US politics: Democrats win New Jersey, Virginia in early test of Trump’s second term
By Frankie Taggart for AFP Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger on the campaign trail. Photo: AFP /…
Decision to end some climate policy consultation ‘worrying’, former climate commissioner says
Photo: 123RF The government will axe some consultation with both the public and the government’s own independent experts…
US politics: Zohran Mamdani wins election for New York mayoralty
Democratic New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks to the press after voting. Photo: AFP / LEONARDO…
US politics: Democrats flip Virginia in first major test of Trump’s second term
By Frankie Taggart for AFP Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger on the campaign trail. Photo: AFP /…
New Plymouth mayor wants NZTA to pay compensation for SH3 closure
Max Brough visits a section of SH3 in Taranaki. Photo: RNZ / Robin Martin The New Plymouth mayor…
Advocates fear there may be plan to push homeless people out of Auckland CBD
A sign of homelessness in central Auckland. Photo: RNZ / Luke McPake Housing advocates are worried officials may…
Crown apologises to Auckland, Hauraki iwi Ngāti Paoa for leaving them ‘virtually landless’
Members of Ngāti Pāoa outside Parliament after the iwi’s Treaty Settlement passed its third reading. Photo: RNZ /…
New weight loss drugs will be ‘life changing’ for youth with type 2 diabetes – paediatrician
Photo: Ida Marie Odgaard / Ritzau Scanpix via AFP New drugs targeting weight loss and diabetes management such…
Eli Katoa’s ‘scary’ NRL concussion draws condemnation from ex-player Shaun Johnson
Eliesa Katoa of Tonga (C) during New Zealand Kiwis v Tonga XIII, round 3 of the Pacific Championships…
UPS cargo plane crashes in Louisville, Kentucky
By Emma Tucker and Pete Muntean, CNN A cargo plane has crashed near the airport in Louisville, in…
Armed police swarm central Wellington street
Armed police at the edge of a cordon on Hopper Street, Wellington. Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Armed…
Concern on share markets as The Big Short’s Michael Burry bets against top AI stocks
The New York Stock Exchange. Photo: AFP / Getty Images / Michael M Santiago In the movie The…