Belfast under-8s football coach sends cocaine menu to coaching group chat
“A coach from a club has posted that message that is going about; as a league, that coach…
Servers in space – tech firms excited at the idea of sending power-hungry data centres into orbit
That news came just days after tech billionaire Elon Musk claimed his SpaceX start-up should be capable of…
John Doherty once offered to guard Jacinda Ardern, now he’s guilty of sending lewd emails to a woman
John Doherty once wanted to be a security guard for former Prime Minister Dame Jacinda Ardern. The charges…
Teacher suspended after sending late-night messages to teen students
The two students complained after nearly two years of communication and the teacher was taken to the Teachers’…
Donald Trump sending US aircraft carrier to Latin America as war fears rise
‘Hunt you down’ The carrier announcement came after Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said an overnight strike on a…
A House of Dynamite: Kathryn Bigelow’s riveting doomsday thriller
A House of Dynamite falls neatly into the old Cold War genre of doomsday tick-tockers such as Fail…
Auckland teacher sentenced to home detention for grooming 11‑year‑old boy
“He was at a vulnerable and formative age and stage,” Judge Murray explained. “Your offending would have been…
Passenger describes ‘deafening bang’ as Air New Zealand plane hit by lightning
Sio said the plane was “shaking violently”, leaving the pair bouncing up and down and feeling frightened. Just…
Western allies pledge troops to Ukraine; NZ’s role unclear
“And it definitely hasn’t gone through Cabinet.” Prime Minister Christopher Luxon attended a Paris summit virtually overnight on…