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World - New Zealand Herald News - 6 hours ago

Japanese woman gets hitched with virtual partner she generated on ChatGPT

The teary bride exchanged 'rings' while wearing a pair of mixed reality smart glasses.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 8 hours ago

Police statement of facts against 24-year-old alleged Bondi gunman Naveed Akram revealed in court

Naveed Akram now faces 59 charges, including 15 murders and a terror act.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 9 hours ago

Suzuki Fronx warning: Owners told not to use rear seats after safety test

There are 1115 Suzuki Fronx cars on New Zealand roads.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 10 hours ago

The auto industry was warned: Battery recycling was poisoning people

New York Times: Ford, Honda and other carmakers resisted reform on deadly lead batteries.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 12 hours ago

France orders new nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to tackle ‘age of predators’

Nuclear-powered vessel to replace French flagship, the Charles de Gaulle.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 13 hours ago

David Walliams removed from Waterstones children’s book festival

HarperCollins has severed ties after alleged harassment of a female staffer.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 13 hours ago

Criticism grows over the partial and heavily censored release of Epstein documents

Criticism grows over the partial and heavily censored rollout of documents.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 14 hours ago

Debris from SpaceX accident put several passenger planes in danger, federal documents reveal

Debris from SpaceX accident put three planes and 450 people in danger, FAA files say.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 14 hours ago

Nigerian Government frees 130 kidnapped Catholic schoolchildren

Some hostages had already escaped, walking hours back to remote villages.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 14 hours ago

Gang members get hundred-years-long sentences in El Salvador, with 10 receiving terms from 463 to 958

Since March 2022, El Salvador has detained more than 90,000 people.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 15 hours ago

Social media footage shows driverless taxis blocking off a busy intersection

Social media footage shows driverless taxis blocking off a busy intersection.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 15 hours ago

What to know about the alleged Bondi Beach attackers’ month-long stay in the Philippines

New York Times: They stayed in a hotel in Davao City from November 1-28, staff said.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 16 hours ago

Epstein wanted proof victims were underage and was ‘furious’ when 18-year-old was brought to him, victim says

Marina Lacerda alleges Epstein flaunted her to politicians and princes during phone calls.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 16 hours ago

Australia falls silent, lights candles for Bondi Beach shooting victims

One man shouted: 'Blood on your hands', as the Prime Minister arrived at the event.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 16 hours ago

Did the giant heads of Easter Island once walk?

New York Times: The new science behind an old mystery.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 16 hours ago

Scott Long, who has an aggressive cancer, was determined to make his house shine with Christmas joy one more time

He is still planning a 300-hour lights display, now built with family and friends.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 17 hours ago

US forces have already intercepted two other tankers in waters off Venezuela this month

It's part of an effort to heighten pressure on President Nicolas Maduro.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 19 hours ago

Violent crime fears stoke $1b a year armoured car industry in Brazil

Almost 400,000 armoured cars now drive almost through city streets.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 19 hours ago

South Africa bar attack: Gunmen kill 9, wound 10 in Johannesburg

The attackers in two vehicles 'opened fire' at patrons and shot randomly as they fled.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 19 hours ago

Sad twist in Beckham family feud as David and Victoria ‘blocked’ by son Brooklyn on Instagram

Cruz Beckham says he and his parents woke up to find Brooklyn had blocked them.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 19 hours ago

Thai border clashes displace over half a million in Cambodia

More than 518,000 Cambodians, many children, have fled shelling at the border.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 19 hours ago

After the Louvre heist in Paris, museums elsewhere look for lessons to help stop thieves

New York Times: Some museums are using AI to examine and analyse camera feeds.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 19 hours ago

On British roads, Chinese cars are racing ahead, in part thanks to a lack of steep tariffs

NY Times: Chinese vehicles accounted for 13% of new car registrations in UK last month.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 19 hours ago

Trump’s new security strategy exposes the limits of NZ’s ‘softly-softly’ diplomacy

OPINION: The contrast between the worldview of NZ and the US could hardly be greater.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 20 hours ago

Walmart’s $200,000 starting pay and better rigs draw women into trucking and life on the road

As US trucking faces a demographic crisis, Walmart has managed to grow its driver pool.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 20 hours ago

Bill Clinton, a main character in the Epstein drop, just can’t escape scandal

NY Times: Epstein ties dog Donald Trump and resurface Bill Clinton's personal baggage.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 20 hours ago

Claudio Neves Valente’s academic career foundered. His ex-classmate, Nuno Loureiro, was at MIT

The two young men were once peers, brilliant aspiring scientists in Portugal.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 20 hours ago

US President’s unpredictable, attention-seeking, unrestrained behaviour on full display

NYT analysis: Many Trump supporters love his professional-wrestling style of leadership.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 20 hours ago

Famine no longer in Gaza, but 1.6m experience acute food insecurity and malnutrition, IPC says

The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification said famine no longer in Gaza.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 1 day ago

Wheelchair user flies into space, a first

The German woman engineer took a brief ride on a Blue Origin flight.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 1 day ago

Trump touts latest cognitive test, boasting he could identify a giraffe

He claimed he was the first US president to take a formal cognitive test.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 1 day ago

