Lifestyle‘Delete your data’: Genetic testing firm files for bankruptcy'Your data could get sold or transferred,' an expert warned.25 Mar 09:44 PM
EntertainmentSAGs: NZ-born Anna Sawai awarded for Shōgun and all the other winnersDemi Moore, Colin Farrell and more stars are honoured as the awards season heats up.24 Feb 04:17 AM
WorldLA Mayor sacks fire chief over handling of deadly blazesThe fires left at least 29 people dead and vast areas in ruins.22 Feb 12:56 AM
EntertainmentWill Kendrick Lamar perform Not Like Us at the Super Bowl? It’s trickyThe rapper won five Grammys for his hit, but it might pose legal risks at the major event.09 Feb 02:58 AM
WorldLA fires fully contained after burning for three weeksThe blazes resulted in the deaths of about 30 people and displaced thousands more.01 Feb 10:03 PM
PremiumPremiumWorldInside the chaos: The 24 hours when LA went up in flamesNew York Times: How missteps fuelled California's fire catastrophe. 30 Jan 11:48 PM
PremiumPremiumEntertainmentHollywood work was already drying up. Then the fires hitNYT: Fires give new urgency to discussions about reviving the film and TV industry.29 Jan 04:00 PM
OpinionOpinion: Is the California wildfires insurance gap possible in NZ?OPINION: New Zealand is the second-riskiest country in the world for natural hazards.28 Jan 02:00 AM
Travel newsUnruly passenger restrained with tape during Fiji Airways flightThe 'intoxicated' 69-year-old yelled expletives and harassed the flight attendants.26 Jan 08:36 PM
EntertainmentStar rapper had only a prop gun in shooting case, lawyer saysA$AP Rocky faces two assault charges involving ex-friend Terell Ephron.25 Jan 04:12 AM
WorldTrump considers letting disaster-hit US states fend for themselvesUS President says he'd 'rather see the states take care of their own problems'.23 Jan 04:15 AM
World‘Get out’: New explosive wildfire erupts near Los AngelesThe new blaze has sparked thousands of evacuation orders.22 Jan 09:59 PM
WorldWhy Biden’s last-minute pardons could stir political tensionsThe outgoing President pardoned Milley, Fauci and January 6 committee members.20 Jan 06:03 PM
WorldCalmer winds help LA firefighters as Trump vows to visitThe fires have claimed at least 27 lives.18 Jan 11:57 PM
WorldKey ‘weakness’ in LA’s wildfire strategy went unaddressed for yearsLA fire chief identified 'one significant area of weakness' two years ago.18 Jan 10:07 PM
WorldFire-wrecked Los Angeles waits for winds to dropLos Angeles and Ventura counties remain in 'Particularly Dangerous Situation' designation.15 Jan 07:21 PM
WorldFire-hit LA faces new peril as dangerous winds ramp upFirefighters are on high alert, with 88,000 evacuees eager to return home.14 Jan 09:49 PM
PremiumPremiumWorldPalisades lost: Residents grapple with wildfire devastationNew York Times: Residents have started sifting through the ruins, and their memories.14 Jan 12:01 AM
PremiumPremiumBusinessLos Angeles braces for ‘explosive fire growth’ as high winds nearFinancial Times: Claims utility group equipment to blame for igniting one of the blazes.13 Jan 09:55 PM
New ZealandLA fires: Kiwi’s dream house in Malibu turns to rubble in hoursThe woman only bought her house five months ago and watched it burn to the ground on TV.13 Jan 04:29 AM
New Zealand'Helpless': Kiwi fashion brand founder's home destroyed in LA firesLuke Harwood, Gabrielle Mirkin and their two children, were in New Zealand at the time.13 Jan 01:44 AM
WorldDangerous winds return to Los AngelesDangerous winds have returned to Los Angeles, threatening to worsen wildfires that have killed 16 people. Video / AFPWatch13 Jan 12:34 AM
PremiumPremiumWorldLA was prepared for serious fires. But it wasn’t ready for fourNew York Times: “There were too many houses to protect, and not enough engines.”12 Jan 10:52 PM
BusinessLos Angeles fire evacuees face price-gougingA fire victim needing a home says price-gouging is 'obscene'.12 Jan 06:45 PM
EntertainmentThe celebrity homes that burned in the LA firesHere’s what we know about the most rich and famous of the fires’ victims.12 Jan 03:14 AM
WorldVictims of the LA wildfires: A great-grandmother, surfer, father, and sonThere are 11 confirmed deaths from the fires.11 Jan 10:53 PM
Entertainment‘She didn’t get out’: Jennifer Garner loses friend in LA wildfiresThe actress said her 'heart bleeds' for those who have lost everything in the wildfires.11 Jan 09:25 PM
WorldLA fires burn larger area than San Francisco, killing at least 11Victims include an 82-year-old church volunteer and a 67-year-old amputee.11 Jan 04:39 AM
Entertainment‘Sick motherf***er’: Khloe Kardashian outraged after fire near family homesThe reality TV star has lashed out following reports of a man starting a fire.11 Jan 02:29 AM
WorldUntouched palm trees in LA spark bizarre fire conspiracy theoriesTheories of government plots and '15-minute cities' have emerged on social media.11 Jan 12:12 AM
World‘Apocalyptic’: Ghastly remains of Malibu as new LA fire breaks outThe remains of once-fabulous houses are now nothing but ash and memories.10 Jan 08:25 PM
World‘I went and got my shotgun’: LA fire evacuees guard against looters'I didn't save that damn house to have some idiot come and steal from me.'10 Jan 07:33 AM
World Residents return home to survey ‘apocalypse’ after LA fireThe blazes remain totally uncontained.10 Jan 04:39 AM
BusinessNZ shell company, wire transfers in massive US healthcare fraud$500 million scheme from New Jersey to New Zealand rorted cancer-testing money.10 Jan 03:31 AM