New Zealander Khol Gillies loses leg after fighting in Ukraine
New Zealander Khol Gillies had to wait days to be evacuated from the battlefield in Ukraine. Photo: Supplied…
Novak Djokovic blister injury during quarter-final vs Lorenzo Musetti, Musetti retires, video, highlights, latest tennis news
A four-day break wasn’t enough to help Novak Djokovic overcome a disgusting blister which left him on the…
Five homes red-stickered in wake of coastal Whangārei weather bomb
Five weather-bomb affected homes on Whangārei’s north-east coast have been red-stickered. By Susan Botting for Local Democracy Reporting…
Samoan police investigate after renowned author Sia Figiel found dead in prison cell
Figiel, 59, had been in police custody in Samoa since 2024, when she was arrested and charged over…
New Zealand could see more deadly landslides as climate crisis triggers intense storms, experts warn | New Zealand
New Zealand could experience an increase in landslides – its most deadly natural hazard – as global warming…
US sends ICE unit to Winter Olympics prompting concern, confusion
News that a unit of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) would be present during the upcoming Winter…
Sex offending by priest Rowan Donoghue ‘deeply disturbing’, school says
Former St Bede’s College Friar Rowan Donoghue arrives at the Christchurch District Court for an appearance on January…
‘Doomsday Clock’ moves closer to midnight
Earth is closer than it’s ever been to destruction as Russia, China, the US and other countries become…
Appeal for info after unoccupied kayak found off Auckland’s Beachlands
Police are seeking information via 111 after a kayak equipped with a torch was found floating unoccupied near…
Minneapolis shooting scrambles gun rights politics for Trump
Prominent Republicans and gun rights advocates helped elicit a White House turnabout this week after bristling over the…
what’s driven this month’s big wet?
It has been a month of umbrellas rather than sunscreen across much of New Zealand, with persistent rain,…
Tributes flow for Wellington’s beloved Aro Park cat, Lola
Claire Naughton with Lola. Photo: SUPPLIED Well-wishers have come out in force for a Wellington cat considered to…