Cora Weiss was one of the most prominent figures in the United States peace movement in the 1960s and was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize several times.
Five European allies have blamed Russia for killing Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny using toxin from poison dart frogs while he was held in an Arctic penal colony.
After a public outcry, the government is imposing a two-year ban on taking shellfish from rockpools north of Auckland - and the minister in charge is blaming migrant communities.
Christchurch City Council is looking at bringing in drinking water as supermarkets sell out, after a boil water notice for bacteria contamination was sent to tens of thousands of residents.
An Ōtorohanga resident has described a dramatic rescue after he woke to find himself waist-deep in floodwater. And man has died after becoming submerged in a car at Puketotara.