A Canadian has been arrested after Customs officers found 15kg of meth in his luggage at Auckland Airport.

Parents have been asked to watch for symptoms of food poisoning after students ate the mouldy meal.

A self-described independent news site editor is one of four Australians charged over alleged involvement in a satanic child sex abuse material ring.

An out-of-control bushfire is threatening homes and properties in Western Australia, and residents are being warned to leave now or put their lives in danger.

Police Commissioner Richard Chambers says he is determined there will never be a repeat of the "group think" and closed ranks that led to members of the senior executive blocking an investigation into disgraced former deputy commissioner Jevon McSkimming.

Thousands have turned out to pay tribute to the victims of Hong Kong's deadliest fire in more than 75 years.