A mammoth effort from volunteers has seen the majority of the pod refloated.

Countries have agreed to an annual finance target of $US300 billion to help poorer countries deal with impacts of climate change, according to a deal clinched at the COP29 conference in Baku.

Santa and his entourage have been told they must wear seatbelts if they come to Christchurch, raising accusations of "woke nonsense".

Irish mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor assaulted a woman at a party in Dublin in 2018 and must pay her nearly 250,000 euros in damages.