'This tough decision has been made with the continued safety and well-being of his fans... and with the concern that these gatherings continue to risk accelerating the spread of the Coronavirus,' he said.

Of those who died in the December 9 eruption on New Zealand's White Island, 19 had been on-board the Ovations of the Seas cruise ship and booked to tour the island with Royal Caribbean.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has outed herself as an app sceptic, but still plans to push on with a version of Australia's COVIDSafe app in her country.

Sir John Key and Lady Bronagh became the owners of a high-end harbourside apartment in McMahons point last week, but placed it back on the market a day later.

Stephanie Browitt, 23, from Melbourne, was touring touring New Zealand with her family as passengers on board the Royal Caribbean's Ovation of the Seas cruiseliner.

Twenty-one people died and dozens were injured when the White Island volcano erupted off the coast of New Zealand's North Island on December 9.

The footage filmed from a beach at Mount Maunganui in New Zealand showed the vessel seemingly suspended above the ocean last week.

The footage was shot in Waiheke in New Zealand on Wednesday showing NZ Post couriers throwing mail packages from a van to a truck.

Leo Hamilton, two, was sitting on the floor next to his father's 6-year-old dog, Biggy, at his grandmother Port Levy home, southeast of Christchurch, when he was mauled 'out of the blue' around 8pm Tuesday.

Fan favourite Connie Crayden is the latest Married At First Sight star to sign with an agency to kickstart her career as an Instagram influencer. 

The New Zealand Warriors will fly to Australia on Sunday despite COVID-19 travel bans as the NRL gears up resume in four weeks. 

Australia is edging closer to lifting coronavirus restrictions as four million people download the tracing app.

The family of a French tourist who mysteriously vanished in New Zealand say the teenager was 'quite disturbed'.

On their arrival they were placed in 14-day quarantine in a remote corner of the state, and if all goes to plan, they will move closer to Sydney to fulfil their National Rugby League fixtures.

New Zealand could open its borders to Australian holidaymakers as part of a 'trans-Tasman bubble'.

A semi-clad Cr David Benson-Pope shocked his Dunedin Council colleagues and viewers watching Monday's livestreamed council meeting,.

Good Omens writer Neil Gaiman has split from wife Amanda Palmer after nine years of marriage.

The working mother-of-one said she'd 'spare everyone the details' of the mishap, but was praised by her followers for her ability to multitask and her honesty.

South Australia's top doctor has raised concerns about the reopening of interstate tourism, warning travellers from interstate pose the biggest risk for a second wave of outbreaks.

Rebekah Burgess, 39, had originally planned to have a water birth at her home in Wellington, New Zealand, when her daughter Trinity was born in March.

The electronics and appliances retailer saw an 11.3 per cent increase in sales, on a comparable basis, at its JB Hi-Fi stores and online sales in Australia.

The two neighbours have closed their borders to all non-citizens for more than a month and imposed mandatory quarantines on anyone returning home from overseas to stop the spread of COVID-19.

Australian interior designers have shared the tricks for transforming your bedroom into a luxury hotel inspired space without spending a small fortune on decor and linen.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced details around what 'Alert Level 2' will look like on Thursday, ahead of Cabinet's decision on when the restrictions will be eased.

Alison Round, 54, of Staplehurst, Kent, found a Bible belonging to Morgan Swap, a New Zealand (NZ) flight sergeant in her uncle Edward Finch's belongings and travelled to NZ to return it to his family.

Come spring, the first thing that patients see as they walk into the College Surgery in Cullompton, Devon, are the green shoots of a raised-bed vegetable garden beside a physic garden

The Pioppi Diet by cardiologist Dr Aseem Malhotra is based on the food of a particularly healthy district in Italy

My partner has discovered moisturiser (quite late in life) and now wants one with an SPF as he spends a lot of time outdoors. What are the best options – which I might use as well?

My husband is having chemotherapy for bowel cancer. Is it true that turmeric can be helpful with the outcome?

Luke Walton was surprised to hear that LeBron James and Lonzo Ball were only the second Lakers teammates to record a triple-double in the same game.

The LA Lakers lost LeBron James in the third quarter to a strained left groin before going on to beat the two-time defending champions Golden State Warriors on Christmas Day.

The actress, 46, looked beautiful in a colorful ensemble complete with a yellow coat and vibrant dress as she stood on a staircase with her gorgeous family.

LeBron James has surpassed Michael Jordan to climb into fourth place on the NBA's career scoring list, behind only Kobe Bryant, Karl Malone and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

NBA ROUND-UP: Steph Curry and Kevin Durant each scored 28 points, with Durant going 12 of 13 from the field, as the Warriors beat the Memphis Grizzlies 118-103 on Wednesday.

LeBron James rejected the premise of an ESPN segment suggesting there is friction between himself and the Los Angeles Lakers executives, going on Instagram to declare 'That's not true at all.;

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James's charter school in his native Akron is getting a new gym, thanks to a $1 million contribution from the DICK's Sporting Goods Foundation.

The world's most expensive ever footballer, Neymar, completes the top three as footballers dominate the podium spots of Forbes list of the 100 highest paid athletes .

Cristiano Ronaldo has once again got the better of rivals Lionel Messi and Neymar after the Portuguese superstar beat both to top the Instagram Sport Rich List for 2019.

The LA Lakers star made the trip to Las Vegas to watch his 14-year-old son LeBron 'Bronny' James Jr. compete in the Big Time Hoops Tournament and beamed with joy after his son's impressive dunk.

Griezmann celebrated his second goal by grabbing a handful of glitter from a steward and sprinkling it in the air. James is famed for doing the same thing with a handful of chalk after scoring in basketball.

During a closed-door meeting in China last week, LeBron James pressured NBA commissioner Adam Silver to punish Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey for his support for Hong Kong.

Camera crews were given rare access to Magic City, in Atlanta, Georgia where they spoke to strippers who earn upwards of $100,000 a year for Channel 5's Sex Business documentary.

Golden State Warriors' have now lost two on the spin to start their season after falling to a heavy 120-92 defeat against Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday night.

James, who was in stunning form following a triple-double in an overtime victory in Dallas on Friday, added 21 points and 11 rebounds in San Antonio, while Davis had 25 points and also 11 rebounds.

Luka Doncic scored 21 of his 27 points in a dynamic second half and Kristaps Porzingis added 15 points as the Dallas Mavericks snapped the LA Lakers' 10-game winning streak with a 114-100 victory.

Andy Reyes and his friend and former basketball teammate, Emmanuel Franco, had visited a food truck in the Dominican Republic on Monday, when conversation turned to the NBA.

James also had 25 points, nine assists and a crucial dunk off a miss late in the fourth quarter to clinch a match-up of the top two teams in the Western Conference.

The 32-year-old actor was on the receiving end of a chant by LeBron James, 34, on Wednesday before his Los Angeles Lakers took on their intra-city rivals the Clippers.

Kawhi Leonard (right) scored 35 points as the LA Clippers beat the LA Lakers in the marquee Christmas Day game. Meanwhile, Draymond Green had 20 points in Golden State's shock win.

Kevin Hart, 40, grimaced as 6ft 10inch LA Lakers star Anthony Davis landed down on top of him just three months after he suffered three spinal fractures in a horror crash.