A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas held in Gaza for a third day ahead of the expected release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners and an address by US President Donald Trump to Israel's parliament.
The family of a young man killed when a phone-distracted truckie ran into the back of his work ute say her release after serving just nine months in prison is "impossible to comprehend".
The coalition has missed an opportunity to price agricultural methane emissions, as it moves to slash the country's biogenic methane target, a climate scientist says.
Hundreds of scientists and global leaders are converging on Christchurch for the largest ever climate event to be held in New Zealand, to discuss how the world can adapt to climate change's...
Gardening, mowing lawns and walking on the beach were a few ways nervous council candidates in Dunedin passed the time as they waited for votes to be tallied up.
With the town hall clock ticking down to noon on Saturday, Ruth Vaughan and partner Gerald Davies parked in the Octagon to complete their voting papers for Dunedin's local body election.