Wellington SH1 tunnel closures begin
(File photo) Photo: RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King Wellington’s Terrace Tunnel will be closing for work overnight this week…
WHO membership doesn’t threaten NZ’s sovereignty – walking away from it would
By Helen Petousis-Harris* of Photo: Artur Widak/NurPhoto Opinion – When NZ First leader Winston Peters responded to the…
Cook Islands reports first dengue death, amid increase in outbreak
Aedes aegypti mosquitos spreading the dengue virus between people, people in the Cook Islands, including tourists, have been…
Famous surfer dog Bosco makes a splash at Waitangi
The man behind surfer dog Bosco, Dylan Bacher, and his “equally spirited” companion Treasure. Photo: Layla Bailey-McDowell /…
Historic Manawatū bridge is no more, after decaying cables removed
Work to remove the cables finished on Thursday. Photo: Supplied/Horizons Regional Council Decaying suspension cables have been removed…
Cook Islands reports dengue fever-related death
Photo: AFP / Sebastian Kaulitzki / Science Photo Library The Cook Islands has reported the first dengue fever-related…
Southern hospital IT outage caused by third-party hardware failure, Health NZ says
Dunedin Hospital was one of the hospitals affected. Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon A big hospital IT crash…
Fiji Sevens team to face NZ in Perth semifinals
Photo: Fiji Rugby Facebook The Fiji men’s sevens team has romped through their pool matches at the Perth…
Winter Olympics live updates: Kiwis Lyon Farrell, Rocco Jamieson, Dane Menzie in Big Air snowboad final
New Zealand will have three athletes in the men’s Big Air snowboard final, as it chases its first…
US moves to deport 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy detained by ICE in Minnesota
By Jasper Ward, Reuters President Donald Trump and top officials have said they aimed to de-escalate tensions in…
Navy vessel Canterbury stops in Tokelau to mark centenary
HMNZS Canterbury. Photo: Chris Weissenborn The navy vessel Canterbury will stop off in Tokelau to mark the centenary…
Search for Nancy Guthrie, elderly mother of US television journalist, turns to new message
This image, released by the FBI on 5 February 2026, shows the Missing Person Poster for Nancy Guthrie.…