Iceland's fourth eruption
Lava from a volcanic eruption in Iceland is flowing toward defenses around the town of Grindavik, the country's fourth volcanic eruption in three months.
Auckland Brigade celebrates 150 years fighting fires
Firefighting can be traced all the way back to ancient Rome, who boasted 7,000 professionals in service, and the first handpump to squirt water at fires was invented nearly 2 millennia ago by an Egyptian named Ctesibus from Alexandria. Tāmaki Makaurau’s history of fighting fires is a little shorter, but no less proud. The Auckland Fire Brigade celebrated their 150th anniversary with an open day at The Cloud on the Auckland waterfront. Fire personnel showed off their aerial appliances, equipment through past years, skills at handling fires and other emergencies and even gave kids some hands-on experience with hoses and fire extinguishers. All good fuel to spark a fire within young hearts and minds, no doubt. Photographs by Hayden Woodward
Homegrown festival in Wellington
Performers at the Homegrown festival in Wellington - photography by Andy McDonald
Best of British Wildlife Photography
The British Wildlife Photography Award Winners for 2024 are announced
Awards Season 2024 - Silver Sirens
Just some of the silver sparkle from this year's Emmy, Grammy, Golden Globe, BAFTA and Oscar awards, in pictures.
Awards Season 2024 - Speaking Volumes
More was more when it came to capes, sleeves and exaggerated peplums. Voluminous luminaries from the Emmy, Grammy, Golden Globe, BAFTA and Oscars awards in pictures.
Awards Season 2024 - Colonel Sanders-core
Paging Colonel Sanders! Neckties of the 2024 red carpet awards season, in pictures.
Awards Season 2024 - Softly, softly
Just some of the velvet jackets of the 2024 awards season red carpets, in pictures.
Awards Season 2024: Seeing Red
On the 2024 award season red carpets, fashion was, literally, red. Some of the scarlet stars of the Emmy, Grammy, Golden Globe, BAFTA and Oscar awards, in pictures.
Red carpet glamour at Oscars 2024
Fashion, frocks, glamour and glitz as the stars take to the red carpet for the 96th Academy Awards. Photo graph by Associate Press
The Inaugural Wooden Boat Festival
The Inaugural Auckland Wooden Boat Festival, Viaduct Harbour - on this weekend Friday 1 March - Sunday 3 March 2024.
PM meets test teams at Premier House
Christopher Luxon hosted the New Zealand and Australian cricket teams in Wellington ahead of their first test in 4 years starting this Thursday. Photographs by Hagen Hopkins
Ukraine endures second year of war
The second year of Ukraine’s fight against Russia’s full-scale invasion brought no respite for Ukrainian soldiers or civilians.
War-themed murals in Kyiv honour Ukraine’s fallen soldiers
The phenomenon of vivid street paintings brightening the drab grey walls of apartment buildings is not new in Ukraine.
Big Gay Out 2024
Coyle Park in Auckland's Pt Chevalier hosts the annual celebration of all things LGBTQ. Photographs by Alex Burton
Auckland Rainbow Parade
Ponsonby bursts into colour for the annual Rainbow Parade as part of the Pride Festival. Photographs by Sylvie Whinray
What next for the $5.5m Goldie paintings owned by Mainfreight’s Neil Graham? Photo Gallery
Six Goldie paintings from the estate of Mainfreight co-founder Neil Graham are to be auctioned at Art+Object, Auckland on 25 March 2024.
Port Hills Fire
"Houses being evacuated Port Hills Fire - Christchurch - Canterbury" Police are urging the public to avoid the area around Worsleys Rd, Cracroft as emergency services respond to a large scrub fire. Police received a report of a fire on Worsley’s Track at around 2.15pm, which soon spread.
Holis festival of colour
Thousands gather for the annual Hindu festival celebrating eternal love and the triumph of good over evil. Photos / Alex Burton
Large fire at a waste facility in Ōnehunga, Auckland
A large wood chip pile is on fire, and the fire is threatening a neighbouring building.
Waitangi heats up as leaders arrive
Waitangi celebrations are in full swing as more arrive for Waitangi Day
Celebrations for Waitangi Day under way
Thousands have arrived at the Treaty Grounds ahead of Waitangi Day
Dragon boats splashing out for Auckland Anniversary Day
A colourful spectacle draws crowds to the Auckland Viaduct Harbour. Photographs by Dean Purcell
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