The search for a Dunedin fisherman who went missing on Lake Wakatipu at the weekend is continuing.Martin Peter Suttie, 37, had been fishing near the shore, near Glenorchy, and was reported missing about 3.20pm on Sunday. A team... […]

There are two new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand today. Both cases are in managed isolation and tested positive on day three of their stay. The first case is a man in his 60s who arrived from Pakistan on July 10. He is at the... […]

A confidential settlement has been reached between the Herald's publisher NZME and Māori Party co-leader John Tamihere over comments made by broadcaster Mike Hosking.Proceedings were filed in the High Court last year alleging... […]

By RNZ National's first female leader and the country's first female prime minister Dame Jenny Shipley says Judith Collins becoming leader is significant in New Zealand politics."She may well be the fourth woman prime minister... […]

Police are searching for an 8-year-old girl from Hamilton who has not been seen since last night.Police say the child, Reece, was last seen on Tuesday night in the company of friends.She has short dark hair and was wearing colourful... […]

Press gallery reporters covering the dramatic leadership changes inside the National Party received an unexpected show of kindness by a random member of the public last night. As reporters waited with bated breath for any word of... […]

The walking track to Cape Kidnappers' famous gannet colony will reopen in the coming months, more than a year and a half after a huge landslip nearby injured two tourists.The Department of Conservation and Hastings District Council... […]

For Amber and Hayley Jarden, life was always a hilarious adventure with their Dad who would always be keen to take them exploring.Dave Jarden, together with friend Bibi Farida Ali, died after his Mercedes station wagon they were... […]

Winston Peters says he has serious concerns for Todd Muller's mental health.The New Zealand First leader told The Country he has a lot of time for Muller and wishes him the very best."In this case, I'm told he had a serious breakdown.... […]

A Queenstown man accused of escaping from hotel quarantine in Hamilton to buy beer and wine has reappeared in court today.Instead of spending his last four nights at the Distinction Hotel, 52-year-old Martin James McVicar has been... […]

By RNZ The criteria for Covid-19 testing has changed again and doctors are being urged to swab high-risk patients who are more likely to get critically ill from Covid-19.People getting tested can also now ask for a throat swab,... […]

The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found an officer was justified in shooting and wounding a man armed with an air pistol at Flaxmere Primary School.On December 17, 2019, police went to the school in response to a report... […]

Auckland Mayor Phil Goff is signalling a 3.5 per cent rates increase, despite a majority of Aucklanders saying they want rates to rise by 2.5 per cent or less."We need to match our spending to our reduced incomes," Goff said ahead... […]

Neighbours say screams were heard last night when a Christchurch home went up in flames.An 8-month-old girl and a 10-year-old boy died after the fire, in the Vivian St, Burwood neighbourhood.Two others in the home when the fire... […]

A Polish man who is one of a global group accused of a multimillion-dollar drug and money-laundering conspiracy has had three of his four charges dropped.Patryk Lukasik, 43, was extradited from Germany to New Zealand in 2019 after... […]

If there is another outbreak of Covid-19 in New Zealand separate regions would be moved up alert levels to try contain it.The Covid-19 response framework was announced by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern this morning."It is designed... […]

By Anneke Smith of RNZ Significant changes are afoot in the country's largest and busiest court as a special group finalises its recommendations to make the justice system more efficient.The district court all but shut its doors... […]

Both southbound lanes on the Hawke's Bay Expressway were covered with diesel after a spill on Tuesday night.Emergency services were called to State Highway 2, near Frimley, about 9.15pm on Tuesday.A Fire and Emergency New Zealand... […]

Guards from an Australian detention centre have gone into isolation after going to a pub that is now the source of a Covid-19 outbreak.Twenty-one coronavirus cases are linked to the outbreak at the Sydney pub, where as many as 30... […]

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South Africa's Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Gwede Mantashe and his wife have tested positive for COVID-19, said the government on Tuesday night. […]

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Tuesday confirmed 4,244 new cases of COVID-19 and 2,103 people are currently hospitalized, both at record levels. […]

China's summer grain output reached a historic high of 142.81 million tonnes this year, up 0.9 percent from last year, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Wednesday. […]

China strongly opposes and condemns U.S. President Donald Trump's signing of the so-called "Hong Kong Autonomy Act,” China’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement released on Wednesday. […]

Zhang Weili has pledged to "go beyond herself" as she prepares for likely her fiercest challenge yet in the Octagon. […]

