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ACT deputy leader and Workplace Relations Minister Brooke van Velden is retiring from politics at the November election. The 33-year-old MP for Tamaki won the seat off National at the…
Singer Jasmine Sandlas expressed her gratitude for working with Satinder Sartaaj in the film ‘Dhurandhar 2’, describing it as a “dream come true” moment of her life. In ‘Dhurandhar: The…
Actor Sarah Michelle Gellar has paid a heartfelt tribute to her ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ co-star Nicholas Brendon, who passed away on March 20 at the age of 54, according…
Cocaine use has hit an all-time high in New Zealand, exceeding MDMA consumption for the first time, according to new wastewater testing data. The data, released by police on Monday,…
An engineering firm owner who went to Canada over Christmas never returned, with his company later placed in liquidation over a large unpaid tax bill. Dart Engineering 2006 (Ltd) is…
Analysis: Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will be feeling he’s dodged a bullet in Samoa but it came close enough for him to feel the shifting of air as it shot…
Fuel talk is heating up — but the message right now is: don’t panic. Finance Minister Nicola Willis says New Zealand currently has about 50 days’ worth of fuel on…
It’s feasible that petrol prices could reach $4 a litre, economists say. Ongoing conflict in the Middle East has pushed up oil prices, taking petrol prices with them. Over March,…
Domestic airfares increased in price 10.6% in the year to February 2026, according to the latest figures released by Stats NZ. International air travel meanwhile is up 1.8% over the…
For the first time, a Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130J Hercules has been flying using an Australian call sign while operating as part of a Royal Australian Air Force…
Holi event organisers respond to visa overstayer claims A Delhi-based organisation has denied any involvement in immigration breaches after several members of a cultural group who came to New Zealand…
A letter obtained by RNZ shows the Consulate General of India in Auckland supported visa applications for more than two dozen people as part of an “cultural delegation” that attended…
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday said that the United States has not escorted any vessels or tankers via the Strait of Hormuz amid the developing security situation…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finland President Alexander Stubb have called on the business communities of both countries to tap the opportunities created by the landmark India-EU Free Trade Agreement,…
Netflix on Wednesday unveiled the trailer of ‘Made in Korea’, which stars Priyanka Mohan in the lead role. Set against the everyday pulse of Tamil Nadu and Seoul, Made In…
The issue of “brain drain” has once again entered public discussion, with growing numbers of New Zealanders moving to Australia in search of better career opportunities and higher wages. The…
US President Donald Trump told CNN in a nine-minute phone interview that the US military is “knocking the crap” out of Iran – but the “big wave” is yet to…
Christopher Luxon also said New Zealand will not join the conflict. At his post-Cabinet press conference on Monday, Luxon said successive governments have had a longstanding position that any action…
The US Central Command has released a video showing US destroyers launching guided missiles, as well as missiles making impact on an undisclosed location. US President Donald Trump has said…
Israel and the US have begun a fresh waves of strikes on Iran, targeting the Iranian leadership, its air defences and its ballistic missile capabilities. The US military says it…
Actor Mason Gooding has revealed that he was battling a severe E. coli infection while shooting a key scene for the upcoming horror film Scream 7, admitting that he had…
New Zealand has indicated it would stand behind the United Kingdom if it decides to remove Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from the line of royal succession, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has confirmed.…
A packed bus on its way to Nepal’s capital has driven off a mountain highway in Nepal, killing 19 people and leaving another 25, including a New Zealander, wounded. There…
India on Friday assumed the Chairmanship of the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) at the 9th Conclave of Chiefs, held in Visakhapatnam, marking a significant milestone in regional maritime cooperation.…
Former US President Barack Obama said he did not see evidence that aliens “have made contact with us” after sending social media abuzz by saying aliens were real on a…