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World - New Zealand Herald News - 6 hours ago

Australia bushfires: Dozens of blazes burn along east coast in heatwave

More than 50 fires were burning across New South Wales on Saturday afternoon.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 7 hours ago

Climber charged after girlfriend freezes to death near Austria’s highest peak summit

Prosecutors say the woman had never done a winter high-altitude climb before.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 7 hours ago

Brazilian man dies after barbell crushes chest in gym accident caught on CCTV

Museum boss Ronald Montenegro, 55, has been remembered as a 'much-loved' dad.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 10 hours ago

Frank Gehry, who stretched architecture’s boundaries, dies at 96

Gehry won architecture’s top honour, the Pritzker Prize, in 1989.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 10 hours ago

Victorian man from high-profile family found guilty of raping woman twice

Jurors heard he doctored an Uber receipt and told lies in the days after the incident.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 10 hours ago

Satellite images reveal major Chinese naval build-up in disputed waters

More than 100 Chinese naval and coastguard ships are now deployed in the area.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 11 hours ago

Whyalla dog attack: Woman killed by her own pet identified as mother speaks

The pitbull mastiff cross was euthanised and a report is going to the coroner.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 11 hours ago

10 university students die in Peru restaurant fire

The victims, aged 17 to 23, were students at a teacher training college.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 11 hours ago

I suspected a hidden killer lurked inside my body. Here’s what I found.

Studies show nearly 5% of scans need biopsies, but less than half reveal cancer.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 11 hours ago

Shein says France suspension case is political overreach

French officials want Shein's platform suspended for three months.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 14 hours ago

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s daughters miss Kate Middleton’s star-studded carol service

It is understood Andrew's daughters were personally invited to show family unity.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 14 hours ago

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s daughters miss Princess of Wales’ star-studded carol service

It is understood Andrew's daughters were personally invited to show family unity.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 14 hours ago

Kash Patel ‘ordered FBI to give girlfriend’s drunk friend a lift home’

It is the first reported case of an FBI director’s partner getting such guards.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 14 hours ago

Former doctor charged with sex offences against 38 patients in UK

The alleged offending occurred between 2017 and 2021 in Stoke and Dudley.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 15 hours ago

US panel votes to end recommending all newborns receive hepatitis B vaccine

Experts warn delayed shots could see newborn hepatitis B infections rise.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 16 hours ago

Meghan Markle reaches out to estranged father after leg amputation

It is not clear whether the pair actually spoke.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 16 hours ago

Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau meet former Japanese prime minister

The pair were first spotted together in July.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 16 hours ago

Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau meet former Japanese Prime Minister

The pair were first spotted together in July.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 16 hours ago

Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau meet with former Japanese prime minister

The pair were first spotted together in July.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 17 hours ago

Inside the dark heart of Nuremberg, the Nazi Party’s spiritual home

Instead of being haunted by the past, a new generation is reclaiming it.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 17 hours ago

Princess of Wales leads Together at Christmas carol service at abbey

The Princess dedicated the 2025 service to people showing love in hard times.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 1 day ago

Jacinda Ardern reveals what Queen Elizabeth told her during Covid

Dame Jacinda Ardern says Queen Elizabeth II personally phoned her during the pandemic.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 1 day ago

Strike on alleged drug boat in Pacific kills four: US military

The US says the boat was run by a designated terrorist organisation.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 1 day ago

US Supreme Court allows Texas to use redrawn voting map

Justice Samuel Alito said Texas needed certainty for the 2026 midterm map.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 1 day ago

‘Pretty scary’: Police operation after public shooting outside Sydney gym

Police are searching the Gregory Hills area but report no injuries so far.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 1 day ago

‘Pretty scary’: Police operation under way after public shooting in Gregory Hills shopping centre

Police are searching the Gregory Hills area but report no injuries so far.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 1 day ago

‘Signalgate’ report contradicts Hegseth’s claim of ‘total exoneration’

The Pentagon watchdog found Pete Hegseth’s Signal chat posed real security risks.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 1 day ago

