A former education minister has been appointed as the inaugural vice-chancellor of the National University of Vanuatu. The creation of a multilingual national university was approved by parl... Read more
The prime minister had a serious message for those blaming people for being infected with the virus, the use of masks is once again being urged, and the financial hit in the second period of... Read more
The big news to start the week was Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s announcement that the election would be delayed until 17 October. Photo: RNZ / Dom Thomas, Supplied / Port of Taurang... Read more
Fears about the safety of a vaccine for Covid-19 could put people off receiving it and see the country fall short of achieving herd immunity. Experts say uptake would need to be as high as 8... Read more
The National Party board will meet “as soon as possible” to discuss allegations surrounding its member Roger Bridge and a late-night call on talkback radio. Newshub yesterday rep... Read more
A Taranaki farmer has been described as “highly reckless” and lambasted for killing fish and “destroying the ecosystem” of a stream on the boundary of Egmont National... Read more
Nearly three billion animals were killed or displaced during Australia’s devastating bushfires of the past year, scientists say. Many animals had no where to go to escape the fires. Ph... Read more
A 17-year-old man remains missing after he and four others escaped their isolation hotel in Hamilton tonight. The group of one adult and four children escaped by jumping the fence from the D... Read more
Brazil is on track to overtake the US and have the world’s highest death toll from Covid-19 by the end of this month. Led by Far Right president, Jair Bolsonaro – who currently h... Read more
A record-breaking heatwave in Siberia would have been almost impossible without human-caused climate change, a study has found. Lake Baikal in southern Siberia. Climate change is having a dr... Read more
