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Thomas Basire was last seen on 24 November.

The Foreign Minister has hit back at comments by a Kiribati government minister that the island nation's leader failed to receive him because of pre-planned commitments.

Former English Premier League referee David Coote said the pressure of the job and fear of abuse due to his sexuality triggered his behaviour.

New Zealand's Foreign Minister says he doesn't buy that the Kiribati president had something else pre-planned. Audio

The seven day rolling average of new cases down 165.

While it is undoubtedly important to the US, this part of the Atlantic Ocean washes against other countries, too. So, can the president really rename it?

Analysis - It's local supporters at the Australian Open who have been the worst behaved, with actions like booing Novak Djokovic after his shock injury retirement, says tennis writer Dave Worlsey.

Dozens of other lambs were injured by three roaming dogs, in two incidents at a regional working farm.

New research shows some parts of the city are up to 3C hotter than others, and experts say it's a concern.

An urupā in Banks Peninsula will be handed back to local iwi after more than a century of talks. Audio

However, a couple will need an extra $1.1m for a comfortable city retirement, while in the provinces it will cost $446,000, a new report says.

First person - After being separated from her roots as a child, Tracey Perkins and her fiancé are raising their tamariki to know who they are and where they come from.

Iceberg A23a spans an area twice the size of London and has been carefully tracked by scientists since 1986. Audio

Analysis: Rupert Murdoch's media empire just did something incredibly unusual: It said sorry.

How did residents of Aotearoa New Zealand come to be called by the name of a flightless brown bird? Audio

在中国的传统文化中，蛇通常被认为象征着智慧、神秘和蜕变。