Super Typhoon Ragasa closes schools and offices across Philippines
In Taiwan, authorities said nearly 300 people will be evacuated from Hualien County in the east, adding that…
Travel Alerts: WOW show, Banksy gallery, East Auckland Walkfest, Dreamworld WILD, Dunedin café
Christchurch is set to become the centre of the art world this summer as The Art of Banksy…
Man arrested, charged with being party to East Auckland courier driver’s fatal shooting
The fatal shooting happened in August last year. Police were called to reports of gunshots on Marvon Downs…
Arrests made after 6 children found locked in Milwaukee storage unit
MILWAUKEE – Authorities in Milwaukee found six children, including a 2-month-old, locked inside a storage unit in what…
Magnitude 7.4 quake strikes off Russia’s far east, tsunami warning cancelled
A National Emergency Management Agency (Nema) spokesperson told NZME there was no tsunami threat to New Zealand. Region’s…
Auckland bus stop attack: Hayden Williams jailed after ramming car into crowd
Williams, 24, appeared in Manukau District Court for sentencing on Friday after pleading guilty earlier this year to…
Police seize firearms in East Coast black market investigation
Alexander alleged that the men, aged in their 20s and 30s, made suspicious purchases of a large number…
Pt England gang shooting: Five men accused of murdering Charles Pongi in East Auckland
“They [the Fitus and Rebels alliance] came en masse, and they came in much greater numbers than the…
Raja Jackson, son of ‘Rampage’ Jackson allegedly attacks wrestler
LOS ANGELES – The son of UFC fighter Quinton “Rampage” Jackson allegedly attacked a man during a wrestling…
UN declares famine in Gaza, first ever in Middle East
UN agencies have for months been warning of the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the Palestinian territory. In its…
Northland crayfish closures proposed to combat kina munching through kelp forests
The Environmental Law Initiative (ELI) welcomed the announcement. ELI legal adviser Reto Blattner de-Vries said the charitable trust…
Video shows cars submerged by floodwaters on Tennessee interstate
Video captured on Tuesday, Aug. 12, shows cars and trucks in Tennessee stranded on a flooded interstate, as…