Auckland Police Investigate Suspected Targeted Attack on Arthur Street, Victim in Critical Condition

Auckland Police Investigate Suspected Targeted Attack on Arthur Street, Victim in Critical Condition

Auckland police are investigating a shooting in the suburb of Onehunga that has left a person critically injured. Authorities believe the incident was a targeted attack and are urging anyone with information or security camera footage from Arthur Street to...
British pop star Ed Sheeran

Ed Sheeran Launches Global Loop Tour in Auckland as Tens of Thousands of Fans Flock to Go Media Stadium

Fans of Ed Sheeran are converging on Auckland’s Go Media Stadium as the global superstar launches the opening shows of his highly anticipated Loop Tour. The record-breaking British musician is performing two sold-out concerts in Auckland on Friday night and...
Transport Agency (NZTA) said the closure was caused by a large slip between Matawai and Waioweka, New Zealand

Police launch rescue operation as landslips and flooding trap travellers on State Highway 2 through Waioeka Gorge

A police-led rescue operation is underway in New Zealand’s eastern North Island after multiple landslips and flooding stranded travellers along State Highway 2 in the Waioeka Gorge, authorities said on Friday. The New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) confirmed the highway...
Payroll system at Hutt Hospital , NZ

IT failures leave Hutt Hospital nurses underpaid, fuelling political blame game over health system digital cuts

A payroll system fault at Hutt Hospital left more than a thousand nurses underpaid in their most recent pay run, prompting concern among staff already grappling with wider IT disruptions across the public health system. A delegate for the New...
Auckland Harbour Bridge

Auckland Harbour Bridge protest plans halted after NZ Transport Agency rules event unsafe

A planned protest march across the Auckland Harbour Bridge later this month has been blocked after transport authorities declined to issue a permit, citing safety risks and major disruption to Auckland’s transport network. The event, scheduled for January 31, was...
Wharengaere Bay (centre) on Purerua Peninsula, north of Kerikeri, New Zealand

Dogs Seized After Spate of Kiwi Deaths Threatens New Zealand’s Most Successful Conservation Peninsula

Two dogs have been seized in the Bay of Islands as authorities investigate the deaths of around 20 highly protected kiwi in a single bay on the Purerua Peninsula, north of Kerikeri, amid growing concern among conservationists. The most recent...
Sydney to Spend $3 Billion Upgrading Sewer Network After Debris Balls Wash Up on Beaches

Sydney to Spend $3b Upgrading Sewer Network After Debris Balls Wash Up on Beaches

Sydney is set to spend $3 billion over the next decade to upgrade its ageing sewerage network following a series of debris ball incidents that forced the closure of iconic beaches. Thousands of black and grey balls, roughly the size...
Australia , Victoria bushfire crisis

Victoria Faces Dual Threats of Bushfires and Floods as Emergency Services Grapple with Extreme Weather

Victoria is confronting a perilous mix of extreme weather, as ongoing strong winds threaten to complicate firefighting efforts while communities continue to recover from devastating floods. Nearly a dozen bushfires across the state have burned more than 410,000 hectares, destroying...
Anthony Albanese

PM Albanese Urges Bipartisan Support for Controversial Hate Speech Bill Amid Opposition From Coalition and Greens

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is making a last-ditch effort to secure bipartisan backing for sweeping new hate speech laws, after failing to win support from either the Coalition or the Greens. The government’s proposed legislation, which comes in the wake...
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)

Australia’s Treasurer Backs RBA Governor for Public Solidarity with U.S. Fed Chair Amid Trump Administration Probe

Australia’s Treasurer on Friday expressed support for the country’s central bank head after she publicly stood in solidarity with U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, describing her decision as “entirely appropriate.” The statement comes amid heightened tensions in the United...
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