New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens broke down in tears as he spoke with family for the first time after being held captive for over 19 months. He was held by armed separatists in Indonesia's Papua but ...

The hoiho, or yellow-eyed penguin, won the country's fiercely fought avian election on Monday, offering hope to supporters of ...

Stuart Martin was running a dog-friendly pub that sold "dog beers" on tap in Brisbane until a customer dobbed him into ...

The noisy-but-shy bird, known as the hoiho, has earned the most votes for a second time amid threats to its survival ...

Campaigners in the long-running contest sought votes in the usual ways – launching meme wars, seeking celebrity endorsements ...

The hoiho or yellow-eyed penguin won New Zealand's annual Bird of the Year vote, after a fierce contest without the foreign ...