping two vehicles into the water.

French-born American actor Yeardley Smith has been the voice of the highly intelligent, savvy Lisa Simpson for 24 years.

The Whakatane Beacon has joined the Ashburton Guardian and the NBR, in charging viewers who want to read its website.

Video highlights, live stream commentary, live updates as they happen and minute-by-minute, and all the action as the Chiefs host the Crusaders at Waikato Stadium in Hamilton for the 2013 Super Rugby season. VIDEO will be available as soon as the final whistle goes.

The fight over the Ikaroa-Rawhiti electorate is on and it's effectively a three-horse race.

The Govt says it's hypocritical of the Greens to criticise the number of 'mum and dad' Mighty River Power investors, when they were responsible for "frightening them off".

An emotional Ali Williams has called full time on his All Blacks Test rugby career after 77 caps in the black jersey.

The voice behind Lisa Simpson has two words for critics who think The Simpsons is well past its peak: "F**k 'em."

You asked and we answered: Sam Ackerman presents The League Fix viewer feedback special.

A team of heroic Oklahoma hospital staff stayed with a woman in labour, despite a tornado lashing around them.

Jill Valentine and Chris Redfield return in survival horror Resident Evil: Revelations, out now for home consoles.

The International Monetary Fund has called on Britain to do more to support the economic recovery.

US President Barack Obama has revealed clearer guidelines for the use of deadly drone strikes.

Britain has spent a day reflecting on violent images as two men killed a soldier in broad daylight.

One person has been injured after a ferry and a water taxi collided in Auckland Harbour this morning.

Daniel Rutledge discusses The Hangover Part III, the Xbox One unveiling and the news of The World's End Wellington premiere on Firstline.

Last weeks budget acknowledged there had been a ten million dollar under-spend in health workforce training.

The first look at Metallica's 3D film Through the Never has been unveiled along with the news it is coming to IMAX.

Nick Smith says the deal with Bathurst will see native species on the Denniston Plateau protected, not obliterated.

Team New Zealand's had their first day of sailing in San Francisco Bay as they resume their on-water preparations for their America's Cup bid.

Police have arrested a further two people in connection with the fatal daylight attack on a British soldier in Woolwich.

South Africa's James Kingston claimed the clubhouse lead in the PGA Championship, before bad weather caused play to be suspended in the first round at Wentworth.

It's no surprise that Auckland and Christchurch have come out on top in the latest regional economic rankings.

A huge plunge in Japans' share market has produced big falls on European markets this morning.

Matt Elliott accepts the buck stops with him as coach in the wake of the Warriors' record NRL defeat to Penrith.

Former captain Daniel Vettori has ruled himself out of the second test at Headingley, ensuring New Zealand will take on England with an all-pace attack.

Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf was withdrawn from the Champions Trophy next month by the ICC on Thursday because Indian police are conducting an investigation into his performances during the ongoing IPL.

All the action and head-to-head match ups as we preview Round 15 of Super Rugby of the 2013 season.

Finishing fastest in both practice sessions for the Monaco Grand Prix isn't enough to get Nico Rosberg too excited. He knows Mercedes has yet to prove it can last the pace on race day.

From ballroom dancing on prime time TV to reality shows on ballerinas, which ever way you look at it dance is riding a new wave of popularity.

A Chechen immigrant was shot to death while being questioned over the Boston Marathon bombing after he lunged at an FBI agent with a knife.

The British government's emergency committee met today after two attackers butchered a British soldier in a daylight attack in London.

They've been bashed from pillar to post both on and off the field but the real acid test is underway for the Warriors.

Christchurch's red zone areas are gradually being emptied of their people.

Car manufacturer Ford has announced that it's stopping vehicle production in Australia, axing 1200 jobs.

Conservation groups vow to fight the decision made by Minister Dr Nick Smith today to approve a 106 hectare open-coast coal mine on the South Island's West Coast.

Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy is blaming officials in his own ministry for bungling certifications for meat products exported to China

Sir Graham Henry's attack on the match officials in the Blues loss to the Crusaders continues to be the talk of Super Rugby.

A survey shows more than one third of New Zealanders are expecting to struggle to heat their homes this winter.

Former Black Caps wicketkeeper, captain Brendon McCullum, has been forced to take the gloves for the second test against England at Headingley on Friday.

The four Christchurch schools that have been ordered to close and merge as one have had a message of reassurance.

Unlike several other schools area, Plaza Towers had no "safe room" in which students and teachers could seek protection from a twister.

Two men with butcher knives hacked another to death Wednesday near a London military barracks.

An Auckland car dealership has been sentenced for what Trade Me has called the biggest ghost bidding scam in the auction site's history.

Latest trailer for Zack Snyder's Superman film Man of Steel.

A Wellington man who says ACC owes him $4.6 million in damages is staging a sit-in protest at the front doors of the corporation's head office.

A stranded orca has been rescued from the Kaipara Harbour after commercial fishermen noticed it stuck on a sandbank.

Video preview of three illusions performed at The Illusionists: Witness the Impossible, as well as interviews with the magicians.

Heat star LeBron James hit a buzzer beating layup to clinch the match in overtime much to the delight of the home fans.

A witness has described the "horrendous" scene that unfolded as two men hacked another to death in the southeast London neighbourhood of Woolwich.

In a medical first, doctors used plastic particles and a 3D laser printer to create an airway splint to save the life of a baby boy.