Myanmar, Bangkok shaken by 7.7 earthquake
A strong earthquake has struck central Myanmar today, causing people to rush out of buildings in panic in Yangon and Bangkok, the capital of neighbouring Thailand, witnesses said.
Car towing trailer rolls in Dunedin crash
Car towing trailer rolls in Dunedin crash
A car towing a trailer rolled on Three Mile Hill Rd near Dunedin this evening, partly blocking the road.
Illegal home-kill businessman fined $8k
Illegal home-kill businessman fined $8k
An Auckland man who ran an illegal home-kill business - killing and selling pigs and a chicken - has been sentenced and fined $8000.
Trump orders removal of 'anti-American ideology' from Smithsonian
Trump orders removal of 'anti-American ideology' from Smithsonian
President Donald Trump has ordered that "improper, divisive or anti-American ideology" be removed from the Smithsonian Institution, the vast museum and research complex that is a premier exhibition...
Albanese calls election for May 3
Albanese calls election for May 3
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called a national election for May 3, launching a five-week campaign that is set to be dominated by cost-of-living pressures.
Firefighters push to contain Korea blaze
Firefighters push to contain Korea blaze
Light rain offered some relief to South Korean authorities tackling the country's worst wildfires on record, with exhausted firefighters making another push to contain blazes stretching 70km today.
Murder charge in Christchurch homicide investigation
Murder charge in Christchurch homicide investigation
A 29-year-old man has been charged with murder in relation to the alleged homicide of Tyrone Munns, police say.
'Worst f***ing flight I have ever f***ing taken': CEO to assistant
'Worst f***ing flight I have ever f***ing taken': CEO to assistant
A business-class seat on a long-haul flight was not up to the acceptable standard of a high-profile property developer, and he went on to let his executive assistant know exactly that.
Cop who tasered 95-year-old spared from jail
Cop who tasered 95-year-old spared from jail
A police officer has been spared jail for what a judge described as his terrible mistake of fatally tasering a great-grandmother with dementia.
Luxon distances himself from providing Eden Park funding
Luxon distances himself from providing Eden Park funding
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has distanced himself from providing government funding for the $110 million Eden Park upgrade.
Man who sexually violated boy keeps name suppression
Man who sexually violated boy keeps name suppression
The prominent Palmerston North man jailed for sexually violating a 14-year-old boy in 2007 will keep his name secret for now.
Slippery mishaps as Dunedin drivers slide on wet roads
Slippery mishaps as Dunedin drivers slide on wet roads
A wet afternoon in Dunedin has been blamed for two car crashes involving multiple vehicles within ten minutes of each other.
Man charged over Auckland uni crash that injured pedestrians
Man charged over Auckland uni crash that injured pedestrians
A 20-year-old man faces drug-related charges after a car mounted the footpath at the University of Auckland, hitting a group of pedestrians.
King Charles hospitalised with side effects from cancer treatment
King Charles hospitalised with side effects from cancer treatment
King Charles has spent time under observation in hospital after experiencing side effects from treatment for cancer, Buckingham Palace said.
Person claiming to be Port Chalmers Lotto winner 'wants to give back'
Person claiming to be Port Chalmers Lotto winner 'wants to give back'
A person claiming to have won the $5.3 million Lotto prize sold in Port Chalmers says they want to give back to the area - and plenty of suggestions are flooding in.
Controversial DCC sea lion video taken down
Controversial DCC sea lion video taken down
An official Dunedin marketing video showing a sea lion being "actively disturbed" by a beach rugby game has been taken down after sparking an angry response.
Couple killed by motorbike 'went flying in air'
Couple killed by motorbike 'went flying in air'
“They went flying into the air” - that was how a witness described the moment a motorcycle hit and killed a couple crossing the road.
Govt to announce plans for third supermarket push
Govt to announce plans for third supermarket push
Cabinet has agreed to its next steps in its war on the country's supermarket duopoly, set to be announced by the Finance Minister on Sunday.
Six dead as tourist submarine sinks off Egypt
Six dead as tourist submarine sinks off Egypt
Six tourists died and 39 were rescued when a viewing submarine sank off the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Hurghada, authorities say.
Rare disorder brings 'ups and downs'
Rare disorder brings 'ups and downs'
A Lawrence family is encouraging people to "glow up and show up" for rare disorders this month.