A 20-year-old British man is expected to make a full recovery after falling from the 15th floor of a New Zealand apartment block. Tom Stilwell, fr...
A man serving a custodial sentence under house arrest has asked to be taken to prison because he was bored of playing his Xbox. According to the Ne...
While there are obviously the big names sure to draw crowds and excite fans and pundits alike - mostly Chris Gayle - here's a look at eight players, one from each nation, who have less than 50 ODI appearances to their name, but could make a big impact this summer.
Nathan Haines has been jazz saxophonin' for nigh on 25 years, in that time collaborating with Damon Albarn, Jamiroquai, Goldie and Marlena Shaw.
England have named a 12 man squad for the first Test against New Zealand which begins Thursday at Lord's. Tim Bresnan and Graeme Swann return from elbow injuries, with Monty Panesar the only man to miss out from England's last Test match, away to the Black Caps in February.
At first glance it looks like the stuff dreams are made of – a fairy kingdom lit by tiny bulbs of blue light. But this is no imaginary land, it...
A rotting, nine-metre long “sea monster” has washed up on a New Zealand beach. With its jagged teeth and large flippers, beachgoers believed t...
Any priest or politician or member of the public who criticises or votes against same-sex marriage can expect to be instantly branded a bigot, an unevolved Neanderthal, possibly even abnormal, and can also expect to be cast out of polite society.
The New Zealand Parliament has now legalised same-sex marriage thus marking another milestone in the battle for marriage equality and are the first country in the Asia-Pacific region to do so. Though same-sex civil unions have been legal in New Zealand, the desire for full same-sex marriage was still an important issue being fought for
This loving, joyous text message from a New Zealand mother to her lesbian daughter had us dabbing our eyes in the office on Wednesday. It comes of...
MPs and people watching in the gallery of New Zealand's parliament broke into spontaneous song on Wednesday, following the passage of historic gay mar...
In case you hadn't noticed, it was Margaret Thatcher's funeral today. As the the first female Prime Minister was lain to rest, social media was ab...
Ive just landed in NZ and I'm crying out for fast paced, bustling streets, crammed full of mad sights and sounds. I'm now at the furthest end of the southern hemisphere and quite clearly having a culture shock.
The last time I blogged about New Zealand, I wrote of a place where snowy peaks reached high into the sky and cascading waterfalls roared into an idyllic fjord backdrop. This was the South Island and I had fallen in love with it. Little did I know, there was a whole other side to New Zealand that I was still to discover.
New Zealand cricketer Jesse Ryder is in an induced coma after being the victim of a serious assault, police said. The 28-year-old all-rounder was a...
A mother went shopping leaving her newborn baby in her car with a note pinned to the child, asking passerbys to call her if she was needed. The sl...
Here's an update: I don't need any more phone updates. My phone's already an awful lot smarter than me; no need for any more now. It tells me the time, gives me my email, lets me send and receive texts and, for those moments when waiting two seconds is too long, instant messages.
Police investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann are reportedly trying to trace six British cleaners who were working in the same area when ...
With Twenty20 most definitely here to stay, International cricket tours now have to accommodate all three formats of the game. There is no standard pattern for how many matches of each form are included but international cricket boards could do worse than base future tours on the current schedule being employed between New Zealand and England.
Police in Cyprus say they have reported a possible sighting of Madeleine McCann to Interpol. Information about the sighting was given to police on...
A 46-year-old swimmer has been killed in a rare shark attack off New Zealand’s Muriwai beach. Father-of-one Adam Strange was fatally injured by ...
I watch in awe as the rich, luscious, inviting colour fills up my entire view. Then I realise I'm not looking at the sky. I'm looking at water. I've arrived at New Zealand's fourth largest lake, Wanaka. An expanse of water that reaches over 192 square-kilometres, it's quite simply one of the most beautiful sights I've ever seen.
England registered an eight-wicket win over New Zealand in Napier to level the one-day international series at 1-1 with one to play. . Despite a Ros...
DNA tests have confirmed that a girl mistakenly identified in New Zealand as missing youngster Madeleine McCann is not her, police said. Officers i...
A New Zealand politician who sparked condemnation for suggesting Muslim men should be banned on Western airlines will not stand down. Writing in h...
