US President Donald Trump has raised the pressure on Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell to cut borrowing costs, setting up a potential clash between the two men less than a week before the US ...

An abortion centre nurse says a man facing charges over a sexual relationship with an underage girl lied about his own age, saying he was 15, when she noted during a phone call that the girl was 13.

Police are asking for the public’s help in locating missing woman Gracie. Gracie has been reported missing from the Ngāruawāhia area. Police and her loved ones have serious concerns for her welfare.