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Twelve hundred New Zealanders die from bowel cancer a year - and it's increasing in people under the age of 50.

The government has committed another $8 million to alleviate freedom camping issues around New Zealand.

The Football Ferns have been trounced 5-nil in their World Cup warm up match against the world number ones the United States, in St Louis in Missouri.

Political fallout from a controversial loan taken on by Papua New Guinea's government five years ago could hinder rather than help attempts to remove prime minister Peter O'Neill.

A new opinion poll out in Australia indicates Prime Minister Scott Morrison is on course for a narrow defeat in tomorrow's election.

Opinion - The government has moved with unprecedented speed and thoughtfulness after the Christchurch terror attacks, taking three key steps, writes Alexander Gillespie

A young New Zealander entered a Japanese hospital in psychosis. He left braindead. His grieving mother is fighting for change.

The Māori Council is targetting Māori families in a new campaign to end violence and keep their children out of state care.

Hundreds of staff at KFC, Carl's Jr and Pizza Hut are to strike this weekend amid an ongoing dispute with their employer Restaurant Brands.

Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones has accused farmers of exaggerating the impact of the government's climate change legislation and pouring "bile" on the plans. Audio

An American explorer has found plastic waste on the seafloor while breaking the record for the deepest ever dive.

In the middle of an intense election campaign, Australia's public broadcaster has been looking for new leaders itself after a scandal that saw off its top executives last year. A veteran media watcher… Audio

First Up: Andy Oliver - whose family got Fonterra to change its milk tanker schedule for him - is finally living in his own home on his family's dairy farm, thanks to a pilot programme. Audio