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Govt seeks urgent updates as Middle East flights slowly resume

Dozens of flights have taken off from Dubai Airport as services resume. Photo: Reuters

Govt seeks urgent updates as Middle East flights slowly resume

The government is seeking “urgent updates’ from airlines in the UAE and Qatar to confirm when flights to New Zealand will restart.

Uni eyes 3000 students at Queenstown campus

Otago University eyes 3000 students at Queenstown campus

The University of Otago is offering two new qualifications in Queenstown as part of a long-term plan to build a campus supporting up to 3000 students in the resort.

Cuba charges six exiles with terrorism over speedboat attack

Six people have been charged with "crimes of terrorism" in connection with an incident last week in which Cuban forces killed four Cuban exiles aboard a speedboat.

Lunar eclipse March 2026

There was ample cloud cover at the start of the eclipse in Invercargill, but there were times when the moon obliged with a clear shot.

Man accused of trying to solicit teens

Middle-aged man accused of trying to solicit sexual favours from teens

The identity of a Christchurch man accused of trying to solicit sexual favours from three teenage girls will remain secret for now.

Young girl fourth Aussie to die on Japanese ski slopes this year

A young girl has become the fourth Australian to die at a Japanese ski resort this northern winter after a tragic snowmobile accident.

Luxon forced to correct another statement on Iran

Christopher Luxon making his statement in the House last night. Photo: Parliament TV

Luxon forced to correct another statement on Iran

The Greens say Christopher Luxon "snuck" into the House late at night to correct the record.

Vandervis walks out after refusing to apologise

Cr Lee Vandervis packs up his things before leaving. Looking on is Cr Brent Weatherall IMAGE:...

Vandervis walks out after refusing to apologise

Dunedin councillor Lee Vandervis has got up and left a city council meeting.

NZ's first open heart surgery patient dies

The first person to get open-heart surgery in New Zealand, Christchurch resident Helen Harris, has died aged 78.

Train trial to test demand for service

Train trial to test demand for service

A commuter rail service between Selwyn townships and Christchurch is being investigated by a community board, with planning under way for a one-off trial later this year.

Father of accused school shooter guilty of murder charge

Colin Gray at an earlier court hearing. He faces the possibility of more than 100 years in prison...

Father of accused school shooter guilty of murder charge

A man who gave his troubled son a rifle for Christmas that the boy allegedly later used to kill four people at a US high school has been convicted of second-degree murder in a rare legal case.

Kiwis in Middle East a 'difficult situation'

NZ First leader Winston Peters Photo: RNZ

Kiwis in Middle East a 'difficult situation'

Thousands of stranded Kiwis in the Middle East add up to a "difficult" situation for the government, the Foreign Affairs Minister says.

Red light runner's lunch dash ends in cop crash

The aftermath of the collision nears Queens Garden yesterday. Photo: Craig Baxter

Red light runner's lunch dash ends in cop crash

A hungry driver ran a red light and crashed into an unmarked police car in his bid to get home for lunch.

Homeowners sell up as council enacts flood plan

Close to 50 homes in an Auckland suburb are being compulsorily bought to make way for new flood plains and uncover a buried stream.

Push to limit protests in Christchurch

Protesting could be banned from some parts of Christchurch if a city councillor gets his way.

Middle East conflict widens, Trump says 'everything knocked out' in Iran

People stand near the destroyed building of Iran's Assembly of Experts in Qom, Iran. Photo:...

Middle East conflict widens, Trump says 'everything knocked out' in Iran

US has shut embassies in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Lebanon and markets tumble as as Middle East energy is disrupted.

Person trapped between truck and skip seriously hurt

Person trapped between truck and skip seriously hurt

A person has been seriously injured after getting trapped between a rubbish truck and what is understood to be a skip bin in Wellington.

Questions over ocean sewage discharge plan

The Bromley wastewater plant. Photo: CPL Sam Shepherd/NZ Defence Force

Questions over ocean sewage discharge plan

Christchurch City Council is meeting with ECan today to discuss how sewage will be treated before being pumped into the ocean under a new plan to reduce the putrid stench coming from Bromley's damaged treatment plant.

'Not Winston Churchill': Trump slams Starmer

President Donald Trump has castigated one of the US' closest allies, comparing Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer unfavourably to Sir Winston Churchill over Britain's limited support for US strikes on Iran.

Lunar eclipse glows in South

It's the celestial highlight of the year: a total lunar eclipse - and sky watchers in the South were out to capture it.

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