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Trump speaks amid global turmoil

US President Donald Trump took victory lap in an address to Congress, drawing catcalls and interruptions from some Democratic lawmakers who held up signs and walked out mid-speech in protest.

Fuel still on sunken NZ navy vessel

Divers survey the area around HMNZS Manawanui on the southern coast of Upulo, Samoa. Photo: NZ...

Fuel still on sunken NZ navy vessel

Polluting fuel remains on the navy ship Manawanui that sank on a Samoan reef, almost two months on from when the Defence Force expected it would have got all of it off.

Some students distressed over NCEA exam results

Some students distressed over NCEA exam results

Some students are so stressed by new high-stakes NCEA exams they are suffering extreme anxiety and sleeplessness.

Disguised teacher swapped drugs for oral sex with student

Ned Edward Reo Webster (36), gib stopper, yesterday admitted possession of class C-controlled...

Disguised teacher swapped drugs for oral sex with student

A Wellington teacher disguised himself as a drug dealer to exploit a 14-year-old girl.

Driver sought after cyclist hit in Dunedin

Police are seeking a man who allegedly hit a cyclist with his vehicle in Musselburgh.

'Screaming' Dunedin woman assaulted police and medical staff

'Screaming' Dunedin woman assaulted police and medical staff

An apparently drunk woman lashed out at another motorist before allegedly assaulting medical staff and police at Dunedin Hospital.

Warning as cyclone approaches Australian coast

Waves caused by the approaching Cyclone Alfred crash at North Wall in Ballina, New South Wales....

'Take it seriously': Warning as cyclone approaches Australian coast

Millions of people are finalising cyclone preparations as a category two system barrels towards the Australian coast.

Top surfer drowned in almost 'unsurfable' waves at Aramoana

Top surfer drowned in almost 'unsurfable' waves at Aramoana

A ‘‘highly respected’’ surfer was caught up in near-unsurfable waves at Aramoana Beach before he died from drowning, a coroner has ruled.

Richard Prebble resigns from Waitangi Tribunal

'I can see division in NZ being increased': Richard Prebble resigns from Waitangi Tribunal

Former Act leader and Labour minister Richard Prebble has resigned from the Waitangi Tribunal.

Kiwi artists' work ripped off and sold on Temu

A copy of New Zealand artist Giselle Clarkson's Fish Species of New Zealand poster was being sold...

Kiwi artists' work ripped off and sold on Temu

New Zealand artists are being told to "keep an eye on Temu" to make sure their work is not being duplicated and sold on the giant online shopping platform.

Push to keep pride colours on Wellington crossing

The repainted crossing in Berhampore. Photo: RNZ

Push to keep pride colours on Wellington crossing

A woman has come forward as part of a group that added the colours of the Transgender Pride flag to a pedestrian crossing in Wellington last weekend.

Aussie teen arrested over 'Christchurch 2.0' mosque threat

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested in Western Australia after an online threat alluding to a terrorist massacre against a recently opened Sydney mosque.

Trudeau fires back as Trump's trade war begins

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo: Reuters

'Very dumb': Trudeau fires back as Trump's trade war begins

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has told US President Donald Trump that his tariffs on Canadian imports are "a very dumb thing to do".

Teacher working in Kyiv bomb shelter classroom

Former King’s High School teacher David van Zanten is now teaching on the Ukraine frontline....

Teacher working in Kyiv bomb shelter classroom

A former Dunedin secondary teacher is helping students learn Pythagoras’ theorem out of a bomb shelter in Ukraine.

Med student lift hailed; could take more

Med student lift hailed; could take more

The University of Otago has praised the government for increasing the number of training placements for doctors, but has questioned why the increase was so limited.

'I love it here': New citizen giving back to NZ

Juan Miguel Javier says ‘‘I love you’’ in international sign language, after becoming a New...

'I love it here': New citizen giving back to NZ

When Juan Miguel (Miggy) Javier affirmed he would be faithful and bear true allegiance to King Charles during the NZ citizenship ceremony, there was a moment of complete silence.

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70-year-old tries for record Strait swim

Steve Prescott gets in practice laps in ahead of his attempt at becoming the oldest man to swim...

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70-year-old tries for record Strait swim

Age is just a number, and Cook Strait just water to a Dunedin 70-year-old aiming to be the oldest person to swim between New Zealand’s two main islands.

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PM cops flak over Marmite comment

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PM cops flak over Marmite comment

The Prime Minister’s ‘‘Marmite sandwich’’ comment shows he is out of touch with the everyday circumstances of children needing healthy lunches, an Otago principal says.

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