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The UN climate summit COP30 in Belém, Brazil, concluded without securing firm new commitments to reduce fossil fuel use, disappointing...
Air New Zealand cabin crew will go on strike for 24 hours on Monday, December 8, 2025, after months of...
In late October, Trump administration officials met with Kirill Dmitriev, a sanctioned Russian envoy, in Miami to draft a peace...
The G20 summit held in South Africa concluded with the adoption of a key declaration addressing major global issues like...
Australia’s tourism sector is accelerating sharply in 2025, with international arrivals and visitor spending well above last year’s levels. The...
New Zealand’s population growth has now slowed for three successive years, and the Wairarapa’s latest results for the year to...
The Institute of Directors (IoD), together with ASB, reports in their annual Director Sentiment Survey that 55% of directors expect...
A bill is set to end schools' ability to opt out of international maths and reading tests and accelerate the...
Approval for the New World supermarket, located at the intersection of Midland and Otaki Streets, was granted in April 2022....
The UK has launched a £45 million scientific initiative to tackle the urgent problem of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), where infections...
The bill defining stalking as a distinct criminal offence has successfully passed its third reading in Parliament. It amends the...
Australia is preparing to enforce a landmark social media ban for users under 16 years old starting December 10, 2025....
The Mental Health Minister said the government is progressing towards doubling the number of clinical psychologists trained nationally. Minister Matt Doocey...
On Thursday, optimism spread through Asia-Pacific markets following Nvidia’s impressive quarterly earnings and positive forecast, which bolstered confidence in the...
A Russian spy ship, the Yantar, has used lasers to disrupt Royal Air Force (RAF) pilots tracking its movements near...
A delegation of senior US Army officials, including Army Secretary Daniel P. Driscoll and General Randy George, recently visited Kyiv...
