NNew Zealand Read More ‘Literally the worst nightmare’: Hundreds hunt for beloved runaway horseDecember 30, 2025 Erin and her horse Scooter. Photo: Supplied Auckland rider Erin Swainston knew she had to let go of…
NNew Zealand Read More New Year Honours: ‘Where the eye meets the brain’: Dame Helen Danesh-Meyer recognised for services to ophthalmologyDecember 30, 2025 Professor Helen Danesh-Meyer is made a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to…
NNew Zealand Read More New Year Honours: Wellingtonians in line for applauseDecember 30, 2025 Professor Graham Le Gros, Coral Shaw, Dorothy Spotswood and Scott Dixon are four of the seven being named…
HHeadlines Read More China encircles Taiwan in massive military displayDecember 30, 2025 By Yimou Lee, Joe Cash and Liz Lee, Reuters This frame grab from China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA)…
NNew Zealand Read More New Year Honours 2026 – the full listDecember 30, 2025 Photo: Supplied/ Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet Here is the full list of everyone receiving a…
NNew Zealand Read More New Year Honours: Recognition for Dame Coral Shaw – Teacher, lawyer, judge and head of a royal commissionDecember 30, 2025 Dame Coral Shaw has been recognised for her work, among other things, as a Commissioner on the Royal…
NNew Zealand Read More Tourism sector optimistic about next year, summer bookings positiveDecember 30, 2025 Tourism New Zealand’s René de Monchy says the recent month-on-month visitor growth rate has been promising. Photo: RNZ…
HHeadlines Read More Te Arawa Lakes Trust battles invasive gold clamsDecember 30, 2025 The invasive gold clams. Photo: Supplied / MPI Te Arawa Lakes Trust and local councils are banding together…
HHeadlines Read More Former All Blacks coach named in UK honoursDecember 30, 2025 England’s Head Coach John Mitchell celebrates after the women’s Rugby World Cup final victory, 2025. Photo: ©INPHO/Billy Stickland…
NNew Zealand Read More Alien invasion that could threaten NZ’s entire economy is just a plane ride awayDecember 30, 2025 An alien invasion that could threaten New Zealand’s entire economy is just a plane ride away. That is…
NNew Zealand Read More A history of New Zealand’s wildfires – and what’s to comeDecember 30, 2025 The Port Hills fire on 14 February 2024. Photo: Stuff / Kai Schwoerer Off the back of two…
HHeadlines Read More Inside Big Ben, a London icon that’s been ringing since 1859December 30, 2025 By Europe bureau chief Mazoe Ford in London, ABC News Elizabeth Tower, in London, has a starring role…