‘Technical glitch’ sends out tsunami emergency alert to phones multiple times or not at all
An emergency alert sent on Thursday, warning of strong currents and surges following the Russia earthquake. Photo: RNZ…
Vehicles stolen after NZTA breaches privacy of 1000 owners
Photo: RNZ / Dom Thomas A privacy breach exposed the details of nearly 1000 people in a Transport…
Volcano erupts near site of 8.8 Kamchatka earthquake in Russia
People watching Klyuchevskoy volcano eruption on Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka peninsula, on March 16 2021. Photo: AFP A…
Ozzy Osbourne fans line Birmingham streets to honour Black Sabbath star
By Marissa Davison, Reuters Mourners and music fans line the streets to pay their respects as the funeral…
Government touts scholarships as nurse workforce strike over pay and lack of staffing
Health Minister Simeon Brown. Photo: RNZ / REECE BAKER The government is taking expressions of interest for nurse…
Cook Strait ferries detoured, warnings to boaties as first tsunami currents reach NZ
This video grab from a drone handout footage released by Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences…
‘System’s obviously flawed’ – Te Pāti Māori calls on Electoral Commission to check its processes are robust
Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer. Photo: RNZ / Mark Papalii Te Pāti Māori is calling on the…
The spin master in charge of feeding Gaza
The desperate plight of starving Gazans has captured the world’s attention. Children are dying of malnutrition. Over 1,000…
Luxon says New Zealand won’t adopt UK’s stance on Palestinian statehood yet
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer (R) and New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon (L) speak during their bilateral…
Traffic delayed after person killed in crash near Auckland Airport
Emergency services at the site of a serious crash near Auckland Airport on 30 July, 2025. Photo: Kim…
Blanket ban on ‘Year 14s’ in school sport proposed in new eligibility rules
Marlborough Boys’ College has five year 14 students in its first XV rugby team this season. Photo: Chris…
Kamchatka earthquake is among top 10 strongest ever recorded. Here’s what they have in common
By Dee Ninis and John Townend* of This image shows the epicentre of an 8.7 earthquake that hit…