Also, a raft of recent survey data showed economic activity gathering momentum, suggesting China's uncompromising approach to tackling the coronavirus pandemic is starting to pay dividends. […]

The Security Council held an in-person meeting on Tuesday at UN Headquarters in New York, the first of its kind since mid-March when COVID-19 forced the council to convene virtually. […]

A hotel that collapsed on March 7 in Quanzhou, Fujian province, killing 29 people, was an illegal building that violated renovation and reinforcement rules, authorities said on Tuesday. […]

Hundreds of sailors and civilian fire crews are continuing to quell the blaze on amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard for the third day in a row Tuesday at Naval Base San Diego in California。 […]

Passenger flights between China and France have been reduced to two flights per week, with each country operating one flight, as France implemented flight restrictions for Chinese airlines from Monday, according to the country's aviation regulator. […]

Beijing reported no new confirmed domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases Tuesday, the municipal health commission said Wednesday. […]

With the rising water of Changjiang River about to flow over the embankment near Poyang County, armed police troops came to join the flood control operations that built a 1,500-meter-long and 1.5-meter-high barrier on the embankment. […]

The U.S. government has rescinded a new rule that could have denied international students their stay in the country if they only attend online courses in the coming fall semester, a federal judge in Boston, Massachusetts said Tuesday. […]

For this year's celebration, the military parade, which traditionally attracted huge crowds, was cancelled for the first time since 1945 and replaced by a downsized defile in the Place de la Concorde square in central Paris. […]

The Trump administration on Tuesday abandoned a plan that would have forced out tens of thousands of foreign students following widespread condemnation of the move and pressure from colleges and major businesses. […]

U.S. biotech company Moderna plans to begin its final phase of testing for its COVID-19 vaccine on July 27, according to details posted Tuesday on government database clinicaltrials.gov. […]

A sixth-grade student was at the center of a controversy recently after his research paper won him a third prize in the China Adolescents Science and Technology Innovation Contest. […]

Consumer confidence regained ground in China as work resumption greatly advanced by the middle of the year and more people are expected to increase spending over the next three months, a report by UBS Securities said on Tuesday. […]

A total of 19 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland Tuesday, the National Health Commission said Wednesday. […]

China's civil aviation industry had maintained 118 months of continuous safe flight operations by June, according to the country's civil aviation authorities. […]

Cricket Australia releases the fixtures for the BBL and WBBL, with both competitions set for lengthy seasons. […]

Queensland's southern border is again experiencing significant congestion, with police checking every vehicle with a New South Wales number plate and warning of delays of more than 90 minutes. […]

As the number of COVID-19 cases in Victoria and New South Wales grows, the AFL approaches the Queensland Government about shifting teams north of the border. […]

Asked why black Americans are still being killed by police, the US president says: "So are white people." […]

The president says he has also signed a bill to impose sanctions on Chinese officials over Hong Kong. […]

Her body was found several days after she went missing last week during a boating trip with her son. […]

Charlotte Tyrer, 25, makes portraits of celebrities to keep herself busy during lockdown. […]

The pandemic brought Egypt's tourism industry to a virtual halt, affecting millions of livelihoods. […]

President Trump says postal ballots lead to widespread fraud - but what evidence is there? […]

Dalit scholar Anand Teltumbde turns 70 in a Mumbai prison amid growing calls to free him. […]

Nearly every country will see their populations fall as the world has fewer babies. […]

Valentina Milanova launched a tampon with built-in pain relief to take on the multinationals. […]

A BBC investigation exposes chronic failures in the health system in one of the poorest areas. […]

With the short-video app already banned in India, Sophia Smith Galer looks at whether the UK or the US could be next. […]

The photographer's work returns to London on a massive scale. […]

The 87-year-old undergoes a procedure to clean out a bile duct stent in Baltimore's hospital. […]

Chelsea manager Frank Lampard says he "wants more" from his team but it "can wait" as their pursuit to secure a Champions League spot is given a boost by a […]

With no clear path to reopening, New York's boxing gyms fear they may never return after the pandemic. […]

Hundreds protest against President Lukashenko, as two main election rivals are barred from running. […]

A Michigan officer kills a man suspected of stabbing someone who chided him for not wearing a mask. […]

Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho calls for clarity over Financial Fair Play after Manchester City's European ban is overturned. […]

Foreign students had been told they were at risk if their classes moved online during the pandemic. […]

The government is also banning telecoms firms from buying new Huawei 5G kit after 31 December. […]