Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and French President Emmanuel Macron will next month co-chair a meeting in Paris aimed at addressing how social media plays a part in promoting terrorism.The meeting on May 15 – two months after the... […]

It had been the "worst night" and "worst day" of Sir Richard Hayes' life, until the moment he saw his three crewmen on a beach having miraculously survived a helicopter crash near the Auckland Islands. Southern Lakes Helicopters... […]

Hana Morrison was a shining light of modest humility, a pillar of strength and a matriarch whose strong legacy will live on.The Queen's Service Medal recipient died at the age of 86 on Saturday after a battle with dementia and a... […]

Rain and thunderstorms that have peppered the North Island this week should clear today with most places in for a fine Anzac Day tomorrow. MetService meteorologist Stephen Glassey said the low pressure system behind this week's... […]

Organisations tasked with keeping a roof over the heads of Hawke's Bay's most vulnerable people are feeling the strain as winter approaches.The homelessness conundrum in the region now needs a unified response from the community,... […]

A bright and bubbly Rotorua teenager has been left with an uncertain future after being told she won't walk again.Oceana Cameron, 16, was hit by a car on Te Ngae Rd last Tuesday.Police are still investigating the incident, which... […]

COMMENT: It's just a week ago that a stern-faced Jacinda Ardern walked purposefully towards the podium in the theatrette in the bowels of the Beehive, where so many important announcements have been made, not the least Winston Peters'... […]

Thousands of people have been shaken awake after a "hard and sharp" earthquake jolted the lower North Island early this morning.The 4.8 magnitude quake rattled residents just after 4.35am on Wednesday, and was centred 25km deep,... […]

Tomorrow is Anzac Day, when the sacrifices and valour of our servicemen and women will be honoured at events around the country. New Zealanders take time to honour those who have served our country, at home and offshore, through dawn... […]

Three helicopter crew miraculously survived after crashing into the freezing ocean near the remote Auckland Islands and swimming to shore injured in the dark of night.Helicopter pilot Andrew Hefford, paramedic John Lambeth and winchman... […]

The prison muster has tipped over 10,000 again, but the declining trend has Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis looking to phase out double bunking and retiring "cramped horrible cells".The current prison population, considered to... […]

For Captain Les Jerram, January 1, 1943 in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp was "the strangest of all my New Years".It was the middle of World War II and George Leslie Jerram, a Kiwi serving in the British colonial armed forces in... […]

COMMENT: It seems oddly appropriate that the trial of Bible-bashing footie star Israel Folau before the high priests of Aussie rugby will kick off as the Easter holidays draw to a close.The Jesus trial, 2000 years ago, was as... […]

COMMENT: We are heading into celebrating perhaps the greatest day on our calendar for all New Zealanders. Even with the greatest of respect to Waitangi Day, Anzac Day has become our national day.The beauty about our Anzac Day... […]

COMMENT: Just six days after the Christchurch massacre in New Zealand, Parliament voted 119-1 to ban assault weapons. On April 10, less than a month after the shooting, the new laws were passed into effect. The United States should... […]

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says there must be globally-coordinated action to clamp down on social media.The PM is right. Companies such as Facebook and YouTube owner Google are multinationals, and co-operative action... […]

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

Whangarei District Council staff are eagerly anticipating a rush of Civic Honour Award nominations as the 1 May deadline for this year’s awards closes in. […]

The InterCity bus driver who left a young boy behind at a South Auckland service station had a "very heated" phone conversation with his boss moments after driving away.Bill Randall-George, 68, was sitting just in front of the boy... […]

As the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the devastating Sri Lankan bomb attacks, the country's president said his defence chiefs would be sacked for failing to act on - or even pass on - warnings of the imminent attacks.President... […]

For people who want to cut their cholesterol levels, reduce their carbon footprints or who are concerned about the slaughter of animals, but cannot seem to quit meat, a novel Shanghai MeatFest might hold […]

A JOINT military music display was held yesterday afternoon in east China’s coastal city of Qingdao to celebrate the People’s Liberation Army Navy’s 70th founding anniversary. The military bands from […]

FIVE Chinese nationals remain missing following the deadly bomb attacks in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday. The bombings have claimed the life of one Chinese and injured five more. The Chinese embassy in Colombo […]

CHINA consistently opposes unilateral US sanctions against Iran, the Chinese foreign ministry said yesterday amid reports that Washington is expected to announce that buyers of Iranian oil must halt imports […]

CHINA yesterday published a report elaborating on the progress, contributions and prospects of the Belt and Road Initiative. The document, prepared by the office of the leading group for promoting t […]