National Guard can stay in DC for now, appeals court says

The stay lets about 2300 National Guard members remain on the streets of Washington DC.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 1 day ago

Epstein files release could jeopardise my appeal, complains Ghislaine Maxwell

The socialite argues a biased 2020 juror and legal errors mean she deserves a retrial.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 1 day ago

Eurovision boycott: Spain, Ireland and Netherlands pull out over Israel

New voting rules have also been agreed after fears of the public vote being manipulated.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 1 day ago

Man charged with helping Manchester synagogue attacker spy on defence facility

Mohammad Bashir, 31, is charged with four terrorism offences in the UK.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 1 day ago

Can the West trust India?

India’s imports of Russian oil jumped from 2.5% before the war to 35% last year.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 1 day ago

Israeli-backed militia leader killed in ‘internal’ clash in Gaza

Yasser Abu Shabab, 32, led a Gaza clan Israel armed to counter Hamas.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 1 day ago

Rain forecasts raise fears in flood-hit Indonesia, Sri Lanka

Over 800,000 Indonesians are displaced and more than 500 are still missing.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 1 day ago

Eurovision faces withdrawals after Israel OK’d to compete

Organisers say new voting rules will reinforce trust and protect neutrality.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 1 day ago

Putin ordered Salisbury Novichok attack as show of power, inquiry finds

Dawn Sturgess died after spraying herself with perfume laced with Novichok.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 1 day ago

Israel launches fresh strikes on south Lebanon after warnings

Israeli jets hit Mahrouna, Jbaa, Majadal and Baraasheet in the south.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 1 day ago

FBI arrests suspect in January 6 pipe bomb case

Investigators say the pipe bombs were viable devices capable of causing harm.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 1 day ago

People are uploading their medical records to AI chatbots, despite privacy and accuracy concerns

NY Times: Experts say inaccurate information is a major concern and so is data privacy.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 1 day ago

The world’s most controversial climate solution is becoming a private industry

One firm Stardust has raised US$75m and keeps its new reflective particle secret.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 1 day ago

Egypt’s Sinai mountains tourism megaproject threatens the people of St Catherine

Egypt aims to draw mass tourism to the once serene Sinai town of Saint Catherine.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 1 day ago

Devastating fire has fuelled a national security crackdown in Hong Kong

New York Times: Authorities have been working to contain public anger after the inferno.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 1 day ago

As the royals strip one of their own of titles, places in Britain try to downplay links, too

The ties that unravel - ordinary communities are distancing themselves from Andrew.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 2 days ago

Alleged childcare paedophile Joshua Brown hit with new child sex abuse charges

Joshua Brown now faces 156 charges and has been in custody since May.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 2 days ago

Escaped Georgia inmate caught after ordering Ubers to evade local authorities

Rockdale County had offered a $5000 reward, calling the escaper 'armed and dangerous'.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 2 days ago

Meta starts removing under-16s from its social media platforms in Australia

Firms that fall short face fines of up to A$49.5m for each violation.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 2 days ago

Billionaire real estate investor Andrew Farkas in spotlight over a business tie to Epstein

NY Times: A marina in the US Virgin Islands has put the billionaire in the spotlight.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 2 days ago

Leading Democratic governor Josh Shapiro says Kamala Harris told ‘blatant lies’ about him

Two potential 2028 Democratic presidential rivals are publicly at odds.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 2 days ago

Brazil police probe plight of near-extinct blue parrot as lethal virus threatens last Spix’s macaws

All 11 Spix's macaws recently released in Brazil tested positive for circovirus.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 2 days ago

UK woman wrongly declared dead by paramedics, inquest hears

Mortuary staff found Olive Martin moving and gripping, despite being certified dead.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 2 days ago

Court in France jails woman for drugging daughter to death

Investigators say Enea had ingested 10 times the safe dose of heart drug.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 2 days ago

The plan to forgo jury trials for lower-level crimes is aimed at easing an 80,000-case backlog

