Swimmer prises crocodile from head after attack
A man has escaped with minor injuries after reportedly prising the jaws of a crocodile off his head during an attack in far north Queensland.
Senior NZ First MP Tracey Martin resigns
Senior NZ First MP Tracey Martin resigns
Senior New Zealand First MP and former minister Tracey Martin has resigned from the party, saying it "no longer reflects my values".
Brockville crash driver does a runner
Brockville crash driver does a runner
Police are searching for a person who crashed a car into a hedge and ran from the scene in Dunedin this evening.
The South Today bulletin: Thursday, January 28
The South Today bulletin: Thursday, January 28
The South Today bulletin: Thursday, January 28
Taieri Island after rain
Taieri Island after rain
I snapped this on my way home yesterday after a downpour.
Zoey is a keen Highlanders supporter
Zoey is a keen Highlanders supporter
Malachi and his dog Zoey getting ready for the upcoming Highlanders season.
Australia extends travel bubble suspension
Australia extends travel bubble suspension
Australia won't allow quarantine-free travel from New Zealand for at least another three days after two more community cases of Covid-19 were discovered across the Tasman.
Aon employee leaves job after online death threat
Aon employee leaves job after online death threat
Major insurance broker Aon NZ has confirmed one of its employees no longer works for the company after a Wellington City councillor received an online death threat.
Breastfeeding mum asked to move away from pool
Breastfeeding mum asked to move away from pool
A mother of two was left "shocked" after she was told by a lifeguard to move while breastfeeding her child on the side of a pool.
Comedy great Cloris Leachman dies at 94
Comedy great Cloris Leachman dies at 94
US actress Cloris Leachman, who won eight Emmys for her work on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and other TV programmes and an Oscar, has died at the age of 94.
New isolation rules instated, father and daughter back in MIQ
New isolation rules instated, father and daughter back in MIQ
All returnees in managed isolation will stay in their rooms after receiving their day 12 test until the end of their time in quarantine, Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins says.
Teen planned to imitate Chch mosque attacks in Singapore
Teen planned to imitate Chch mosque attacks in Singapore
A Singapore youth has been caught after planning to carry out copycat attacks at two mosques on the March 15 anniversary of the Christchurch terrorist attacks.
Eco-friendly car import standard legislation this year
Eco-friendly car import standard legislation this year
The Government has highlighted plans to move on its election promises to clean up transport emissions.
Man denies Wellington music scene sex assaults
Man denies Wellington music scene sex assaults
A man has pleaded not guilty to multiple charges of sexual violation following an investigation into sexual assaults in the Wellington music scene.
Tanzania leader says 'God will protect' from Covid-19
Tanzania leader says 'God will protect' from Covid-19
Tanzania's leader says the African country doesn't need a Covid lockdown because God would protect his people, and homespun precautions are better than dangerous foreign vaccines.
Amazon biome hurtling toward 'death spiral'
Amazon biome hurtling toward 'death spiral'
An area the size of Israel was deforested in the Amazon biome last year as destruction surged 21% in the region spanning nine countries that's home to the world's largest rainforest, a conservation group says.
English lockdown may last until at least March
English lockdown may last until at least March
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has indicated the Covid-19 lockdown in England would last until March 8 when schools could start to reopen as the govt announced new measures to clamp down on travel to and from Britain.
Activists lock themselves to tracks to block coal train
Activists lock themselves to tracks to block coal train
Climate activists locked themselves to the railway tracks at the Dunedin Railway Station blocking a train transporting coal this morning.
Biden takes 'bold' climate steps
Biden takes 'bold' climate steps
US President Joe Biden has signed a raft of executive actions to combat climate change as he pursues green policies he billed as a boon to the economy.
New Auckland cases an adult, child with South African strain
New Auckland cases an adult, child with South African strain
The two new Auckland Covid cases in the community have the same South African strain of the virus as the Northland woman infected at the Pullman Hotel.