Two women who were killed in a crash involving a truck and several other vehicles south of Christchurch over the weekend have been named. They were Fox McCrossin, 58, and her wife, Joan McCrossin, 56, of Victoria, Australia, police... […]

The community of a popular new suburban Napier cafe is rallying around its owners after a burglary which mean the shop was unable to open on Tuesday.Ethan Phillips, co-owner of Empire Coffee Roasters, fronting Allan Berry Ave in... […]

Auckland firearm holders have multiple opportunities to hand-in their prohibited firearms and parts up until the amnesty and buy-back ends on 20 December 2019. […]

NZEI Te Riu Roa has welcomed the direction of the Tomorrow's Schools reforms announced today. President Lynda Stuart said it was great to see that the Treaty of Waitangi and the rights of the child were underpinning the changes. […]

An educational truck aimed at teaching people about New Zealand's history has arrived in Hawke's Bay. The Tuia Mātauranga roadshow is being run as an educational component to Tuia-Encounters 250, the commemoration of James... […]

Palliative care workers have joined last-minute pleas against a voluntary euthanasia bill as politicians look likely to pass the legislation at its final vote in Parliament. Act Leader David Seymour's fiercely debated End of Life... […]

The Council’s building team has been praised for its work following its accreditation assessment to continue issuing building consents. […]

A much-loved Ponsonby pub was robbed last night by masked men armed with a gun and a machete.Grand Central on Ponsonby Rd was holding an open mic night last night, with about five regulars and two bar staff still in the bar when... […]

Test your brains with the Herald's afternoon quiz. Be sure to check on nzherald.co.nz tomorrow for another trivia fix. Android users please click here ‌ To challenge yourself with more quizzes, CLICK HERE. […]

"Today’s update of the Infrastructure Pipeline is a sign that the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission - Te Waihanga is making good progress and we look forward to more government agencies, councils, and council-controlled organisations contributing to […]

The defence at a high-profile Dunedin murder trial has questioned the Crown's key witness.Dr Venod Skantha is charged with murdering 16-year-old Amber-Rose Rush, who was stabbed in her bed at her Corstorphine home on February 2... […]

A body has been pulled from a vehicle submerged in a stream near Te Kuiti today.Police were notified about a vehicle partly underwater in the Mangaokewa Stream at Rangitoto Rd at about 10.30am.Police have since recovered a body... […]

Secondary principals are glad to see that sector feedback is reflected in the Our Schooling Futures: Stronger Together report by the Tomorrow’s Schools Independent Taskforce, released today. […]

The New Zealand Government is sending 21 firefighters to Australia to help fight the more than 100 "devastating" fires that are ranging in Queensland and other parts of the country. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said she had been... […]

State Highway 1 Mangaharakeke Stream Bridge north of Atiamuri village in the Waikato will be closed for six days from 2 December for urgent repairs, with traffic detoured via SH32 and SH30. […]

The trial of murder accused Shane Claude Roberts has been further adjourned in the High Court at Rotorua.The adjournment until tomorrow came an hour after Edinburgh-based neurological pathologist Professor Colin Smith began his... […]

How do you stop satellites slamming into each other? Or check, from space, how a big earthquake has just warped our coastlines?They're some of the questions scientists will tackle in six space-focused projects that each just won... […]

The long-serving Santa whose controversial comments about women got him sacked from the Auckland Santa Parade last year will not be featuring in this year's parade down Queen St.Neville Baker, who played the jolly fat man for five... […]

Please attribute to Detective Craig Lattimore, Christchurch: Christchurch Police are appealing for information following an aggravated robbery at a service station on Bealey Avenue, Christchurch. […]

Grace Millane died from "pressure on the neck" and her body had several bruises, a pathologist has told the murder trial today.Of "significance" was bruising on the left side of Millane's neck, forensic pathologist Dr Simon Stables... […]

Thailand observed the annual Loy Krathong festival on Monday. […]

Though separated by oceans and continents, China and Brazil have fostered deepening bilateral cooperation over the years, especially in investment, trade and finance. […]

After working as a principal at a top school in a prosperous province, it was not an easy decision to pack up and move to a rural high school in an impoverished area - especially when you have just retired. […]

At least 12 people were killed and 28 injured in a collision between two passenger trains in Bangladesh's Brahmanbaria district, some 109 km northeast of capital Dhaka, at about 2:00 a.m. local time Tuesday (2000 GMT Monday), the district's police chief Mohammad Anisur Rahman told Xinhua over phone. […]

Wen Caiyun makes a coat during the 45th WorldSkills Competition held in the Russian city of Kazan in August.When she was about 13, Wen Caiyun also visited a doll plant in Shantou, Guangdong, which her aunt had moved to for work.　　"She liked the different designs. […]

