HHeadlines Read More Homicide investigation underway after newborn baby dies in AucklandJanuary 9, 2026 Photo: RNZ A homicide investigation has been launched after the death of a baby boy in Auckland. On…
HHeadlines Read More Metal lettering hacked from National War Memorial in WellingtonJanuary 9, 2026 Parts of the French Memorial and metal park signage at Wellington’s Pukeahu National War Memorial Park have been…
HHeadlines Read More Vance says killing of woman by ICE officer ‘a tragedy of her own making’January 9, 2026 Vice President JD Vance on Friday blamed a federal immigration officer’s fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman on…
HHeadlines Read More ‘Compassionate and smart’: Daughter’s tribute to Jules RadichJanuary 9, 2026 The daughter of former Dunedin mayor Jules Radich has remembered her dad as “cool, compassionate and smart” at…
HHeadlines Read More Train tracks and lines ripped up at now-closed Melling StationJanuary 9, 2026 Just a little more than two weeks after the 6.37pm service departed Melling Station on Christmas Eve, tracks…
HHeadlines Read More Two people shot and wounded by federal immigration officers in PortlandJanuary 9, 2026 Federal immigration officers shot and wounded two people outside a hospital in Portland, Oregon, on Friday, a day…
HHeadlines Read More Britain says tanker seizure is a win for trans-Atlantic securityJanuary 9, 2026 The US seizure of a Venezuela-linked oil tanker in the North Atlantic was seen by some as the…
HHeadlines Read More Minneapolis ICE agent shooting and the law on firing at moving vehiclesJanuary 9, 2026 The fatal shooting of a woman by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis on Wednesday has thrust a…
HHeadlines Read More 2026 election: Sam Uffindell selected as National candidate for TaurangaJanuary 9, 2026 Electorate boundary changes for 2026 would shift Tauranga west, incorporating Te Puna, Minden, Wairoa, Lower Kaimai, Tauriko West,…
HHeadlines Read More Victoria told to brace for ‘property loss or worse’January 9, 2026 Australians in Victoria have been warned they should prepare for “property loss or worse” as much of the…
HHeadlines Read More Fire engulfs east Auckland grocer during strike actionJanuary 9, 2026 A large fire has engulfed a commercial site that houses a grocer in the east Auckland suburb of…
HHeadlines Read More ‘Bitterly disappointed’: Vandals damage Wellington memorial parkJanuary 9, 2026 Stolen letters from Pukeahu signage. Photo: Supplied The Ministry for Culture and Heritage is “bitterly disappointed” after discovering…