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…
‘I didn’t leave my house for a month’: New Phoenix coach after drone spying scandal
New Wellington Phoenix Women’s Coach Bev Priestman Photo: Marty Melville / PHOTOSPORT New Wellington Phoenix women’s coach Bev…
Mechanics report spike in cases of rats chewing through electronics of cars
Damage under the bonnet of a car in Wellington caused by rats. Photo: Supplied Mechanics are reporting a…
Labour MP Willie Jackson accuses government of rigging next election
Willie Jackson said “the gerrymandering of our voting rules to rig the election” was offensive. Photo: RNZ /…
Bay of Plenty slips, flooding closes roads
A person has been rescued from floodwaters. Photo: 123RF Access to Ōpōtiki in Bay of Plenty is currently…
Live: Tsunami activity expected in NZ after 8.8 quake near Russia
Authorities in Russia’s far eastern Sakhalin region declared a state of emergency on Wednesday in the northern Kuril…