Vatican cardinal slams ‘ongoing massacre’
Vatican cardinal slams ‘ongoing massacre’
The Vatican’s top diplomat sharply criticised Israel’s "ongoing massacre" in Gaza in comments published this week
Venezuela-US tensions
Venezuela-US tensions
President Donald Trump has called off United States diplomatic engagement with Venezuela, people familiar with the move said
Kirk memorial road threat
Kirk memorial road threat
Some Florida universities may need to rename certain streets after Charlie Kirk or risk losing state funding, if a state lawmaker gets his way.
Hope for mohua-filled future
Hope for mohua-filled future
There are glimmers of hope for New Zealand’s brightest native bird — the yellowhead (mohua) — although its survival hangs in the balance at many sites, recent monitoring results show.
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Mixed conditions of extreme wet or dry in strange end to winter
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Mixed conditions of extreme wet or dry in strange end to winter
The usual unsettled spring weather left some parts of the southern region dry as a bone and other parts with wet gumboots.
Man who 'engineered' neighbour's death jailed
Man who 'engineered' neighbour's death jailed
A long-standing dispute between two neighbours in a remote rural settlement ended with one supplying a loaded shotgun, and the other's body discovered in his torched house.
Man allegedly shot and stuffed into tree to burn
Man allegedly shot and stuffed into tree to burn
A man made a desperate appeal to his alleged killer's humanity before he was shot three times and shoved into a tree that was set on fire, a court has been told.
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Student’s low-cost tech wows
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Student’s low-cost tech wows
While many tertiary students dream of making a difference in the world one day, Kai Woolf has already been there and done that.
Thunberg alleges torture in Israeli prison
Thunberg alleges torture in Israeli prison
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg alleged that she and other detainees of the Gaza flotilla were subjected to torture in the Israeli prison they were held.
Landslide hits bus killing 15 people
Landslide hits bus killing 15 people
The death toll from a landslide that struck a private bus in India's mountainous state of Himachal Pradesh has risen to 15, with one child still missing, officials and police said today.
Remaining stranded hikers rescued from Everest
Remaining stranded hikers rescued from Everest
Rescuers have guided all of the remaining trekkers near the east face of Everest in Tibet to safety, including hundreds of local guides and yak herders.
Hamas ready to reach deal on anniversary, conditions remain
Hamas ready to reach deal on anniversary, conditions remain
Hamas has said it was ready to reach a deal to end the war in Gaza based on President Donald Trump's plan but still has demands.
Waititi accuses govt, media of 'constant attack' on Treaty
Waititi accuses govt, media of 'constant attack' on Treaty
Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi has accused the media of "relentlessly attacking" the party and Māori providers in a blistering speech at Parliament.
Home detention for primary school teacher who groomed pupil
Home detention for primary school teacher who groomed pupil
An Auckland primary school teacher who sent sexually explicit nude selfies to an 11-year-old student more than 20 years her junior has been sentenced to home detention.
Hundreds of disabled, sick teens may be cut from jobseeker benefits, data shows
Hundreds of disabled, sick teens may be cut from jobseeker benefits, data shows
Hundreds of teenagers with a health condition or disability could be cut off from the Jobseeker benefit as part of the government's welfare changes, official data shows.
Regional term dates a consideration: Seymour
Regional term dates a consideration: Seymour
Allocating different school holiday dates to different regions is worth considering - but could create problems, says the associate education minister.
Shoplifter 'threatens to stab' Dunedin shop staff
Shoplifter 'threatens to stab' Dunedin shop staff
A man was arrested for allegedly threatening staff at a Dunedin store with physical violence if they did not get theft charges against him dropped.
Protesters hold 'narrow world view' - drone-maker
Protesters hold 'narrow world view' - drone-maker
Protesters may have disrupted the national aerospace conference in Christchurch on Wednesday, but a drone-maker says the civilian and military aerospace sectors benefit each other and that is a good thing for NZ.
Former All Black selling multimillion-dollar 'trophy farm'
Former All Black selling multimillion-dollar 'trophy farm'
Crusaders great Sam Whitelock and his wife, Hannah, have put their farm on the market for sale.
Sex assailant lured woman with fake modelling job
Sex assailant lured woman with fake modelling job
A young woman lured by the promise of a modelling career overseas ended up being sexually assaulted by a man posing as a talent agent.