Associate Prof Linn Hoffmann boarded a research vessel to study marine phytoplankton in the Southern Ocean

A parent of a teen who eats only plain foods including bread, crackers and pasta says it's terrifying to learn restrictive diets can cause permanent vision loss.

Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi is reportedly to be moved to house arrest, more than five years after the military ousted the civilian government she led and jailed the Nobel laureate.

Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla wrapped up their four-day state visit to the US today.

The US has invited NZ to join forces with a number of other countries to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.