The court system in Britain is booked as far out as 2030.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 2 days ago

Raccoon found passed out in US liquor store after ransacking shelves overnight

The animal ransacked shelves and drank from smashed bottles of scotch and whiskey.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 2 days ago

YouTube attacks Australia’s world-first social media ban

Australian users under 16 will be automatically signed out of major platforms and sites.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 2 days ago

Germany’s President Frank-Walter Steinmeier enjoys royal treatment on UK state visit

The visit showcases a new UK-Germany defence pact and July friendship treaty.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 2 days ago

Prosecutors say man on trial in wife’s death searched for ‘how to saw a body’

Brian Walshe faces murder charge over death of wife Ana, whose body hasn't been found.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 2 days ago

Family of Colombian killed in boat strike takes US to rights body

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has condemned the strikes as 'extrajudicial'.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 2 days ago

Frustration in Indonesia as flood survivors await aid

The recent floods and landslides across four Asian countries have killed more than 1500.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 2 days ago

Democrats release new photos of Epstein’s private island

The images were taken during the 2019 sex trafficking investigation.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 2 days ago

Lebanon, Israel hold first direct talks in decades

Nawaf Salam stressed talks focus on enforcing the truce, not full peace with Israel.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 2 days ago

US halts immigration applications for 19 nations

Even migrants who passed their citizenship exams now face cases on hold.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 2 days ago

Hong Kong fire death toll hits 159 after towers searched

Victims range from a 1-year-old baby to a 97-year-old resident.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 2 days ago

Australian mum channels grief for her son into support for social media limits

Platforms that fail to keep children out face fines of up to $55m.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 2 days ago

Trump Administration’s pardon of convicted drug-trafficker raises questions about its ‘war on drugs’

Analysis: A split-screen moment shows contrasting treatment of drug-traffickers.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 2 days ago

India orders a tracking app to be installed in all smartphones with the aim of preventing crime

New York Times: Critics scathing about drawbacks of app with an aim of preventing fraud.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 2 days ago

The Philippines spent big on flood control, but the water keeps rising

NY Times: Billions worth of funds meant for flood-control projects have been diverted.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 2 days ago

Prosecutors drop murder case against man who served more than 25 years in prison

New York Times: James Pugh, 63, was convicted in 1994 of the murder of Deborah Meindl.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 2 days ago

After decades in combat, a US Navy Seal suddenly comes under scrutiny

NY Times: 'What’s at stake here is ... the larger ethic of the professional soldier'.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 2 days ago

With rotating beds and cellphones, Maduro tightens security and plans to outlast Trump

New York Times: Venezuelan leader has tightened his personal security and leaned on Cuba.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 2 days ago

Inquiry report says there is ‘critical failure’ of police to answer basic questions about women attacked in public

Sue Everard says she still cannot move past the horror of Sarah's last hours.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 3 days ago

Executive leaves bank after mock ‘terrorist’ prank at work Christmas party

The photo showed the executive kneeling as a junior colleague posed as a gunman.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 3 days ago

Search for long-missing flight MH370 to resume, Malaysia says

Exploration firm Ocean Infinity will only be paid if it locates the missing Boeing 777.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 3 days ago

Gotham Awards: Jafar Panahi’s triple win boosts Oscars hopes despite Iran ban

Hours before the Gothams, Iran sentenced Jafar Panahi to one year in prison.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 3 days ago

US Republicans escape upset in Tennessee nail-biter as Trump’s grip is tested

Republicans avoided a scare today, holding a House district in conservative Tennessee.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 3 days ago

Airbus says up to 628 A320 jets face checks over fuselage panel flaw

The issue emerges after 6000 A320s were involved in a vital safety software upgrade.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 3 days ago

Rowan Baxter bodycam video sparks outrage over police DV order advice

The footage shows officers advising Baxter on fighting a DV order weeks before.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 3 days ago

Four people charged over scheme, where internet-connected surveillance cameras were hacked

Police say about 120,000 internet cameras were hacked across homes and businesses.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 3 days ago

