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Call to address mental healthcare barriers

Call to address mental healthcare barriers

Ongoing barriers to mental healthcare for Pacific peoples need to be addressed after new research found they experience disproportionately higher rates of psychological distress than non-Māori and...

Jackson calls for apology to Dame Tariana Turia's whānau

Jackson calls for apology to Dame Tariana Turia's whānau

Politicians past and present have paid their respects to Dame Tariana Turia - with Labour MP Willie Jackson saying the party should consider a formal apology over her treatment during the Foreshore and Seabed controversy.

Canadian PM Trudeau likely to step down - source

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appears likely to offer resignation. File photo: Getty Images

Canadian PM Trudeau likely to step down - source

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is increasingly likely to announce he intends to step down, though he has not made a final decision, a source familiar with Trudeau's thinking says.

Man shot, robbed in online sale gone wrong

Man shot, robbed in online sale gone wrong

The man is believed to have been shot as a result of an online marketplace sale gone wrong.

Rain brings relief but heatwave warnings remain

A cool change and rain have brought welcome relief for emergency crews fighting a bushfire in Australia that has been burning for weeks.

Bush robin sightings to be recorded

Native bush robin, or toutouwai, sightings are being recorded. Photo: Ruth Bollongino/Project...

Bush robin sightings to be recorded

Visitors to Abel Tasman National Park are being asked to report sightings of the toutouwai, or bush robin.

Sister frustrated homicide probe 'not actively staffed' by police

John Mills has been missing for more than two years.. Photo: Supplied

Sister frustrated homicide probe 'not actively staffed' by police

The last time Melissa Adams Mills heard from her brother, in mid 2022, he told her his tyres had been slashed.

Church faces uncharted waters as Welby's tenure ends

Archbishop of York Stephen Geoffrey Cottrell (left) and The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby...

Church faces uncharted waters as Welby's tenure ends

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby is set to end his duties after quitting amid an abuse cover-up scandal, but his interim successor is facing scrutiny in a similar case.

Occupants safe after boat capsizes

A small boat capsized just off Tomahawk Beach this morning. Photo: ODT Files

Occupants safe after boat capsizes

Occupants of a boat that capsized off Dunedin's Tomahawk Beach have made it back to shore safely.

Man accused of airline crew member sex assault in court

Government travel advice to Fiji has not changed after alleged assaults on Virgin Australia crew....

Man accused of airline crew member sex assault in court

A man charged over the rape and sexual assault of a female airline crew member in Fiji is set to make a court appearance.

Storm brings snow, freezing temperatures across US

Firefighters from the Louisville Fire Department shovel snow in front of their station yesterday....

Storm brings snow, freezing temperatures across US

A winter storm has brought snow, ice and freezing temperatures to a broad swath of the United States.

'The Brutalist', 'Emilia Perez' win big at Golden Globes

Adrian Brody won the Best Actor award for The Brutalist, which also took home Best Picture -...

'The Brutalist', 'Emilia Perez' win big at Golden Globes

"The Brutalist," the story of a Holocaust survivor, and musical thriller "Emilia Perez" have taken home the first major movie honours of Hollywood's awards season.

FBI investigating New Orleans attack suspect's trips

Shamsud-Din Jabbar. Photo: FBI via Reuters

FBI investigating New Orleans attack suspect's trips

The FBI say it is looking into past visits to Egypt and Canada by the suspect in the New Year's Day attack in New Orleans that killed 14 people after a truck was rammed into a crowd of revellers.

Anger, tears at Montenegro shooting commemoration

People gather to light candles in memory of people who lost their lives after the armed attacks...

Anger, tears at Montenegro shooting commemoration

Thousands of Montenegrins gathered in the town of Cetinje to commemorate the 12 victims of a mass shooting last week.

Renewed push for Gaza ceasefire

An Israeli attack on al-Hudari family house reduced the building into rubble in Gaza City, Gaza,...

Renewed push for Gaza ceasefire

Israel and Hamas have wrangled over the details of a deal to halt fighting in the Gaza Strip and return hostages home.

Musk turns on UK's Farage

Tesla chief executive and X owner Elon Musk. Photo: Reuters

Musk turns on UK's Farage

Elon Musk says Nigel Farage should quit as leader of Britain's right-wing Reform UK party in an abrupt withdrawal of support by the US billionaire for the Brexit campaigner.

Photographer sparks revealing gang connection

Some of the photos captured gang members in stances of collective strength. Photo: Davide Conti...

Photographer sparks revealing gang connection

A Hawke's Bay-based photographer says finding a place to work out started a chain of events that led to him to capturing Mongrel Mob members at ease and in force on their home turf.

Diabetes doctor caught in deepfake deception

Sir Jim Mann. Photo: Billy Wong/University of Auckland

Diabetes doctor caught in deepfake deception

A professor who was impersonated to sell a bogus diabetes treatment is urging New Zealanders not to fall for deepfake scams.

Invitation to honour Dame Tariana Turia at tangi

Dame Tariana Turia died on Friday after suffering a stroke. Photo: Getty Images

Invitation to honour Dame Tariana Turia at tangi

Hīkoi mō te Tiriti organisers are asking supporters to join them in honouring their inspiration, Dame Tariana Turia, as her tangihanga enters its third day.

Ferry disruptions: 'Heads-up would've been nice'

Ferry disruptions: 'Heads-up would've been nice'

A mother with three children aged under four and stranded after a last-minute ferry cancellation says a heads-up from the company would have been nice.

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