EEnvironment Read More Large earthquake strikes Tonga, no tsunami threat for New ZealandMarch 24, 2026 Tonga’s National Disaster Risk Management Office and Tonga Meteorological Services issued a tsunami warning for Tonga’s coastal areas.…
HHeadlines Read More Large earthquake strikes Tonga, no tsunami threat for New ZealandMarch 24, 2026 Tsunami sirens are blaring and evacuations under way after a 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck near Tonga. The quake…
HHeadlines Read More Trump gives Iran 48 hours to open Hormuz as Tehran strikes two towns in southern IsraelMarch 22, 2026 Trump’s ultimatum landed hours after two Iranian missiles struck southern Israel, injuring more than 100 people in the…
HHeadlines Read More Iran fires missiles at joint US-UK base, lets Japanese vessels through Strait of Hormuz – NZ HeraldMarch 21, 2026 Iran fires missiles at joint US-UK base, lets Japanese vessels through Strait of Hormuz NZ HeraldTrump weighs ‘winding down’…
NNew Zealand Read More NZX down but tone ‘less bad’ – Market closeMarch 20, 2026 Vital Healthcare Property Trust, up 1c to $1.89 on trade worth $32.09m, is being added to the FTSE…
EEconomy Read More Spiking oil prices may reveal how China has been more successful in electrifying its economy than mostMarch 15, 2026 China’s strategy is being put to the test as oil prices climb and US President Donald Trump sends…
NNew Zealand Read More Fire and Emergency NZ threaten wage deductions for striking firefightersMarch 9, 2026 “I believe that the public has suffered as a result of the strike action to date and will…
EEntertainment Read More Middle East conflict: White House posts montage of movie clips and real strikes on IranMarch 7, 2026 Actor and film-maker Ben Stiller has called on the White House to remove a clip in the video…
HHeadlines Read More Winston Peters shows clarity on Iran strikes as NZ focuses on what it can control – EditorialMarch 4, 2026 “We are facing new circumstances … and we have to look at them with new eyes.” It was…
NNew Zealand Read More NZ sharemarket down 0.4% ahead of expected chaos in US markets – Market closeMarch 2, 2026 “New Zealand doesn’t have stocks with direct exposure to the Middle East conflict, and, on the local market,…
HHeadlines Read More Airspace closed, flights cancelled amid US and Israel attacks and Iran’s strikes in retaliationMarch 1, 2026 For Sunday local time, 716 flights out of 4329 scheduled to the Middle East have been cancelled, Cirium…
NNew Zealand Read More Middle East conflict: Auckland restaurateurs Sid and Chand Sahrawat stuck in DubaiMarch 1, 2026 “I did not expect Iran to be impacting Dubai. In fact, when the other Gulf countries started shutting…