‘Distressing’: Man charged after allegedly stabbing principal at Keysborough Secondary College

Principal Aaron Sykes, 43, is in hospital but reported to be recovering well.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 3 days ago

Luciano Pavarotti’s widow hits out after tenor ‘ridiculed’ by mayor’s ice rink stunt

Widow Nicoletta Mantovani says the festive rink 'ridicules' Pavarotti.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 3 days ago

‘Wasteful monkey business’ - US medical agency will scale back testing on primates

Thousands of primates are confined in US Government labs and breeding facilities.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 3 days ago

Jesus stolen from Brussels nativity scene in faceless fabric ‘zombie’ row

The faceless fabric figures were approved in advance by church authorities.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 3 days ago

Families said there was no justice despite the findings of a watchdog which slammed police failures

A new report on the 1989 match disaster found failures in planning, policing and response.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 3 days ago

National Guard shooting suspect charged with murder, assault offences

Rahmanullah Lakanwal faces a murder charge in connection with the Washington DC shooting.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 3 days ago

Honduran ex-president leaves US prison after Trump pardons drug crimes

Juan Orlando Hernandez was serving a 45-year sentence over drug-trafficking.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 3 days ago

Former EU and Italian foreign diplomat Federica Mogherini detained in probe of procurement fraud

Police in Belgium raided offices of the EU’s diplomatic service.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 3 days ago

Spanish pork producers ‘very concerned’ by African swine fever

Around one third of Spain's pork export markets have temporarily halted imports.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 3 days ago

Rare Faberge crystal egg fetches record $52.7 million at London sale

Carl Faberge created 50 Imperial Eggs for Russia’s Romanov family over 31 years.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 3 days ago

Peru presidential hopeful bloodied but unhurt in gun attack

Rafael Belaunde, 50, suffered cuts from shattered glass but was not badly hurt.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 3 days ago

Hong Kong leader says ‘independent committee’ to probe fire

Police have arrested 15 people after scaffolding netting failed fire rules.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 3 days ago

As people’s bodies change, so does their spending in areas such as fashion, cafes, gyms, and travel

How weight-loss drugs are causing economic changes. What US data shows.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 3 days ago

Climate change is making it more difficult to grow arabica, Brazil’s top coffee export

The stronger tasting, cheaper and resilient robusta is being produced at a faster rate.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 3 days ago

After service in CIA-trained unit, alleged National Guard shooter struggled to adapt in US

Rahmanullah Lakanwal was once an elite counterterrorism soldier in Afghanistan.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 3 days ago

On the boat strikes, Hegseth’s take-no-prisoners, leave-no-survivors approach is a liability

NYT analysis: US President sounded keen to distance himself from the Defence Secretary.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 3 days ago

From Honduras to Poland, Trump meddles in elections as never before

His public interventions break with past US practice of some covert election moves.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 3 days ago

Rare Faberge crystal egg to go on sale in London with estimated worth of $46m

Carl Faberge created 50 Imperial Eggs for Russia’s Romanov family over 31 years.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 3 days ago

In Belfast, the once-outlawed Irish language is making a comeback with new schools, bilingual signs

Even in Unionist neighbourhoods of Northern Ireland, Gaeilge is enjoying a resurgence.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 4 days ago

Congress, Pentagon officials concerned admiral could be hung out to dry over boat second strike

'This is ‘protect Pete’ bulls***': Anger in Defence Dept over Hegseth's role in incident.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 4 days ago

Child molester jailed after claiming jury was hypnotised

Wolf, formerly known as Ryan Haley, was jailed for three and a half years.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 4 days ago

Teen killer who stabbed Melbourne GP Ash Gordon sentenced to 17 years

The teen twice broke into Ash Gordon's home, targeting his Mercedes AMG.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 4 days ago

Melbourne influencer throws party with ‘cheaters don’t get cake’ dessert on cancelled wedding day

In September, she told fans that she and her fiancé had parted ways in a TikTok video.