China Under-19 head coach Cheng Yaodong delivered a damning assessment of the country's youth ranks after his team failed to qualify for the AFC U-19 Championship for the first time in 25 years. […]

A new study by the University of Michigan (UM) and the Rockefeller University reveals not only how one of the proteins in human bodies latches onto foreign invaders, but also how some viruses, including the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), evade capture. […]

The Spanish Socialist Party of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez claimed a victory in the national election on Sunday, although the large gains made by the far-right Vox party seem likely to deepen the political fragmentation in the country. […]

This aerial photo taken on Nov 11, 2019, shows metasequoia forests (dawn redwoods) decorate the landscape of Lujiang county, East China's Anhui province. […]

This photo shows planet Mercury passing in front of the sun, on November 11, 2019, taken from Hede-Bazouges, western France. […]

A weeklong farewell party for U.S.-born male giant panda Bei Bei, who is to depart the Smithsonian's National Zoo for China later this month, kicked off here on Monday. […]

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan attended a grand welcoming banquet hosted by Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos on Monday. […]

A weeklong farewell party for U.S.-born male giant panda Bei Bei, who is to depart the Smithsonian's National Zoo for China later this month, kicked off here on Monday. […]

Three panda cubs including a pair of twins make their first appearance at the Qinling Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding of Shaanxi Academy of Forestry in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. […]

China once again denounced U.S. Secretary Mike Pompeo's previous "false remarks" on the Communist Party of China (CPC) during his visit in Germany, urging the top U.S. diplomat to be rational this time. […]

Artificial intelligence now enters a stage that requires the global community - academia, civil society, government and industry - to orchestrate regulations to have it guided in order to serve the common good. […]

China's Singles' Day sales on Alibaba's e-commerce platform TMall hit 10 billion yuan (about 1.43 billion U.S. dollars) at just one minute and 36 seconds after midnight on Monday. […]

SAFE has expanded its pilot cross-border financing blockchain platform to cover 19 provinces and cities, a move that experts said will help China to leverage blockchain technology to provide better cross-border financial services with higher transaction security and lower costs. […]

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Greek counterpart, Prokopis Pavlopoulos, agreed on Monday to contribute the wisdom of ancient Eastern and Western civilizations to building a community with a shared future for mankind. […]

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday qualified the U.S. intention to keep troops in Syria with the alleged aim of protecting oil deposits from terrorists as robbery. […]

CCTV images of the missing three-year-old with his foster family, taken at a McDonald's the day before he vanished, are released to the public for the first time. […]

Images and video from the scene of Queensland's fire zones capture the devastation as scores of bushfires sweep across the state's south-east and central regions. […]

David Fifita is back in Brisbane three days after being arrested for alleged assault in Bali, and Broncos chief executive Paul White says the 19-year-old's side of the story will soon be told. […]

The prime minister asks Netflix to make changes to a map shown in The Devil Next Door. […]

The territory braces for another day of chaos and protests after Monday's spike in violence. […]

The former Federal Reserve chairman said national currencies are backed up by sovereign credit, something no other organization can offer. […]

The US ex-president, 95, is said to be resting comfortably ahead of the procedure at an Atlanta clinic. […]

She made her comments during a regular media address a day after Hong Kong saw the most violent day since the protests started nearly six months ago. […]

With a new person taking over anti-drug operations, what's been the extent of the killings in the Philippines? […]

Australian officials warned soaring heat and high winds are already exceeding forecast "catastrophic" conditions on Tuesday as millions of people across the […]

Jack Lee, managing partner of HCM Capital, said China has "all the system and the network ready" for its central bank to issue a national digital currency. […]

Evo Morales, who resigned as president on Sunday, announces his departure as unrest continues. […]

The view from Americans celebrating Veterans Day in West Virginia, which backed Trump in 2016. […]

Ana Suda and a friend were stopped by police in Montana for speaking the language. […]

Nigeria-based 54gene wants to help scientists to better diagnose and treat illnesses affecting black Africans. […]

A report on alleged Russian interference in the UK should come out, says the former US presidential candidate. […]

Swedish police are dealing with unprecedented levels of attacks, in city centres and suburbs. […]

Vaping caused a catastrophic reaction in Ewan Fisher's lungs that meant he could not breathe. […]

Resistance fighters and anti-colonial writers - a Paris tour celebrates an alternative French history. […]

Robert Enke was Germany's goalkeeper, set to play in the next summer's World Cup. On 10 November 2009, he took his own life. […]

Formula 1 launches a plan to become carbon neutral by 2030 and will "begin carbon-reduction projects immediately". […]

The US-China over artificial intelligence is heating up, but some warn the US could be over-reacting. […]

England forward Raheem Sterling will not play in the Euro 2020 qualifier against Montenegro on Thursday, the Football Association has said. […]