WorldRare spectacle as ‘blood rain’ turns Gulf redIron-rich soil from Hormuz Island's cliffs turned the shoreline deep red.18 Dec 02:03 AM
PremiumAnalysisAfter an antisemitic atrocity, can Australia keep it together?NY Times analysis: The country is working out what it means for its approach on key issues17 Dec 04:00 PM
WorldHe survived the Holocaust and exile only to die a hero in Bondi attackAlexander Kleytman, 87, had endured anti-Semitism his whole life, which ended in Sydney.16 Dec 08:05 PM
WorldWatch: Moment 'genuine hero' beach bystander single-handedly strips gunman of loaded weapon 14 Dec 12:37 PM
WorldGermany says foils Islamist plot to attack Christmas marketOfficials have been on high alert after two deadly car-ramming attacks at Christmas.14 Dec 02:17 AM
OpinionHoward Temple’s abuse and Gloriavale’s 'petri dish of power, patriarchy & isolation'OPINION: Researcher Paula Gosney argues NZ is failing children who live in the community.12 Dec 04:01 AM
New Zealand'He had enormous power': Ex-Gloriavale leader appeals jail sentence over sex abuse against girls, womenHoward Temple, 85, admitted offending over 20-plus years. 11 Dec 11:49 PM
New Zealand‘He had the power’: Ex-Gloriavale leader to discover fate for sex abuse of girls, womenHoward Temple, 85, admitted offending over 20-plus years. 11 Dec 04:00 PM
WorldThe quiet pope: Leo’s first foreign trip is revealing his styleIn his speeches and actions in Turkey, he emphasised the opposite of self-aggrandisement.30 Nov 04:00 PM
WorldPope Leo XIV visits Blue Mosque in Istanbul, unites faithful with stadium massThe Pope urged worshippers in Istanbul to 'build bridges of unity'.30 Nov 04:16 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandWatch: ‘I call it a prison’ - Gloriavale insider warns authorities risk being connedClem Ready and wife Sharon live in segregation in a noisy workshop at Gloriavale.26 Nov 04:00 PM
WorldVatican warns against rise in polyamorous relationshipsA new document says monogamy safeguards the equality and dignity of women.26 Nov 05:43 AM
TravelHow safe is a journey through the five Stans? One traveller finds outEach of the five nations was once part of the former Soviet Union.25 Nov 05:08 AM
WorldBasilica emerges from Turkish lake, illuminating early Church lifePope Leo is due to visit the site in the town of Iznik later this week.24 Nov 04:00 PM
New Zealand'It absolutely politicised me': Dame Jacinda Ardern's candid advice to her younger selfThe former PM speaks about growing up as a 'very earnest' young Mormon.23 Nov 09:06 PM
PremiumPremiumProperty'Could even top that' - Naylor Love forecasts $1.04b annual revenue'People ask me how that's possible. We do well where there's complexity' - Bruno Goedeke.23 Nov 06:00 PM
CrimeElderly ex-teacher who sexually abused students in 1970s and 80s denied parolePlaintiffs are still coming forward more than 40 years after the alleged offences. 18 Nov 03:00 PM
WorldOnly one survivor as Saudi crash kills dozens of Indian pilgrimsMany victims were from Hyderabad, officials said as families awaited news.17 Nov 05:22 PM
PremiumPremiumWorldTucker Carlson throwing curveballs into the conservative fieldNew York Times: How the right-wing commentator has further fractured the right.17 Nov 05:00 PM
WorldMuslim mayor, Jewish voters, Trump rage: London’s lessons for MamdaniSadiq Khan offers precedents and cautions for Zohran Mamdani.17 Nov 04:00 PM
AucklandTaxpayers funding new charter school inspired by secretive Opus Dei groupThe 'Catholic ethos' school in Epsom will open near two existing Catholic primaries.15 Nov 08:00 PM
WorldInfant remains unearthed at former mother and baby home site in IrelandThe dig follows revelations of 796 unrecorded deaths.07 Nov 10:32 PM
New ZealandGloriavale school given one-week reprieve as closure decision loomsGloriavale now has until 14 November to defend its school’s registration.07 Nov 04:00 AM
WorldFrench bishop who had affair resigns at Pope's urgingA preliminary canonical investigation into his behaviour is under way.06 Nov 01:39 AM
New Zealand'Aroha and resilience': Historic church reopens almost three years after Cyclone Gabrielle floods'This church is more than timber and glass – it's the wairua of Ōmāhu standing again.'04 Nov 05:00 PM
TravelCroatia is shedding its Soviet-era shacklesThe country which lines the Adriatic is both beautiful and historic.03 Nov 06:37 PM
WorldMore Iranian women flouting law on mandatory veilingThe Govt seems wary of cracking down, fearing unrest but conservatives haven’t given up.28 Oct 05:00 PM