CHINA’S navy wants maritime “tranquillity and good order,” its chief said yesterday, ahead of a parade today to mark its 70th anniversary. Speaking at a reception in Qingdao, navy chief Shen Jinlong said […]

Days before tea leaves are ready to harvest in southeast China’s Fujian Province, Liu Guoying, a technology counselor in the city of Wuyishan, is busy instructing farmers on plucking and processing t […]

As the US and China edge closer to a trade deal, analysts expect a new battle in the technology sector. […]

A video circulating on Chinese social media appears to show a parked Tesla car erupting into flames. […]

China had built a team of nearly 3.61 million medical doctors as of the end of 2018, sustaining the world’s largest healthcare system. […]

China is considering tightening regulation over the production and sales of drugs in revisions made to an amendment of the Drug Administration Law. […]

China had a total of 41,115 female registered seafarers as of the end of March, the Ministry of Transport has said. […]

CHINA will host a four-day celebration from today in the port city of Qingdao, Shandong Province, to mark the 70th founding anniversary of the People’s Liberation Army Navy. China’s first aircraft carrier, […]

Chinese archeologists have unearthed several brontothere fossils dating back more than 34 million years in the city of Lingwu, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. […]

Despite having already landed an offer of employment in the United States, He Jielin showed up at a job fair organized by Chinese companies at the weekend outside of Washington DC. […]

Yang Yuanqiang, 63, had been suffering pain and discomfort due to the rejection and infection of a lung transplant, but he has been overjoyed by the kindness of strangers. […]

CHINA is considering regulating studies related to human genes or embryos in the draft section of personality rights of the civil code, which was submitted to the top legislature for review on Saturday. […]

TWO Chinese nationals were confirmed killed in a series of explosions in Sri Lanka yesterday, the Chinese embassy in Colombo said. Earlier information from the embassy said that four Chinese nationals […]

The EU wants to screen foreign investment as concerns grow about China's role. […]

The indie bands of the Chinese capital, Beijing, have their own raw, distinctive sound, says the BBC's Stephen McDonell. […]

It has long been suspected that female athletes are subjected to more vitriol on social media than their male counterparts — now a new study has confirmed it. […]

For the thousands of Australians who served in the defence force between 2001 and 2016, one thing proved deadlier than war itself. […]

This election is shaping up as the most bitter in recent years, as rusted-on voters take to social media to hurl abuse at any journalist they think aren't championing their partisan cause, writes Michael Rowland. […]

The scale of the attacks suggests that there was foreign assistance, Sri Lankan authorities say. […]

Amid mass burials for the more than 300 victims of Sunday’s suicide attacks in Sri Lanka, grief began to harden into anger. […]

The US president and Melania Trump will be guests of the Queen and attend a D-Day event in Portsmouth. […]

The government said the bombers got help overseas for the bombings, which killed more than 300 people, and some of them had been in Syria, a base for the […]

Images from the devastation of the Easter Sunday attacks and glimpses of how the country is starting to mourn. […]

Officials said the coordinated assaults had been carried out by National Thowheeth Jama’ath. They are investigating whether the attackers had help from […]

The prime minister’s announcement came a month after Mr. Trump’s proclamation recognizing Israel’s authority over the long-disputed territory. […]

Southampton striker Shane Long scores the fastest goal in Premier League history against Watford on Tuesday. […]

Those killed include a celebrity chef and staff at luxury hotels, as well as a number of foreigners. […]

Queen Elizabeth II formally invited the American leader to a three-day visit in June, when events for the 75th anniversary of D-Day will be held. […]

The move is to honour the US president for recognising Israeli sovereignty over the territory. […]

China has been ravaged by an outbreak of African swine flu, which could force China to make concessions in its negotiations with the U.S. […]

The job is dangerous not just because of the cathedral’s height, but also because the fire left the building unstable. […]

The man was one of 37 people executed on charges of terrorism, an official statement says. […]

The release of the Mueller report has led to calls from some Democrats to impeach Donald Trump. […]

Workers called “mountaineers,” who specialize in using ropes at great heights, placed giant tarpaulin coverings over Notre-Dame cathedral to […]

A small Islamist group has been blamed, but how could it have gone from vandalising statues to sophisticated suicide attacks? […]

The Philippine president chastises Canada for failing to repatriate waste sent to his country. […]

"Legend is not a big enough word" to describe feted Celtic captain and manager Billy McNeill, says the club's former goalkeeper Pat Bonner. […]

It isn’t exactly Y2K, but the country is scrambling to reconcile its systems with the ancient demands of an imperial calendar. […]