Jimmy Kimmel tells UK TV that ‘tyranny is booming’ in US
Jimmy Kimmel delivers Channel 4’s alternative to the monarch’s Christmas Day broadcast. Photo: Channel 4 American humourist Jimmy…
Scrapped light rail must become Auckland’s long-term transport plan, advocate says
An artists’ visualisation for Auckland Transport of light rail in Mt Roskill. Photo: Supplied / Auckland Transport A…
Weather: Large hail, thunderstorms forecast across New Zealand
Several weather watches have been issued (file image). Photo: 123rf.com People should prepare for stormy, wet weather, as…
Denying help to the poor is rejection of God, Pope Leo says on Christmas Eve
By Joshua McElwee, for Reuters Pope Leo XIV holds a crucifix, as he performs the Christmas Eve mass…
Person critically injured after vehicle rollover
Photo: RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson A person has been airlifted to Auckland’s Middlemore Hospital in critical condition…
Rockfall blocks state highway | RNZ News
File image. Photo: 123RF Rockfall has been causing disruption on the roads around Arthur’s Pass between Canterbury and…
Rare Hector’s or Māui dolphin spotted in Northland prompts questions
By Penny Smith Scientists are asking people to watch out for any Māui or Hector’s dolphins spotted in…
Tucking in the Christmas spirit in Upper Hutt
Christmas lunch diners John Kiegan and Thelma Balthiejus. Photo: RNZ / Ellen O’Dwyer Since early Christmas morning, volunteers,…
Melbourne police investigate ‘Happy Chanukah’ car bombing
Emergency services were able to extinguish the fire and evacuate a nearby house on Thursday morning. Photo: ABC…
Gull, NPD merger will drive down petrol prices, companies say
The 240 Gull and NPD sites throughout the country would maintain their original distinctive brand if the merger…
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…