Laine Priestley explains a handful of the magical Harry Potter theories circulating around the real-world wizarding community.

A heatwave sweeping across inland Australia is expected to cause havoc for firefighters trying to contain several large blazes. Four people have been injured after a two-vehicle crash closed the ...

Oranga Tamariki says it was not involved with the whānau of a baby who died this week at the time of the violent killing. A warning has been issued after two separate house fires in Christchurch over ...

With the holiday road toll season upon us, ODT editorial artist Austin Milne recounts how his father was killed by a drunk driver whose sentence of judicial monitoring ended this month.

A man has been charged with murder after the death of a baby in the Hamilton suburb of Fairfield on Wednesday. A cyclist has ...

South Korean police have raided Jeju Air and the operator of Muan International Airport as they investigate a crash that ...

The Smith siblings in Tarras strive to be competitive in rodeo events, but not necessarily with each other. A sea lion and ...

Law enforcement officials named a US Army soldier as the likely person inside a Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas. The man who died after an incident at ...

Foodie-farmer Nadia Lim says she is aiming for a more "relaxed and casual" atmosphere at Christmas this year - with only a 20 ...

A Dunedin man is spending Christmas Day cooped up inside a motel, as the date to move back into his flood-damaged house keeps ...

A nurse has been hospitalised with stab wounds after attending a callout to a property in Rotorua. It is believed a man has ...

The Drug Foundation says people are lining up to have their substances tested on the first day of Rhythm and Vines. Two ...