Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she has a "bit of a sore head", three days after she tested positive for Covid-19.Ardern was sent to home isolation when her partner Clarke Gayford contracted the virus last week, and on Saturday... […]

Originally published by Māori Television Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori (the Māori Language Commission) told Te Ao with Moana this week that Google didn't have the right technology to fulfil promises made in a 2017... […]

By Amy Williams of RNZ The Children's Commissioner says a spike in young people behind the wheel in ram raids is being created by families living in a "total state of hopelessness".Judge Frances Eivers says child welfare and... […]

Less than one in five people are eligible for a free flu vaccine but the Government says it's well prepared for any possible outbreak this winter.The Herald has learned 18.1 per cent of people are eligible for a free flu vaccine.... […]

A "renowned" dentist allegedly flouted lockdown rules and performed extractions and dental implants on patients in the early months of New Zealand's Covid-19 outbreak.The treatments did not qualify as urgent or emergency care, the... […]

New Zealand On Air has been labelled out of touch and wasteful for awarding $200,000 of taxpayer money on a documentary about Green MP Chlöe Swarbrick.The Act Party said Swarbrick should reject any role in the publicly-funded documentary.... […]

A Corrections officer has been charged by police after an incident in which an inmate died in a mental health unit at an Auckland prison.The Herald can reveal the officer will appear in the Auckland District Court on Tuesday charged... […]

An email sent by the Southern DHB chief executive acknowledging the hard work of staff on International Nurses Day is at the centre of controversy - because he didn't actually write it. Screenshots of the message sent to nurses... […]

A young woman who broke into a house before cooking a meal and taking a bath has been given a gentle telling off by a judge.The woman and her then partner broke into the Takaka home in Golden Bay last May.Once inside they cooked... […]

Over a third of cars on the road will be electric or hybrid - and high-emitting vehicles will be banned - under a significant plan unveiled by the Government.The $4.5 billion in funding announced today will help reduce global warming... […]

A mother said she was "scared for [her] life" as she watched an estimated 300 Black Power gang members drive through the central streets of Whakatāne today.The procession followed a tangi for a senior member, understood to... […]

Aversion to vaccines due to anti-vax views in response to Covid is a worry, the West Coast District Health Board has heard.Board members heard at their meeting last week a new vaccine mandate had been implemented for health staff."All... […]

Police have been cleared of any fault after a man's self-inflicted death after his arrest.At the time of his death, William Hurae Te Omeka Bell was bailed to his home and had been arguing with his long-term partner, with those arguments... […]

OPINION: Is the long-term damage that can be caused by a win-at-all-cost approach to sport really worth it?This is the question that a lot of us will be asking today with the release of the findings from a review into high-performance... […]

Wellington Airport's latest financial results show the company has returned to profit despite a "rollercoaster" 12 months for the aviation sector. This year's annual review and financial results paint a picture of recovery. The... […]

• Content warning In the hours between when Elizabeth Zhong was reported missing and the gruesome discovery of her body in the boot of her own vehicle, police twice spotted Freda Tang slowly driving by the businesswoman's... […]

A quality 46-room hotel is planned for a prime location in Paraparaumu Beach.The Kāpiti Coast District Council has sold joint plots at 26-29 Marine Parade, which were acquired in 2019 to support growth and development, to experienced... […]

The Government's long-awaited plan to tackle greenhouse gas emissions will see over a third of cars on the road be electric or hybrid and high-emitting vehicles banned, but experts have questioned the lack of action around agriculture.... […]

Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson says "we must do better, and we must change" , after the recently released report on Cycling NZ following the death of Olivia Podmore. Robertson is stepping in for PM Jacinda Ardern at this... […]

An Auckland woman is desperate to find her brother who disappeared weeks ago after being discharged from a mental health facility.Manukau resident Jamie Way, 53, turned up at his sister Tracey's house on April 15 in a state of mental... […]

A key river improvement program was launched in the Yangtze River Delta region on Monday, with China fast-tracking its water conservancy project construction. […]

A China-Europe freight train loaded with 2,600 metric tons of white sugar left Nanning International Railway Port of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region for Almaty, Kazakhstan on Sunday. […]

An around 40-centimeter-long finless porpoise was stranded in the shallow water at the Nanyangzhou coast of the Yueyang Linxiang section of the Yangtze River in Hunan Province on Saturday. […]

In the picturesque terrace fields in Tongzi County, Southwest China's Guizhou Province, farmers are busy plowing, fertilizing, and transplanting rice seedlings. […]

Shanghai has basically cut off community transmission of COVID-19 in 15 districts and launched a three-phase plan to restore production and life to normal. […]

