There has been a second crash on State Highway 2 near Minden, north of Tauranga. Police are responding to a two-vehicle crash that happened at 8.45pm tonight.As of 9.10pm, police had no confirmed information regarding injuries... […]

Disabled adults are twice as likely to suffer sexual violence in New Zealand - but don't always feel safe enough to report it to police.The Ministry of Justice's New Zealand Crime and Victims Survey found people with disabilities... […]

By Andrew McRae of RNZ A psychiatric nurse who worked at Lake Alice psychiatric hospital in the 1970s has described the use of electroconvulsive therapy on children as cruel and barbaric.Brian Stabb told the Inquiry into Abuse... […]

When floodwaters swept away a caravan from Rick Whaitiri's property in Tokomaru Bay on Sunday morning, he thought the house might be next.Jan Whaitiri lives in the caravan that washed off her brother's East Coast property after... […]

A gang boss has told how two murder accused are regular churchgoers who are "very remorseful" over the murder of a Tongan RSE worker.A 33-year-old male and a 37-year-old male have appeared in Blenheim District Court this afternoon... […]

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says an applicant for Government funding who is known to the minister signing it off doesn't necessarily mean there's a conflict of interest.She was commenting on the Ngā Whenua Kaikohe project,... […]

The Papatoetoe community is bravely banding together and rolling up their sleeves in the aftermath of Saturday's deadly tornado. The freak weather event, which lasted for a matter of seconds on Saturday morning in South Auckland,... […]

Northland police are on the lookout for a black vehicle seen leaving the scene of a shooting in Dargaville this afternoon. The Armed Offenders Squad were called to a property on Carrington Rd around 2.20pm after reports a person... […]

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has welcomed Medsafe's "very carefully considered" provisional approval of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for children aged 12 to 15. Previously it had only been approved for those aged over 16, but Pfizer... […]

Businessman Simon Greenwood allegedly strung together profanities while talking to police in an ambulance on Kaipara Coast Highway, shortly after the crash which killed his partner Nicola Gapes.The motorcyclist had been overtaking... […]

The helicopter that crashed on a Mid Canterbury golf course during a wedding photoshoot earlier this month was not the first of its kind to suffer total power loss to the engine during flight. Now crash investigators are appealing... […]

Test your brains with the Herald's afternoon quiz. Be sure to check back on nzherald.co.nz for the morning quiz tomorrow. To challenge yourself with more quizzes, CLICK HERE. […]

The Haumoana sea wall is on track for completion by mid-July, as long as big swells don't keep getting in the way.Hastings District Council's director of major capital projects delivery Graeme Hansen said the $600,000, 100-metre... […]

Popular Wellington bar Dakota has started implementing PatronScan technology after increased concerns about the city after dark. The machines are designed to scan people's identification to check whether it is valid, to stop... […]

A young couple made a gruelling decision to terminate their first pregnancy at 25 weeksafter a midwife failed to read two earlier ultrasounds showing significant abnormalities. If the scans had been read by the midwife, problems... […]

As concern around the Covid-19 outbreak in Sydney grows, the Ministry of Health says there are no new cases of in the New Zealand community and three new cases in MIQ.One previously reported case has now recovered, so the number... […]

An ex-convict who set his landlord on fire then repeatedly slashed her throat, later telling psychologists he thought she was either a witch or a vampire, has been found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity. Damien Charles... […]

Kāpiti students are no strangers to the stage of the SGCNZ National University of Otago Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival, with students from both Kāpiti College and Paraparaumu College coming away with awards from the national... […]

By Gill Bonnett, RNZ A British doctor says she feels let down by a government which pleaded for healthcare workers but has now gone silent on how they can become residents.Dr Anne Solomon is one of 235 doctors and 900 nurses... […]

A former commercial pilot who flew from Milford Sound to Queenstown with six tourists onboard despite knowing the aircraft's propeller was severely damaged has been convicted.In the Christchurch District Court last Friday, Judge... […]

Hong Kong will partially loosen its social distancing measures to allow daily activities further back to normal as there have been no new local cases of COVID-19 reported over the past 14 days. […]

Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has transmitted over 400 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of locally generated electricity to other parts of the country since 2010, according to the Xinjiang electricity trading center. […]

A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Sunday condemned Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authority for its attempts to disrupt Hong Kong and seek "Taiwan independence." […]

A diving themed event in Hainan will offer tourists opportunities to observe coral transplantation. […]

China urges the U.S. not to seek political manipulation or to interfere with Chinese domestic affairs in the name of COVID-19 vaccine assistance to China's Taiwan, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said on Monday. […]

