PremiumPremiumOpinionMichael Johnston: How to solve New Zealand's population problemOPINION: New Zealand's fertility rate has fallen to 1.6, well below replacement level.12 Nov 08:00 PM
World'These voices are ignored': Indigenous protesters clash with Cop30 securityTwo guards suffered minor injuries as protesters breached the main gate.12 Nov 03:23 AM
PremiumPremiumWorldCOP30: A flood of green tech from China is upending global climate politicsNY Times: India can now get half its electricity demand from wind, solar, and hydropower.11 Nov 04:00 PM
WorldCOP30: The world has a decade to save its biggest tropical carbon sinkThe Congo Basin is a region of tropical forest larger than India.11 Nov 04:00 PM
WorldClimate fight opens in Amazon as COP30 begins without USPresident Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva urged unity to defeat climate deniers.10 Nov 06:16 PM
WorldUS strikes on alleged drug boats kill six more peopleThe latest strikes bring the death toll in the US campaign to 76.10 Nov 05:13 PM
WorldAt least 21 dead after migrant boat capsizes off MalaysiaAbout 70 people were on board, many believed to be Rohingya from Myanmar.10 Nov 05:09 PM
WorldSyria's Ahmed al-Sharaa arrives in US after removal from terror blacklistHe's expected to seek funds to rebuild Syria after 13 years of civil war.09 Nov 05:10 AM
World'Firmly rejects, with contempt': Israel hits back at Turkey genocide caseArrest warrants target 37 Israeli officials, including top cabinet members.08 Nov 06:19 AM
World‘The fossil fuel age is ending’: Leaders call for just global transitionUN chief Antonio Guterres said renewables attracted $3.6 trillion in investment this year.08 Nov 02:20 AM
WorldJudge sets deadline for Trump administration to release full SNAP benefitsNearly 42 million Americans risked missing food aid after November 1 lapses.06 Nov 11:13 PM
WorldTurkey and allies urge Palestinian-led future for GazaThe seven-nation bloc met in Istanbul to back a Palestinian-led recovery.03 Nov 09:04 PM
WorldEx-IDF legal chief detained after disappearanceHer resignation letter admits her office leaked the footage last year.03 Nov 05:58 PM
WorldStrong 6.3 quake kills 20, injures more than 500 in AfghanistanThe 6.3-magnitude tremor struck near Mazar-i-Sharif at a depth of 28km.03 Nov 05:52 PM
WorldJamaica reels after Hurricane Melissa kills 28 and flattens western townsAt least 28 people have died, nine more than the previous official count.02 Nov 10:55 PM
WorldIsrael says bodies from Gaza not of missing hostagesIsrael's military says three bodies taken from Gaza were not missing hostages.01 Nov 10:10 PM
World'You'll find out very soon': Trump fuels concern over nuclear test planUN chief Antonio Guterres warned any nuclear testing 'can never be permitted'.31 Oct 09:47 PM
WorldHurricane Melissa: At least 24 dead in HaitiCuba evacuated 735,000 residents before the storm left widespread destruction.30 Oct 08:44 PM
WorldTrump stirs tensions with surprise order to test nuclear weaponsThe last US nuclear detonation was a 20-kiloton blast in Nevada in 1992.30 Oct 06:18 PM
WorldIsrael hits Gaza site hours after deadliest night since truce beganIsrael said it acted after soldier Yona Efraim Feldbaum, 37, was killed in Rafah.29 Oct 06:08 PM
World'Disaster area': Extensive damage as Hurricane Melissa batters Jamaica’s south coastThe UN plans an airlift of 2000 relief kits once flights to Jamaica resume.29 Oct 02:52 AM
WorldParamilitary capture sparks fears of new Darfur genocideUN analysts say around 177,000 civilians remain trapped with no safe escape.28 Oct 07:05 PM
WorldIsrael launches strikes on Gaza after Netanyahu orders 'powerful' attacksIn response, Hamas said it would delay handing over the remains of another hostage.28 Oct 06:18 PM
WorldHamas under pressure to return remaining hostage bodies amid Gaza ceasefireIsraeli forces have received the coffin of the 16th hostage from Hamas.27 Oct 11:40 PM
WorldSudan army admits loss of key city as reports of atrocities emergeIts reports cite videos showing dozens of unarmed men shot dead by fighters.27 Oct 06:20 PM
Politics'We follow through': Luxon says sending plane to wargames shows NZ 'not just spouting off'He's 'really proud' of New Zealand's work in the region.27 Oct 04:12 AM
WorldUN chief warns world set to overshoot 1.5C climate targetNational pledges so far would cut global emissions by only 10% by 2035.22 Oct 08:03 PM
WorldCourt says Israel must allow UNRWA and UN aid into GazaIsrael dismissed the ICJ's advisory opinion as politically motivated.22 Oct 05:05 PM
WorldDesperately needed aid now reaching more of Gaza’s populationWorld Food Programme moved more than 3000 tonnes of food aid into Gaza last week.19 Oct 08:46 PM
WorldHamas hands over bodies of two more hostages under ceasefire dealHamas has so far located 10 of 28 deceased hostages promised under the deal.18 Oct 11:14 PM
WorldCeasefire holds at Afghan-Pakistan border after deadly clashesUN human rights chief Volker Turk urged both sides to protect civilians and extend calm.16 Oct 08:49 PM
WorldFull story of couple whose ordeal defined October 7 Hamas attackAvinatan Or was freed after two years held alone in tunnels, reuniting with Noa Argamani.16 Oct 04:00 PM
WorldIsrael set to reopen Gaza's Rafah crossing, Israeli public broadcaster saysThe reopening would follow Hamas returning four hostages' remains today NZT.15 Oct 07:04 AM
WorldMilitary seizes power in Madagascar as president impeachedProtests began on September 25 over power cuts before turning against the elite.14 Oct 06:33 PM
