A new survey reveals that forty per cent of New Zealand workers are planning to leave their jobs in the next 12 months.The figure comes from a survey by jobs website Seek, and is up seven per cent in the past year.Seek also says...

A pie-lover has forked out more than $400 to be one of the first people in the country to taste a Georgie Pie, 15 years after the last meaty savoury was sold in New Zealand.Two tickets to an exclusive pre-launch tasting event for...

The New Zealand Labour Party has selected Meka Whaitiri as their candidate for the Ikaroa-Rawhiti by-election at a hui in Taradale today.The selection meeting saw six candidates present to more than 700 Labour Party members at Kokiri...

Did you witness the incident or do you know any further details? Email us at newsdesk@nzherald.co.nz A man has been arrested after a woman was mutilated as she was dragg

Freezing weather is due to hit the South Island and parts of the North Island, WeatherWatch warns.Snow is due to fall to low levels in Southland and Otago today and tomorrow, which will see temperatures plummet, analyst Richard...

A man's ear was torn in half and his face and neck were slashed when he was attacked with a glass at a Coromandel pub early this morning.The 23-year-old man was part of a group from Pukekohe who had been on a social club outing...

A Canterbury researcher is investigating renewable energy options for Pacific island nations in a bid to cut reliance on expensive diesel generators.Many households, businesses and schools that use the expensive generators struggle...

National is facing the "notoriously difficult" task of winning a third term against an Opposition increasingly dragged to the "far left" by the Greens, Prime Minister John Key says.Addressing an enthusiastic audience about 350 party...

Christchurch Police have released the name of the man killed in a crash near Waikuku on Friday afternoon.He was Timothy Grant Pickering, aged 41, of Martinborough.Mr Pickering was the driver of a Chevrolet Blazer sport utility...

One man is dead and another seriously injured following a collision between two motorcycles on a remote rural road near Culverden late last night.Craig Pickering, aged 21, was riding a motorcycle that collided head-on with another...

A US ship visit to New Zealand is entirely in the superpower's hands, Foreign Minister Murray McCully says.His comment comes ahead of next week's visit by a New Zealand naval ship to the United States naval base in Guam.The frigate...

Police Minister Anne Tolley has apologised for unlawful road blocks and searches during the Urewera raids, but says a Government apology is a matter for the Prime Minister and his advisers.Her comments this morning come after an...

A worker who fell down a Bay of Plenty landslide site had to be rescued from a ridge 50m high above a highway amid atrocious weather conditions last night.The man had been in a two-man team surveying the site of a landslide in the...

The Green Party has selected former Human Rights Commission adviser Marama Davidson as its candidate for Ikaroa-Rawhiti by-election.Mother of six Ms Davidson is currently working for the Owen Glenn Inquiry into family violence and...

Four people have been arrested after an armed robbery at a South Auckland pub last night.Police were called to the Whitehouse Tavern in Rosehill after the robbery about 11pm.The offenders fled in a stolen vehicle but were spotted...

A man had been arrested after a woman was mutilated as she was dragged behind a car for a kilometre on State Highway 1 yesterday.A 27-year-old woman was taken to Waikato Hospital with critical injuries to much of her body after...

A contractor driving a tractor bravely positioned his machine in the middle of State Highway 1 to protect a critically-injured young woman, left mutilated after being dragged behind a car for a kilometre.The woman, 27, is now on...

Foreign workers are being targeted for more than 500 visual-effects jobs for the production of the next mega-movie in The Hobbit series.Wellington-based special-effects giant Weta Digital, co-owned by Sir Peter Jackson, has asked...

• The Department of Internal Affairs has only had one new email scam reported this week, from "Peter Stevenson". He writes that he is in Indonesia on business. He tells the recipient to contact his secretary, "Wright. William",...

Eric Watson and Mark Hotchin are seeking $7 million plus costs from a man who criticised them after the collapse of Hanover Finance.Bearing the brunt of the multi-million dollar claim is former Shareholders Association boss Bruce...

The Black Caps admitted to feelings of frustration at close on the second day of the second Test against England today.

The Blues were left to rue a mistake-ridden first half in their 20-13 Super Rugby loss to the Brumbies on Saturday night.

Mitch Evans has scored back-to-back podium finishes on the streets of Monaco.

Lewis Hamilton completed a front row lockout for Mercedes at the Monaco Grand Prix today.

Spain's Alejandro Canizares set the PGA Championship pace at Wentworth today.

Novak Djokovic and damp conditions are the most likely obstacles to Rafael Nadal's bid for an eighth French Open title.

Bayern Munich defeated Borussia Dortmund today to be crowned European champions for the fifth time.

Headingley rose as one today to acclaim a new home-grown hero in centurion Joe Root.

The Melbourne Storm - the NRL side Kiwis most associate success with - are everything the Warriors would love to be.  

Morne Steyn booted South African conference leaders the Bulls to a narrow win over the Sharks.

The Cheetahs claimed a win over the Southern Kings in Port Elizabeth today.

The Stormers halted a three-match losing streak by beating Queensland Reds today.

Scoreboard on the second day of the second Test between England and New Zealand at Headingley.