Parnell locals threaten to glamp in protest at Erebus memorial
A group of Parnell residents may glamp on the site of a planned national Erebus memorial in an attempt to stop construction, which begins next...
Covid-19 update: KFC worker the latest community case in NZ
There has been one new community case reported today - a KFC worker who was on a shift at the Botany Downs store earlier this...
Pfizer-BioNTech testing booster of their COVID-19 vaccine in new trial
Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE said on Thursday they are testing a third dose of their COVID-19 vaccine to better understand the immune response against...
Netanyahu: Only response to Iran is sanctions, military threat
Netanyahu also emphasized his close relationships with Democrats and Republicans, and that he has criticized both when he felt their policies were not in Israel’s...
US carries airstrike on Iranian-backed militia target in Syria – Pentagon
US President Joe Biden on Thursday directed US military airstrikes in eastern Syria against facilities belonging to what the Pentagon said were Iran-backed militia, in...
Contacts of latest Covid-19 case ‘paying a price for everyone’ – PM
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says there are "many, many people" being treated as contacts of the latest community case of Covid-19, but the government is...
Firsthand accounts of the February 2011 earthquake: ‘What the hell has happened to my city’
Warning: This story contains first-hand accounts of the Christchurch 2011 earthquake that may be distressing for some readers. Some have probably told their stories many...
Archaeologists dive into exploring old shipwreck at Whitianga
After more than 180 years resting in Whitianga Harbour, the HMS Buffalo shipwreck will be explored by archeologists. A painting of the wreck of the...
MediaWorks admits ‘organisational failure’ over racist radio broadcast
MediaWorks has conceded a controverisal exchange in which host John Banks and a caller condemned "stone age Māori culture" - broadcast on Magic Talk in...
Prisoner who raped and assaulted cellmate gets preventative detention sentence
A prisoner who raped and assaulted his cellmate repeatedly and threatened to kill him has been given a preventative detention sentence and must serve a...
Kentucky to become first US state to adopt IHRA definition of antisemitism
In a historic moment, both bodies of the Kentucky Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a state resolution to condemn antisemitism as defined by the International...
55 years after execution in Syria, Israeli spy Eli Cohen makes headlines
Russian news giant RT recently released a video it says shows Eli Cohen, the famous Israeli spy, walking in a Damascus street. The video, unclear...
US airstrikes Iranian-backed militia facilities in Syria – Pentagon
US President Joe Biden has directed military airstrikes in eastern Syria against facilities belonging to what the Pentagon said were Iran-backed militia, after rocket attacks...
Dutch parliament: China’s treatment of Uighurs is genocide
The Dutch parliament on Thursday passed a non-binding motion saying the treatment of the Uighur Muslim minority in China amounts to genocide, the first such...
Man dies after being shot by police in Papatoetoe yesterday
A man who died last night after a shooting incident in Papatoetoe was shot by police three times. Photo: RNZ / Simon Rogers He was...
Moderna is developing booster shot for new coronavirus variants
Moderna Inc said on Wednesday it is working with US government scientists to study an experimental booster shot that targets a concerning new variant of...
26-year-old with COVID-19 dies suddenly in his home
A second young victim, 23, died later from the virus. Shaare Tzedek coronavirus unit (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM) A 26-year-old man from Jerusalem with...
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