A Wellington man has been remanded in custody after an appearance in court for the historic murder of a Lower Hutt man.

Earlier this month, Norrie was granted a "sex not specified" certificate by the registry of births, deaths and marriages.

The companies have pulled the pin because of resource consent costs of more than $3.2m dollars.

A five-year-old British boy who was kidnapped and held in Pakistan for two weeks has arrived safely back in Britain.

A 22-year-old Perth man who led police on a three hour car chase – only to escape again from a hospital – has been recaptured.

Brent Arnel takes wicket of Hughes in his first over in test cricket.

This week Sunrise reviews the winter looks from some of New Zealand's top labels.

He's an Australian artist, cultural ambassador and, more unusually, Didgeridoo Comedian.

Live performance of the Prince classic Purple Rain by Stan Walker.

This week we have naked bicycling in Peru, the world's strongest chicken and the world's most shocking game show.

He may be the winner of Australian Idol, but having spent much of his youth growing up in Tauranga it would be just plain wrong not to claim Stan Walker as our own.

Most of us take knowing how to use our cell phone for granted.

Michael Clarke, eligible pyjama-clad bachelors, sea cucumbers, criminal swimmers, centenarian drivers taking up scooters, car jackers and drink drivers dominated the Aussie news this week.

The ‘Save the Whales’ campaign has got a whole lot more heated in the last few months.

The Greens believe Fonterra's scheme to crack down on farming pollution is destined for failure.

Versalko paid his victims back $4.6 million of their own money in "returns" on their non-existent investments.

An Australian Style Productivity Commission is to be set up early next year.

Patrick Smellie of Business Wire sums up the week’s events with ASB Business.

The New Zealand dollar, at 46.8 pence, is close to 19-year highs against the pound.

Clothing retailer Kathmandu announced its first profit result as a listed company yesterday.

The world-renowned California Superbike School has finally arrived in New Zealand, holding clinics at the new Hampton Downs circuit.

It's been far too long - 17 years - since the Black Caps beat Australia in a test match. Relive the glory days of 1993 with highlights of that fateful match.

New Zealand's 1500 metre Olympic silver medallist Nick Willis had to bow again to the superior form of rising Australian track star Jeff Risely.

The referee disqualified Hopoate for wrestling, but the Cameron camp are already talking about a rematch.

New Zealand band The Fourmyula recorded five albums worth of songs between 1968 and 1970, before disbanding a year later.

The Wellington Fringe Festival has wrapped up for another year, but the Downstage Theatre season of Pick of the Fringe is back.

Robert Pattinson fans queued for 24 hours to see their hero at the opening of his new movie in London overnight.

Every year hundreds of pets are flown overseas.

Stephen Gerard Versalko stole $18 million from customers of the ASB Bank.

Jetstar has apologised for telling a family - with four young children - to drive home without car seats, after the airline lost theirs.

Multi-sport legend Steve Gurney is off on another madcap adventure.

New Zealand cricket captain Daniel Vettori has hinted at a debut for Northern Districts seamer Brent Arnel in tomorrow's first test against Australia here.

Adam Minoprio reckons he'd be quite comfortable at the helm of an America's Cup yacht.

3news.co.nz today entered uncharted territory by launching an innovative new service catering for New Zealand's Chinese community.

A Royal New Zealand Air Force Hercules in Fiji has carried out reconnaissance flights over the country's northern islands, finding damaged buildings and salt-water inundation following Cyclone Tomas.

An Australian car-jacking rampage has been caught on camera, as Perth drivers were forced out of their vehicles at knifepoint.

A 67-year-old Auckland nurse has been awarded the Florence Nightingale Medal by the international committee of the Red Cross.

There's hope for breast cancer sufferers from a new procedure that could reduce the number of women requiring a mastectomy.

Watch David Farrier's full interview with classic Kiwi band the Fourmyula.

A report into just how the Civil Aviation Authority deals with drug and alcohol issues among airline staff is back with the minister who called for it - Nathan Guy.

The Kupe platform sits alone 30km off the Taranaki Coast

The Government's decision to look at mining parts of the conservation estate is so sensitive, it's been delayed formonths.

The Maori ban on duck shooting at two Wellington lakes took a new twist today, with iwi and the Department of Conservation giving different stories about what's behind it.

Today 52-year-old Stephen Versalko learned the price of pulling off New Zealand's biggest ever case of theft by an employee.

Dairy farmers have taken a rap over the knuckles following a report which says waste management and pollution is getting worse.

Here in New Zealand it's illegal, but it's here.

Chelsea said that Terry's car was surrounded by photographers.

A 14-year-old Brisbane school girl has taken Australian swimming by storm.

The acquittal of three activists yesterday on charges of vandalising the Waihopai spy base near Blenheim does not set a legal precedent.

The prime minister of Fiji says the nation has suffered overwhelming damage as reports begin to surface from remote villages hit by cyclone Tomas.

Dairy giant Fonterra has announced a major crackdown on farmers who don't comply with the dairy effluent rules.

New research has found that there's one new problem gambler for each new pokie machine added to a community.

Telecom’s XT network was meant to be an impressive feat of technology, but instead it was plagued with outages and bad publicity.

A prequel set 25 years before the classic 2000 sci-fi RPG Deus Ex.

Despite the end of the good growing season, your questions for Sunrise's gardening expert have been coming in thick and fast.

You could have 3 bedrooms, sea views, an office, and room for the kids to play... Or you could have a Lamborghini.

Bindi Irwin combines two of her late father's passions in her movie debut, Free Willy 4: Escape From Pirate's Cove: animal conservation and acting.

Inspired by the northern Indian Eggs Bhurji, the fragrant curry and coriander spices, cool sweet tomatoes washed down with dark aromatic coffee sends us right back to a hot steamy Asian morning and balmy holidays.

The public will inevitably notice deteriorating public services because of the Government's job cuts, the Labour Party says.

Obesity amongst New Zealand children has been blamed several times on our kids watching too much television and not getting enough exercise.