New crew for ISS
New crew for ISS
A new crew has arrived at the International Space Station after Nasa brought the previous team home early because of a medical issue.
Dancing dragon heralds Lunar New Year
Dancing dragon heralds Lunar New Year
Children interact with a dragon as traditional dragon dancers perform during a Lunar New Year procession showcasing traditional Chinese arts and performances.
Ukraine ‘ready for agreement’
Ukraine ‘ready for agreement’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said yesterday peace negotiations with Russia were not failing because of a lack of willingness on Kyiv’s part.
Mixed progress for looted treasure
Mixed progress for looted treasure
The decision by Cambridge University to return looted Nigerian sculptures puts other British institutions in the spotlight, Barnaby Phillips, of The Observer, writes.
Is Tehran actually holding any cards?
Is Tehran actually holding any cards?
Ruth Michaelson, of The Observer, makes sense of Iran’s last point of leverage: highly enriched uranium that may or may not exist.
Serious crash in Christchurch
Serious crash in Christchurch
Emergency services are currently at the scene of a single-vehicle crash in Heaton St in Merivale, Christchurch, between Allister Ave and Circuit St.
Political cowardice at the ‘Post’
Political cowardice at the ‘Post’
This month, 300 of The Washington Post’s journalists lost their jobs, apparently sacrificed to owner Jeff Bezos’ plan to keep Donald Trump happy.
World in pictures
World in pictures
Recent photographs from Reuters.
Obituary: Cora Weiss, activist
Obituary: Cora Weiss, activist
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.
Obituary: dedicated to building the South
Obituary: dedicated to building the South
With an innate ability for machinery and engineering in the blood, Stew MacLeod had a hand in thousands of projects across Otago and New Zealand.
Obituary: Ludwig Minelli, Dignitas founder
Obituary: Ludwig Minelli, Dignitas founder
The founder of Swiss right-to-die organisation Dignitas, Ludwig Minelli, died as one might expect: through assisted suicide.
Seymour wants a smaller government
Seymour wants a smaller government
ACT leader David Seymour has pushed for a smaller govt, rejected Treaty "division" and vowed to keep Labour, the Greens and Te Pāti Māori from power.
European allies say Navalny poisoned by dart frog toxin
European allies say Navalny poisoned by dart frog toxin
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.
Wild weather: state of emergency for 3 districts
Wild weather: state of emergency for 3 districts
Heavy rain and severe gales are forecast to batter parts of NZ as far south as North Canterbury.
Heavy rain warning for upper South Is
Heavy rain warning for upper South Is
Heavy rain and severe gales are forecast to batter parts of NZ as far south as North Canterbury.
Taking shellfish from Auckland rockpools banned
Taking shellfish from Auckland rockpools banned
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.
Wellington Water boss resigns over sewage disaster
Wellington Water boss resigns over sewage disaster
The chair of Wellington Water has resigned following a 'disastrous' fault at the Moa Point treatment plant.
Christchurch council may bring in drinking water
Christchurch council may bring in drinking water
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.
Boil water notice for Christchurch suburbs
Boil water notice for Christchurch suburbs
Christchurch residents in eastern suburbs are being warned to boil their water due to bacteria contamination.
Calls for dedicated Cook Strait rescue tug
Calls for dedicated Cook Strait rescue tug
Not having a dedicated open-ocean rescue tug for Cook Strait is putting lives and economic lifelines in peril, authorities say.