Photo shows a miniature of the Bell and Drum Tower in Xi'an with thousands of parts made by Zhang Xin, an amateur of Chinese handcraft, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, May 16, 2022. […]

Chinese scientists have developed a mosaic nanoparticle candidate COVID-19 vaccine that can protect against the infections of COVID-19 variants. […]

The Asian elephant Molly, suspected of being abused and forced to perform for several years, has journeyed back to its birthplace Kunming Zoo in southwest China’s Yunnan Province on Monday, said Henan Provincial Forestry Bureau. […]

Photo shows a waterfall in Feiwu (flying mist) Cave, a karst landform, at Bowang Mountain Scenic Spot, Yibin City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 12, 2022. […]

A ship loaded with over 4,000 electric cars produced by U.S. automaker Tesla's Shanghai Gigafactory left a Shanghai port for Belgium on Sunday. […]

The cross-harbor section of the East Rail Line commenced full operation on Sunday. Over 2,000 passengers boarded the train that left the Exhibition Center Station at 5:25 am on Sunday to celebrate the line's full opening. […]

Russia will strengthen its border with Finland if NATO's striking weapons are deployed in Finland, Viktor Bondarev, chairman of the Defense and Security Committee of the Federation Council, said Sunday. […]

China's Shanghai has cut off the community transmission of COVID-19 in 15 out of its 16 districts, according to a press conference on epidemic prevention and control held Monday. […]

China's economy is expected to recover gradually as the country achieves major anti-epidemic outcomes and pro-growth policies take effects, Fu Linghui, spokesperson for the National Bureau of Statistics, said Monday. […]

Matt Doyon is an English teacher from Canada. He joined the neighborhood’s voluntary delivery team in Shanghai with strong eagerness to do something in his time off from online lecturing. […]

A seven-year-old severe COVID-19 patient was discharged from the Children's Hospital of Fudan University on Sunday, said the hospital. […]

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was appalled by Saturday's killing of 10 people in a vile act of racist violent extremism in Buffalo, New York, his deputy spokesman said Sunday. […]

People watch a full moon rising behind the Temple of Poseidon, before a lunar eclipse in Cape Sounion, near Athens, Greece, May 15, 2022. […]

A 35-meter-high guitar sculpture was lit up on Thursday at the guitar-themed square in Zhengan County, Zunyi City, Guizhou Prov […]

Shanghai reported 69 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 infections and 869 asymptomatic cases on Sunday, according to the official WeChat account of the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission. […]

The alliance begins one of its largest military exercises, as Finland and Sweden seek to join. […]

He has made history, becoming the country's president for the second time in a competitive vote. […]

Sinn Féin President Mary-Lou McDonald says Boris Johnson did not give straight answers during a tough meeting. […]

The chain opened in Moscow in 1990 as the Soviet Union was opening its economy to Western brands. […]

This is the eighth sandstorm to sweep through the country since mid-April, hospitalising hundreds. […]

The FIA was right to enforce jewellery rules but could have taken a "different approach" to get its message across, says ex-F1 driver Alex Wurz. […]

Jurgen Klopp says the booing of the national anthem by Liverpool fans before their FA Cup final victory against Chelsea is “not something I […]

US prosecutors accuse Herlinda Bobadilla, 61, of smuggling tonnes of cocaine from Honduras to the US. […]

Quentin Sommerville and cameraman Darren Conway visit the edge of Izyum, where Russians forces are concentrated. […]

Russian forces making slow progress around Ukraine's eastern Donbas region amid strong Ukrainian resistance. […]

The rival Christian Lebanese Forces party, which has ties to Saudi Arabia, says it won five seats. […]

Chelsea defender Andreas Christensen declared himself not ready to play on the morning of Saturday's FA Cup final defeat by Liverpool. […]

The attack reportedly killed a number of Taliban fighters in a resistance stronghold in the north. […]

Ten people were killed in Saturday's attack - described by Buffalo's police chief as a racist hate crime. […]

Tiger Woods returns to Southern Hills, where he won the 2007 US PGA Championship, feeling "stronger" than during last month's Masters. […]

Italian police say pro-Russian hackers targeted the contest, which was won by Ukraine. […]

Timur Miroshnychenko tells BBC Breakfast he hopes the country will be able to host next year. […]

Winning the Premier League is more difficult than winning the Champions League, says Southampton boss Ralph Hasenhuttl. […]

The military has been ordered to intervene as a wave of Covid cases sweeps the unvaccinated country. […]

Masks are no longer required on many EU flights, but countries including Germany, Italy and Spain keep the rule. […]