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday sent a congratulatory message to Ebrahim Raisi over his election as Iranian president. […]

China urges the U.S. not to seek political manipulation or to interfere with Chinese domestic affairs in the name of COVID-19 vaccine assistance to China's Taiwan, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said on Monday. […]

The organizers of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics said on Monday they'd agreed that up to 10,000 spectators would be allowed at venues during this summer's Games, providing the number does not exceed 50 percent of the stadium's capacity. […]

The Japanese government's plans for companies and universities to begin administering COVID-19 vaccines on-site began on Monday for people aged under 65, while seven prefectures including Tokyo shifted from a fully-fledged to quasi-state of coronavirus emergency. […]

A "technical failure" led to the shutdown of the Bushehr nuclear power plant in southern Iran, the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) said in a statement issued Sunday evening. […]

China's Guangdong Province reported one new locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 case on Sunday, the provincial health commission said Monday. […]

People practice yoga at Times Square in New York City, the United States, on June 20, 2021, to welcome the summer solstice, the 12th of the 24 solar terms of a year. […]

China's central bank started to issue a set of commemorative coins for the centenary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) from Monday, and all the commemorative coins are the nation's legal tenders, according to central bank officials. […]

Martin Jacques, a former senior fellow of politics and international studies at Cambridge University, said China doesn't need Western-style democracy because the Communist Party of China has demonstrated great success with its governance in modern times. […]

Robert Kuhn, chairman of the Kuhn Foundation and honoree of the China Reform Friendship Medal, said that creating common prosperity exemplifies China's long-range vision to the years 2035 and 2050, when China's goal is to have become a "fully modernized, socialist nation". […]

Marcos Cordeiro Pires, professor of international political economy at Sao Paulo State University, Brazil, said China will overcome many challenges and achieve its goal as a socialist and fully-developed nation in 2049 through the leadership of the Communist Party of China and the strong support of the Chinese people. […]

Laos has kicked off the COVID-19 vaccination drive for people aged over 60 with China's Sinopharm vaccine. […]

A prominent Hong Kong scientist in planetary mapping and planetary science said China's 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) will help Hong Kong build itself into an international hub of science and technology. […]

South Korean President Moon Jae-in's approval rating rose 1.1 percentage points over the week to 39.6 percent last week, a weekly poll showed Monday. […]

"On Your Mark," a domestic comedy dedicated to fatherhood, expanded its lead at the Chinese mainland box office on Sunday, data from the China Movie Data Information Network showed on Monday. […]

Abiy Ahmed is hoping to secure a popular mandate, but polls are not being held in war-torn Tigray. […]

Up to 10,000 Japanese fans - or 50% capacity - will be permitted at venues at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, despite warnings from health bosses. […]

Prime Minister Stefan Lofven loses the vote following a dispute over rent controls. […]

Some scaled fences to enter the site in Wiltshire, with a live feed pulled amid safety concerns. […]

France forward Ousmane Dembele will miss the rest of Euro 2020 after suffering a knee injury. […]

Billy Gilmour tests positive for Covid-19 and will miss Scotland's Euro 2020 match with Croatia on Tuesday. […]

Persistent rain has again frustrates India and New Zealand on day four of the World Test Championship final in Southampton. […]

NHS leaders say planning for an autumn rollout must start now as it will involve bigger challenges. […]

It comes after 500 officers raided the paper and froze HK$18m worth of assets linked to the company. […]

His party gets 54% of the vote, the electoral commission says, but the opposition alleges fraud. […]

Former England defender and BBC Sport columnist Rio Ferdinand hopes Raheem Sterling can dominate Euro 2020. […]

Allyson Felix qualifies for her fifth Olympic Games - and her first as a mother. […]

Caitríona Lagan is a 15-year-old All-Ireland champion musician who plays five instruments. […]

Early results indicate both parties have failed to make ground in France's regional elections. […]

Manchester United to offer Pogba huge new deal, Borussia Dortmund name Sancho price, PSG make contact over Varane, plus more. […]

Barnaby Joyce's return as deputy prime minister could impact Australia's climate change policies. […]

NZ weightlifter Laurel Hubbard is headed for Tokyo but critics say she has an unfair advantage. […]

Ministers urge people to follow yoga but ask them to avoid big gatherings to mark the day. […]

Birtukan Mideksa, a former opposition leader who went into exile in the US, says "shortfalls are inevitable". […]

How one Labrador has helped the victims of violent crime in southern France. […]