Science Aug 15 Scientists have discovered an ancient whale species. It may have looked like a mash-up of ‘a seal and a Pokémon’ Amateur fossil hunter Ross Dullard, who found the partial skull, says he will celebrate with a whale-themed party, marking the end of a six-year obsession.
World Aug 13 New Zealand lawmaker ejected from Parliament for calling opponents spineless over Gaza A New Zealand lawmaker was ejected from Parliament for a second day Wednesday after refusing to apologize for calling her opponents spineless.
World Aug 11 Prime minister says Australia will recognize a Palestinian state, criticizes Israel’s new offensive in Gaza Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced that Australia will recognize a Palestinian state. This move aligns with recent signals from leaders in France, Britain and Canada.
World Jun 05 3 Māori Party lawmakers who performed haka protest suspended from parliament The lawmakers performed the haka, a chanting dance of challenge, in November to oppose a widely unpopular bill, now defeated, that they said would reverse Indigenous rights.
World Dec 31 2025 begins around the world with light shows, embraces and ice plunges American Samoa will be among the last to welcome 2025, a full 24 hours after New Zealand.
World Dec 18 Vanuatu 7.3 earthquake leaves capital without water, as death toll expected to rise Vanuatu's capital is without water after reservoirs were destroyed by a violent magnitude 7.3 earthquake that wrought havoc on the South Pacific island nation.
World Dec 17 Powerful magnitude 7.3 earthquake causes widespread damage in Pacific island nation of Vanuatu A tsunami warning was called off less than two hours after Tuesday's quake.
World Nov 18 Proposed law threatening Māori rights sparks massive protests in New Zealand Thousands of people are marching the length of New Zealand in protest of a proposed law that would redefine the country’s founding agreement between Indigenous Māori and the British Crown.
World Oct 25 As Britain’s former colonies ask for slavery reparations, King Charles says past can’t be changed King Charles III has told a summit of Commonwealth countries in Samoa that the past could not be changed as he indirectly acknowledged calls from some of Britain's former colonies for a reckoning over its role in the trans-Atlantic slave…
World Sep 21 New Zealand pilot held captive by rebels in Indonesia’s Papua region is freed after 19 months Phillip Mark Mehrtens, a 38-year-old pilot from Christchurch, was working for Indonesian aviation company Susi Air when he was abducted by rebels from a remote airport on Feb. 7, 2023.