Oceania News

EXCLUSIVE: More than eight in 10 people are not confident about giving first aid for bites or stings by a venomous creature.

Marle and Digger may be small and cute puppies, but make no mistake, warns their handler Matt Williams: these 18-week-old dingoes are wild animals that would never make suitable pets.

The findings were first revealed in the scientific journal Nature Thursday. The authors of the study say there's "mounting evidence" freshwater could be found globally.

A New Zealand lawmaker and indigenous Maori activist plans to attend Nelson Mandela's funeral alone following broader complaints the country's official delegation doesn't include anti-apartheid protest leaders.

Almost three-quarters of the depressed New Zealanders who have gone to Sir John Kirwan's website depression.org.nz are no longer depressed after finishing the six lessons the site offers.

Author Patricia Grace has filed a court application to stop the taking of her ancestral land for part of the Kapiti Expressway.

FORMER footballer Robbie "Mad Dog" Muir has been found mentally fit to stand trial over the alleged assault of a police officer.

SINGAPORE: Access to affordable drugs for the world's poor will be hampered if a US plan to impose stricter pharmaceutical patents is adopted at talks on a Pacific trade pact, activists say.

A whistle-stop food tour with Grant "Cook" Allen is never a straightforward follow-the-map excursion.

AUSTRALIA has won the second Ashes Test at Adelaide Oval by 218 runs to take a commanding 2-0 lead in the series.

A protester places an olive branch onto the truncheon during protests at the All Blacks test against South Africa.

Alicia A.G. Limtiaco, U.S. Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, announced Friday that Jesus Sablan Palacios was found guilty on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2013, of three counts of felon in possession of firearm and/or ammunition, and three counts of unlawful user of a controlled substance in possession of firearm and/or ... (more)

As soon as the ACT's marriage equality came into effect, gay couples began tying the knot in Canberra, with less than a week before the High Court's ruling on whether the laws are overturned.

For these two visitors from the United Kingdom, a ride in an H2OGO feels like being in a washing machine on agitate.

A guard wearing a traditional white sulu standing at attention at the gates of the Presidential Palace in Suva, Fiji.

The Nothing Trivial cast understand why the fans are upset. A former top TV boss is behind a social media campaign urging Television New Zealand to bring back local drama series Nothing Trivial .

John Key - he charms us with his fetching smile and soothing words to ebb our resistance away.

It was only a matter of time before the music world's surprise star for 2013, Kiwi teenager Lorde, was recast as Australian - but everyone assumed it'd be Australia that first claimed her.

Cutbacks to tuna fishing agreed at a crucial Pacific regional fisheries conference to prevent over-fishing have fallen short of expectations, the head of the fisheries management body said Saturday.

After cold rain and winds lashed the Southwest and other parts of the country Friday, millions of residents hunkered down for icy conditions expected to last through the weekend as the cold snap was forecast to... After cold rain and winds lashed the Southwest and other parts of the country Friday, millions of residents hunkered down for icy ... (more)