Fears the country may be in for a repeat of last year’s power shortage have been allayed thanks to improved lake levels and ...

A fourth person has been charged with manslaughter for the deaths of five people in the Loafers Lodge hostel fire in Wellington. The blaze, which happened two years ago, was allegedly caused by arson.

No one was killed but several people were injured and taken to hospital today when a skydiving plane carrying 20 passengers and crew crashed in the US state of Tennessee, authorities said. The ...