Rod Emmerson’s cartoons: Week of December 22 – 28
With so many voices in the digital age, it’s vital to know who you can trust – to…
Merger will drive down petrol prices, companies say
By Kate Green of RNZ Fuel companies NPD and Gull have announced plans to merge national operations. While still subject…
Australia lock in all-pace attack for ‘quite green’ MCG pitch
Jhye Richardson could make his first Test appearance in four years with Australia locking in an all-pace attack…
Boris the missing cat home for Christmas
By Tracy Neal Boris the black cat has made it home for Christmas, after 10 months on the…
Year in Review: Tom and Fiona Langford – life after winning 2025 Share Farmers of the Year
She was brought up on a farm, but education-wise moved into science, obtaining a BSc majoring in human…
Baby defies all odds, born after the rarest of pregnancies in US
Suze Lopez holds her baby boy on her lap and marvels at the remarkable way he came into…
Every club’s Christmas wish, Broncos, Jesse Southwell, Roosters, Tarryn Aiken, Tigers Raecene McGregor
As Christmas fast approaches, as does the 2026 NRLW season. As the teams prepare for a new campaign,…
Man wanted for questioning in Ruatiti homicide turns himself in
Sheep farmer husband and wife, Brendon, 56, and Trina Cole, 54, were found dead at their Murumuru Road…
Historical mysteries solved by science in 2025
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Excavated in the 1920s, the 2400-year-old Hjortspring boat is on display at the National…
The Bondi Attack Reveals the Fragility of Peace – and Why We Must Rebuild It
The world is entering its most fragile period for international consensus since the end of the Second World…
What happens to people who die without any relatives to bury them?
Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon The number of people in the Auckland region who died without any family…
King Charles delivers Christmas Day message from Westminster Abbey
King Charles III has delivered his Christmas Day address from Westminster Abbey. In a pre-recorded video, the British…