Police throw the book at new gang chapters in Ōpōtiki
Police have charged two youth and four adults, following search warrants in Ōpōtiki on Friday. Seven search warrants were executed by Eastern Bay of Plenty...
Searches continue for missing woman Erika, Queenstown
Efforts are ongoing as searches continue for missing 47-year-old Erika Rodrigues Coelho near Queenstown. Erika is a Brazilian national currently residing in Queenstown. Police were...
France to deploy troops and air defences to Saudi Arabia
France will send military personnel, radar equipment and air-defence systems to Saudi Arabia to help protect the strategic Red Sea oil hub of Yanbu...
New Councillors appointed to Game Animal Council
Hunting and Fishing Minister James Meager has appointed Lisa Chase and Simon Cameron to the Game Animal Council (GAC) for one-year terms beginning on...
Trans-Tasman week of action results in arrests and drug seizures
A concoction of addictive and harmful substances was seized in our communities and at the border as part of a week of action on...
Rogue OpenAI agent breaches Australian government system
A rogue OpenAI AI agent breached an Australian government website in June and gained access to non-public information, in what cybersecurity experts describe as...
Xi arrives for Washington summit with Trump
US President Donald Trump personally welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to Joint Base Andrews with a military flyover, honour guard and 100-foot red carpet,...
US court clears warrantless phone searches at border
US border agents now have powers to search travellers' phones without a warrant or even reasonable suspicion. A US court ruled Customs and Border Protection...
Man charged with murder in Blockhouse Bay homicide investigation
A man has been arrested in the ongoing Blockhouse Bay homicide investigation. Operation Falconer commenced last month, after 21-year-old Star Sami was critically wounded on...
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Ethiopia faces return to war as fighting spreads
The federal army says it killed 272 regional fighters in a counteroffensive. Fighting has escalated between Ethiopian troops and Tigrayan...
Iran offers Trump deal before US election
Tehran says it could reopen the Strait of Hormuz within days if Washington lifts its blockade and returns to...
Ukrainian man stabs five at Polish convent
A Ukrainian man has stabbed five people at a Catholic convent in southeastern Poland, killing a priest, according to...
Germany sets 2045 deadline to end fossil fuel use
Germany has unveiled a plan to eliminate coal, oil and gas from its energy system by 2045, pressing ahead...
Tigray forces seize airport as Ethiopia faces renewed civil war fears
Fears of another major conflict in Ethiopia are intensifying after forces in the northern Tigray region reportedly seized Mekelle...
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NPC 2026 Round 9: Auckland 34-40 Manawatu
Manawatu have beaten Auckland 34-40 in their Round 9 NPC 2026 clash at Eden...
