Singapore buys about half of its fresh water from Malaysia. Photo: AFP Singapore buys about half of its fresh water from the southern Malaysian state of Johor, with which it shares a maritim... Read more
Shortly before 8am on 26 December 2004, a magnitude-9.1 earthquake struck under the sea in northern Indonesia. In the hours that followed, a massive tsunami fanned out across the Indian Ocea... Read more
The volcano on Whakaari / White Island has erupted, leaving at least five dead and at least 18 injured. The volcano is monitored by GNS Science and its GeoNet project – a geological ha... Read more
Protesters at a public hui today in Auckland cursed mana whenua of the ancestral maunga, Ōwairaka, telling them they were colonisers and questioning their whakapapa. A hui was held for membe... Read more
Of the 916 reported cases of adverse events at district health boards and other health providers in the last year, only 58 involved Māori patients. The Health Quality and Safety Commission h... Read more
A proposed new electorate in South Auckland has been tipped by academics to favour National. The new electorate, called Flat Bush, will draw from a mix of existing populations in Manurewa, P... Read more
Hong Kong police have laid siege to a university, firing rubber bullets and tear gas to pin back anti-government protesters armed with petrol bombs and other weapons and stop them from fleei... Read more
Hip hop musician Tom Scott and his collaborative project Avantdale Bowling Club have won the coveted Album of the Year at the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards, which took place at Auckland’... Read more
CANBERRA, Australia — Ferocious wildfires were burning at emergency-level intensity across Australia’s most populous state and into Sydney suburbs on Tuesday as authorities warned most... Read more



