Christchurch's biggest Holden dealer is bracing itself for life without the iconic vehicle brand.

Doctors fear the coronavirus Covid-19 will hit NZ at the same time as the winter flu season, stretching health services and hospitals to breaking point.

The man suspected of shooting dead nine people in a German town before killing himself and his mother posted a manifesto online including conspiracy theories and deeply racist views, prosecutors say.

The streets of South Korea's fourth-largest city have been abandoned after dozens of people caught the coronavirus in what the authorities say was a "super-spreading event" at a church.