Election 2026 as it happened 20 Oct: Luxon and Hipkins face off in final leaders’ debate
The two leaders faced off in the final leader’s debate this evening, after another busy day out on…
Aus MP loses leg, remains critical after alleged targeted attack
An Australian MP remains in a critical condition after losing a leg in an alleged attack outside her…
Paris police issue overnight curfew after riots across France
Paris police said that they issued an overnight curfew in two areas of the French capital “to protect…
Election 2026: National bounces into 30s as Labour falls to 2023 defeat level in 1News-Verian poll
Converting those results into seats in the House, National would receive 38 seats and Labour 32, with 19…
‘Drunk and stupid’: Man who took Vegas flamingo guilty of animal cruelty
A jury convicted a Canadian man of animal cruelty charges for snatching a flamingo named Peachy from its…
Last of six charged over Te Atatū drag event protest pleads guilty
The last of six people facing charges after protesters stormed a children’s event at a West Auckland libraryy…
Missing Queenstown woman Erika Rodrigues Coelho: Search for missing woman moves to recovery phase
Two specialist dog teams from Christchurch and Blenheim have been brought in to assist the search. They are…
Scene examination, family communication ‘inadequate’ after woman’s death
The findings of a police watchdog report into the investigation of Rachel Molloy’s death in 2022 have been…
Election 2026: Chris Hipkins says Labour was wrong to fund Mongrel Mob rehab programme
But following a recent political uproar where Green and Te Pāti Māori MPs and candidates were photographed posing…
Havelock North: Luxury $4 million-plus home being sold by court order
Real estate agent Nic Goodman, who is marketing the home through real estate firm Mint Realty, declined to…
Saudi Arabia executes 2 Bangladeshis over ‘indecent acts’
Saudi Arabia has executed two Bangladeshi nationals, a man and a woman, after they were convicted of committing…
Leader of Kenyan doomsday cult convicted of murdering 190 children
The leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult linked to more than 400 deaths was convicted of murdering 190…