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Global oil prices surge to highest since 2023

The escalating US-Israeli war against Iran is disrupting energy supplies from the Middle East. Oil prices hit a two-and-a-half year high on Friday as the...

Trump demands ‘unconditional surrender’ from Iran

The US will pick a “great and acceptable” leader for the Middle East country afterwards, the president has said. US President Donald Trump has ruled...

Attempted ram raid: Police make arrest and recover firearm

A teenager’s failed bid to ram raid a Far North supermarket has tallied up into a list of serious charges. Police responded after 2.40am Thursday...

US strikes Iranian drone carrier (Video)

The Central Command has shared footage of explosions onboard the large vessel. The US Central Command (CENTCOM) has released a video of what it said...

Petrol prices break $3 barrier

The cost of petrol has climbed sharply across parts of New Zealand, with 95-octane fuel now topping $3 a litre in areas including Kapiti,...

Labour edges ahead as National slips in latest poll

Labour has inched further ahead of National in the latest Taxpayers’ Union-Curia Poll, with the opposition party gaining ground while the governing party records...

Government advances plan to replace census with ‘annual population data system’ by 2030

The Government has moved a major overhaul of New Zealand’s census system a step closer, with the New Zealand Parliament giving first reading approval...

Massey Uni spends $156K on ’20 buck’ kumara patch

The Taxpayers' Union has revealed a Massey University research project involving a kūmara garden, claiming a small cultivation plot cost taxpayers $156,132 and questioning...

Former National MP joins The Opportunities Party over pay equity dispute

Former MP Jackie Blue has resigned from the National Party, saying the government’s handling of pay equity legislation was the decisive factor behind her...



New Australian study links excess deaths to Covid jab rollout

A newly published paper by Ralph Lataster from University of Sydney has intensified debate over Australia’s post-pandemic mortality trends...

Hungary seizes gold and cash linked to ‘Ukraine war mafia’

Budapest is accusing Kiev of blocking the transit of Russian oil in order to spark a crisis ahead of...

Iran claims it forced US aircraft carrier to retreat

Tehran says the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group relocated more than 1,000 km after being targeted with attacks. Iran claims...

Cuba regime change ‘a question of time’ – Trump

The US could target Havana after military operations in the Middle East are over, the American president has said. Regime...

‘Who Gave You the Right?’: Dubai billionaire slams Trump for dragging Gulf states into Iran War

Dubai blllionaire Khalaf Ahmad Al-Habtoor has issued a strongly worded open letter to Donald Trump, accusing the US president...

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