A team of Dunedin creatives spent a sleepless 48 hours creating their short film, Beware of the Dog, from scratch for the regional selection of the 48-hour film festival.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump pledged to unravel gun regulations put in place by Democratic President Joe Biden during a lengthy speech to the National Rifle Association
A volcano on the remote Indonesian island of Halmahera has spectacularly erupted, spewing a grey ash cloud into the sky, and people from seven nearby villages have been evacuated.
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has fronted an unapologetic defence of National's first months in power, its pace of change and commitment to tax relief.
Pro-Palestine protesters have been blasted as bullies and anti-Semites by Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan after gatecrashing a Labor state conference in Melbourne.