The White House has defended President Donald Trump after he called a female reporter "piggy" as she questioned him about the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, saying the president's remarks reflected his frankness and transparency.

As the end of the year approaches, the government's overhaul of the school system seems to have gone into overdrive and so has opposition to its changes.

The heat is on for people in Christchurch today, but it's a cooler day for those living in the South

Israeli airstrikes have killed another five people in Gaza today, a day after 25 were killed as Hamas and Israel accuse each other of violating an increasingly fragile near six-week-old truce.

Former British prime minister Boris Johnson oversaw a toxic, chaotic and dithering response to the Covid pandemic, a report by a public inquiry has concluded.

Patricia Hailes has become a Christchurch community treasure over the past five years, offering near-free books, clothes and other secondhand items at her 20c Shop.