South Africa's top court has ruled that parliament failed to hold President Jacob Zuma accountable in a scandal over multi-million-dollar upgrades to his private home
Kiwi experts have also warned of the dangers from too much time spent in front of a screen.
A self-confessed "bad reader", Cowley's relationship with reading was transformed around age eight when she read her first book all the way through.
An investigation has been launched following the incident.
CCTV footage shows a man trying to grab the girl from the back seat of a vehicle.
St John Ambulance confirmed the fatality after the accident at Waiharara, north of Kaitaia.
A 32-year-old man, Saeed Noori, has been charged over the incident.
Good news for those in the upper North Island.
"We were as close as we could be, as tight as we could be, that's what we were,"Markle's Thomas Jr said.
The large sperm whale washed up on Mahia beach last night and died this morning.
"When I heard Phoenix were keen that was my first choice."
It's thought a car struck the gas pipe.
The former All Black doesn't want anything to change despite his new title.
The drama unfolded at Papamoa Beach this morning.
Police are treating the death as unexplained.
Declan Challis' three-legged dog Tash suffered severe neglect from a previous owner, making hers one of the worst cases investigated by the SPCA this year.
Rajpal Kalra was shaving in the bathroom of the Peterborough St flat he’s only lived in for a month when he heard the fire alarm go off.
The striker was in hot demand after leaving Japanese club Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
Burns has signed a two-year deal with the bottom placed A-League side.
Two cars collided on State Highway Three and a car hit a bank on SH5.
The likes of Nadal, Djokovic, Raonic and Tsonga have all been contacted by Karl Budge.
They were alerted just before 4pm to a roof fire in a three storey building on the Terrace.
The highly charged question ramped up tensions over farming practices and the state of our rivers in September's election.
There appears to be no break in the weather with temperatures set to drop even further.
Liz Dawson has been inducted after 30 years in New Zealand sport.
Crew on a stopover on the way to Antarctica are helping restore the charred Christchurch landscape.
The 17-year-old man was last seen downstream of the Okere Falls.
The incident happened at Wakapatu Beach in Kawakaputa Bay this evening.
The Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter was dispatched to Tutukaka, northeast of Whangarei, this evening.
Three cars have collided, blocking the road.
