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An Auckland councillor is urging calm as revellers prepare to ring in the 2026 new year. Photo: AFP…

Seven new Knights and Dames have been named on the 2026 New Year Honours list. They are Dames…

Of his two paternal uncles, one, Frank died at Gallipoli, and the other, Herbert died in a military…

Anyone with information was urged to contact police via 105, quoting file number 251029/3817. Information can also be…

Stepping off a luxury cruise ship and on to the firm ground of Dunedin on a cold, blustery…

If history is a guide, Republicans stand a good chance of losing control of America’s House of Representatives…

Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of the 35th U.S. president, John F. Kennedy. Photo: Facebook / JFK Library Foundation American…

This handout photo taken on December 29, 2025 in Gelsenkirchen, western Germany, and handed out by the Police…

By Kristy Sexton-McGrath, ABC German tourist Ursula Daus confronts a Coral Expedition representative after the liner ran aground.…

Amanda Nguyen, the Vietnamese-American astronaut who was part of the all-female Blue Origin spaceflight, has opened up about…

By Yimou Lee, Joe Cash and Liz Lee, Reuters This frame grab from China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA)…

China’s military has dispatched air, navy and missile units to conduct joint live-fire drills around Taiwan over the…

Authorities urge violence-free night in Auckland, New Year’s events cancelled elsewhere