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TV host again pleads for answers to missing mother's fate

Messages of support written on a sign with a photograph of Nancy Guthrie in Tucson, Arizona. She...

TV host again pleads for answers to missing mother's fate

TV host Savannah Guthrie took time on her morning news show to appeal to the public again for answers to the fate of her mother, missing since a presumed abduction in Arizona.

Australia ramps up bird flu surveillance

A Department of Primary Industries vet takes samples from a dead brown skua to test for the H5N1...

Australia ramps up bird flu surveillance

Australian authorities have ramped up surveillance and testing after two cases of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu were confirmed in migratory seabirds.

Luxon rules out financial help for Super Rugby side

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. Photo: RNZ

Luxon rules out financial help for Super Rugby side

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has poured cold water on the prospect of government support to save Super Rugby side Moana Pasifika.

Death toll climbs as heatwave sweeps Europe

People cool off in the Trocadero Fountain next to the Eiffel Tower in Paris this week. Photo:...

Death toll climbs as heatwave sweeps Europe

Forty people have drowned in France over recent days as they sought to cool down to escape record heat, the Prime Minister says, as a heatwave sweeps across much of Europe.

Mum mauled by shark wakes from coma, speaks first words

Leah Stewart was taken to hospital in a critical condition after a shark attack in Sydney on June...

Mum mauled by shark wakes from coma, speaks first words

A young Sydney mother mauled by a shark has briefly regained consciousness after more than a week in a coma and spoken her emotional first words.

Luxon and Labour both try to shrug off poor poll results

Christopher Luxon says he is not concerned by the latest lacklustre poll result, despite conceding that National had work to do to ensure New Zealanders understood the party's long-term plan.

One person critical after incident near Nelson police station

Emergency services outside Nelson Central Police Station. Photo: RNZ

One person critical after incident near Nelson police station

One person has been taken to hospital in a critical condition following an incident in Nelson.

YouTube settles lawsuit over social media harm to children

YouTube settles lawsuit over social media harm to children

YouTube has settled a lawsuit brought by a minor who claimed the platform damaged his mental health, ahead of a second California trial over social media's role in the youth mental health crisis.

Cop charged with possessing objectionable material named

Cop charged with possessing objectionable material named

An Auckland police officer facing charges of possessing objectionable material can now be named.

Leader on Opportunity Party's surprise poll surge

Opportunity leader Qiulae Wong. Supplied photo

Leader on Opportunity Party's surprise poll surge

After 10 years, five leaders and a name tweak, the Opportunity Party is on the cusp of making it into Parliament for the first time.

Southern Motorway reopens after crash near Fairfield

Southern Motorway reopens after crash near Fairfield

A section of State Highway One has reopened following a single-vehicle crash near Fairfield this morning.

Drunken hide and seek ends with a ticket to court

A Dunedin man was found hiding from police behind his neighbour’s fence after drunkenly crashing into multiple parked cars.

Israel deliberately targeting children in Gaza genocide - UN report

A displaced Palestinian child shelters at a tent camp, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip....

Israel deliberately targeting children in Gaza genocide - UN report

Israeli authorities and security forces deliberately targeted Palestinian children, resulting in genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in Gaza, and war crimes in the occupied West Bank, the UN says.

Family still waiting for apology over pepper spray death

Caleb Moefa'auo died after being pepper sprayed in April 2022. Photo: RNZ

Family still waiting for apology over pepper spray death

The mother of a man who died after being pepper-sprayed in an Auckland prison says she is yet to receive an apology four years after her son's death.

Poll shows left could lead but many remain undecided

Poll shows left could lead but many remain undecided

Labour is down five points to 32 percent in the latest 1News Verian poll, but could form a government with the Greens and Te Pāti Māori.

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Otago’s new marine reserves celebrated

Te Rūnanga o Ōtākou upoko Edward Ellison (left) and Conservation Minister Tama Potaka at the...

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Otago’s new marine reserves celebrated

The conservation minister says Otago’s marine reserves are in good hands, and has hailed a new approach to protect the region’s offshore environment.

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Rise in dumping in Wenita forests ‘unwelcome hassle’

More rubbish is being dumped on Wenita Forest Products land. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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Rise in dumping in Wenita forests ‘unwelcome hassle’

Everything from computers to stolen cars is being dumped in Wenita’s forests and the problem is only getting worse.

The sun also rises

The sun also rises

A cyclist rides along Portsmouth Dr in Dunedin as the winter sun rises over the upper reaches of Otago Harbour.

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Call to ‘stop the drama’ over South Dunedin

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Call to ‘stop the drama’ over South Dunedin

A pair of councillors have been accused of ‘‘appalling’’ theatrics by colleagues in the latest instalment of contentious debate over South Dunedin’s future.

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Ex-Highlander’s father-son fishing trip goes awry

Former Highlander Ryan Nicholas and his son Marama check their jetski at Careys Bay after they...

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Ex-Highlander’s father-son fishing trip goes awry

The only thing a former Highlander and his son caught during their fishing trip on a jetski yesterday was a ride back to shore.

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