But this use of the visitor levy (which was raised to $100 in October last year) seems at odds with its stated purpose.

The Government's confirmed almost 200 applications have been received from overseas investors - since settings loosened in April. Erica Stanford says applicants have six months to find and make an ...

Born in Miami, Florida, in 1929, Jack studied theatre before launching his acting career on the Broadway stage in a production of William Shakespeare's Richard III. He later found fame in Italy after ...

Last weekend an Iranian missile hit Tamra in northern Israel, with four members of the same family being killed in their home. The town's population is predominantly Palestinian, and it has no public ...

The male victim was attacked about 5pm at a sports complex near the temple - and a second person was hurt trying to intervene. Supreme Sikh Society spokesman Daljit Singh alleges the attacker - with ...

Speaking on The Kelly Mantle Show, Margaret said: "Ellen was really weird and not nice to me for most of my career. "I opened for her in the 1980s, when she was a headliner in com ...

If we need to hire an actress to puke, get Anna Camp... "It's actually at the top of my résumé. It says, 'Puking for hire.' " The film reunites Anna with her Pitch Perfect co-star Rebel Wilson and the ...

The Israel Defense Forces says it has struck six Iranian airports and destroyed military planes, as US President Donald Trump appears to reopen the door on seeking regime change in Iran. Follow live.

The 33-year-old actor stars alongside Brad, 61, in the new motorsport film, and Damson has opened up about the challenges of shooting one particularly "rageful" scene in the movie During an appearance ...

The US says it fired 30 submarine-launched missiles at the sites in Natanz and Isfahan, as well as dropping more than a dozen ...

But David Seymour says in terms of offering condemnation, New Zealand has an independent foreign policy. He says the power of the New Zealand Government speaking its mind is bolstered by it being done ...

Tavatavanawai says his first thought was to his late father. One of the other new faces is Du'Plessis Kirifi, with the Hurricanes flanker included at the age of 28. Forwards coach Jason Ryan admires ...