A Christchurch man met an elderly woman with dementia at the dairy - then he drove her home, took her inside and sexually assaulted her on the living room floor.

A prisoner has died and another has been injured in separate events at Auckland Prison over the weekend.

Israel blocked the entry of aid trucks into Gaza on Sunday as a standoff over the truce that has halted fighting for the past six weeks escalated.

Residents in two Australian states have been told to have tinned food ready and prepare their properties before a cyclone makes landfall in coming days.

British PM Keir Starmer has said European leaders had agreed to draw up a Ukraine peace plan to take to the US - a vital step for Washington to be able to offer security guarantees Kyiv says are vital to deter Russia.

Principals from schools in the country's poorest communities have united to call for an end to new NCEA reading, writing and maths tests.