Thousands of children across the country are spending most or all their years of education in a poorly performing school. EU leaders have responded angrily to Nigel Farage attending the European Parliament in its first debate since the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union.
This afternoon on NZ Herald Focus Police have located the third car involved in Friday’s fatal Hamilton car crash, NASA shows us satellite pictures of the Arctic getting greener and new research from Otago that links alcohol with breast cancer.
Source: Youtube/LA Metro For something that shouldn't be a laughing matter, public transport safety announcements somehow end up being easy to make fun of.
A new study has found around 20 New Zealand women die each year from breast cancer linked to consuming no more than two alcoholic drinks a day on average. UKIP leader Nigel Farage has apologised for Britain turning its back on New Zealand when it joined the Common Market.
One week after delivering a hilarious and profane plea to his countrymen to vote against Brexit, a frustrated Oliver returned to the subject during his show overnight. Source: HBO
Vver the weekend at Pride in London, one policeman involved in the parade took the opportunity to break ranks and pop the question to his New Zealand boyfriend - much to the delight of the cheering crowds. Source: Youtube / Ben May
There are concerns for the safety to two 12 year old Christchurch boys who have been missing since yesterday morning. Richard Beven a former Wanaka Lakes Health Centre manager is convicted of stealing 730 thousand dollars.
The South African Para-Olympian relives the final hours of Reeva Steenkamp's life in an interview with Mark Williams-Thomas on TV3
This afternoon on NZ Herald Focus we take a look at the Justice for Moko rallies held at courthouses around the country today for the sentencing of his killers and Pope Francis has suggested an apology is needed from the Catholic Church to marginalized groups.
Source: Youtube/CNC World Eleven people including nine children have been injured after a rollercoaster derailed and plunged to the ground at a theme park in Scotland. The Tsunami ride at M&D's park in Motherwell is thought to have had around 10 people on board, possibly including children as young as 10, when it derailed around 3.30pm.
Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says she wants immediate talks with the European Union on protecting Scotland's place in the bloc, after Britain voted to leave the EU.
A New Zealander and three Australians who were kidnapped in the south of Nigeria last week are released. The pair responsible for the death of Moko Rangitoheriri will be sentenced today
The All Blacks hammered Wales 46-6 off the back of some sublime performances from a number of players.
Source: YouTube/Probilder It appears as a kind of magical portal to a watery underworld. This mesmerising whirlpool, known as Covao do Conchos, has churned away for 60 years in the middle of an otherwise tranquil body of water among the mountains of the Serra de Estrela in Portugal.
Dan Carter has won yet another trophy in his glittering rugby career, guiding Racing 92 to the French Top 14 title. New Zealand’s IOC member Barry Maister believes golf should be scrapped for the next Olympics if the top players keep pulling out of Rio.
David Cameron announced he will step down following the country's vote to leave the Eurpean Union.
The largest planet in the solar system may finally give up its secrets thanks to a new probe.
Source: Twitter/ABC News In the wake of the "Leave" campaign win in the EU referendum, British Prime Minister David Cameron has announced that he will resign by October.
Britain has voted to break out of the European Union, national media declares, striking a thunderous blow against the bloc and spreading alarm through markets as sterling plummeted to a 31-year low against the dollar.
This afternoon on NZ Herald Focus we talk to Liam Dann about the latest upset in the Brexit referendum and efforts ramp up to secure the release of the New Zealander taken hostage in Nigeria.
Counting is under way in a referendum that will decide whether the UK remains a member of the European Union The avocado shortage that’s ripping the heart out of breakfast bagels and guacamole across the country.
The outcome of the referendum is too close to call, according to pollsters, but a series of final surveys conducted before voting began today showed the Remain campaign in the lead. Source: Sky News
A powerful tornado and hailstorm struck the outskirts of an eastern Chinese city on Thursday, killing at least 78 people and destroying buildings, smashing trees and flipping vehicles on their roofs.
Oscar Pistorius has given his first television interview since killing Reeva Steenkamp saying he does doesn’t want to go to jail. Britons have been voting in a referendum on whether or not to stay in the European Union A New Zealander's mural of Prince has been unveiled in the musician's hometown of Chanhassen, Minnesota
This afternoon on NZ Herald Focus John Key rules out any ransom payment for New Zealander kidnapped in Nigeria and surface flooding is causing chaos on roads across the middle of the country as the Government announces extra funding to make our State Highways safer.
Donald Trump launched a broad rebuke of his presidential rival Hillary Clinton Wednesday, accusing her of being "a world class liar" who personally profited from her tenure at the State Department.
British politicians frantically campaign for and against remaining in the European Union in the final hours before voters cast their ballots. Concerns have been raised about the global economic ripple effect of a vote to leave.
A New Zealander and at least two Australians have been kidnapped in southern Nigeria by gunmen who killed their local driver. Former All Black Byron Kelleher has been arrested in France for "destruction and violence". Paris Jackson has defended her father Michael after police reports painted him as a "sex-crazed predator".
This time lapse footage courtesy of the Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority shows flash flooding pouring into a metro station in Cleveland Park Washington D.C.
Sir Cliff Richard is glad he has finally been cleared of the sex abuse charges. Source: Good Morning Britain
A lesson for all journalists. Don't attempt to interview football star Cristiano Ronaldo near water. Source: RT
Dramatic scenes in America's House of Representatives in Washington where about 30 Democratic members are staging a sit-in over gun control. Boxing legend David Tua is going to sleep in his car for one night next week, joining a growing national movement calling for houses for homeless families.
This afternoon on NZ Herald Focus sentence is handed down to the man who buried his wife and child under a bridge and a Queensland woman's nightmare encounter.
Source: Facebook/Trina Hibberd When Trina Hibberd woke up Monday morning, she found herself in a living nightmare after discovering a five-metre python draped around her living room.