Coast Guard boards oil tanker leaving Venezuela amid Trump’s blockade

Venezuela has condemned the boarding as a 'grave act of piracy' in law.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 1 day ago

Australia’s PM announces intelligence, law enforcement review after Bondi massacre

Australia’s Prime Minister announces intelligence, law enforcement review.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 1 day ago

Maria Farmer has claimed she warned FBI about Epstein in the 1990s, but her complaint was ignored

Maria Farmer has long claimed that she warned the FBI about Epstein in the 1990s.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 1 day ago

‘Offensive’ Christmas song lyrics could be banned by UK law

The UK Government insists free speech is safe and Christmas carols can stay.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 1 day ago

Taipei stabbing attack: Knifeman planned killing spree with outfit changes

Police say 27-year-old suspect Chang Wen acted alone and left no clear motive.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 1 day ago

Top cop vows action on hate preachers after Bondi massacre as they hire lawyers to avoid crimes

Australia’s top cop says search warrants were carried out in the wake of Bondi shooting.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 1 day ago

Epstein files: Andrew took Ghislaine Maxwell to Royal family’s inner sanctum

Former prince seen lying across five women in photo taken in Sandringham saloon room.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 1 day ago

Prince George follows Diana by serving Christmas dinner to homeless people

Young royal visits London shelter 32 years after his grandmother brought William there.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 1 day ago

Prince George follows Diana by serving Christmas dinner to homeless

Young royal visits London shelter 32 years after his grandmother brought Prince William.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 2 days ago

Bondi shooter visited gun shop during Philippines stay: police

CCTV shows 50-year-old Sajid Akram visiting a Davao City gun shop.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 2 days ago

Thai police arrest Olympic gold medallist boxer on the run for fraud

The boxer was convicted of defrauding lottery investors of $110,000 in 2021.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 2 days ago

Newly released Epstein files: What we know

Photos show Bill Clinton with celebrities including Michael Jackson and Diana Ross.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 2 days ago

US plans to stop recommending most childhood vaccines, defer to doctors

The Trump plan would move many childhood shots to 'talk to your doctor' status.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 2 days ago

Trump renames Kennedy Centre after himself as board backs change

Kennedy family members say Congress must approve any change to the centre's name.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 2 days ago

Epstein files opened: Famous faces, many blacked-out pages

'Several hundred thousand documents' have been released.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 2 days ago

US strikes dozens of sites in Syria in retaliation for troops’ deaths

The expansive operation follows the killing last weekend of two US soldiers.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 2 days ago

Charlie Kirk’s widow endorses JD Vance as Maga infighting rages

Ben Shapiro blasted fellow Maga stars on stage as 'frauds and grifters'.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 2 days ago

Charlie Kirk’s widow endorses JD Vance as MAGA infighting rages

Ben Shapiro blasted fellow MAGA stars as 'frauds and grifters' on stage.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 2 days ago

Trump administration begins release of Epstein files

'Several hundred thousand documents' have been released.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 2 days ago

Donald Trump suspends green card lottery after Brown University, MIT attacks

The lottery programme was said to be used by the suspect in the Brown University shooting.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 2 days ago

Donald Trump suspends green card lottery after Brown, MIT attacks

The lottery programme was said to be used by the suspect in the Brown University shooting.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 2 days ago

David Walliams dropped by HarperCollins UK after behaviour allegations

UK media say the allegations have been made by young women.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 2 days ago

Harry and Meghan rebrand charity to Archewell Philanthropies

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have also shared a new image with their two children.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 2 days ago

Harry and Meghan rebrand Archewell charity

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex released a new image with their two children.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 2 days ago

Epstein files due as US confronts long-delayed reckoning

More files in the politically explosive case are set to be published Friday in the US.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 2 days ago

Seven men released without charge after Liverpool arrests by Sydney anti-terror police

The men detained after warnings of a 'violent act' claimed they were on holiday.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 2 days ago

Seven men released without charge following dramatic Liverpool arrests by Sydney anti-terror police

The men detained in Sydney after warnings of a 'violent act' claimed they were on holiday.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 3 days ago

Peri the koala hitches ride on Brisbane bus after near-miss on city road

The mayor said the incident proves Brisbane is the most Australian place on earth.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 3 days ago

Perth mum remains in ICU after Vietnam cosmetic surgery infection nightmare

A GoFundMe has raised nearly $70,000 to bring her home.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 3 days ago

Seven men detained after Sydney ‘violence’ warning may be released

Tactical officers rammed a Hyundai and fired rubber bullets in the stop.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 3 days ago

Brown University shooting suspect found dead - US police

Investigators found him at a New Hampshire storage unit with two firearms.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 3 days ago

Australia announces gun buyback, day of ‘reflection’ after Bondi shooting

Candles will be lit nationwide at 6.47pm on Sunday, December 21.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 3 days ago

Pensioner lures phone scammers into trap as police arrest unsuspecting tricksters

The pensioner tag teamed with his daughter to catch out the fraudsters

World - New Zealand Herald News - 3 days ago

Pulitzer-winning combat reporter, NZ-born Peter Arnett dies at 91

In 1997, he interviewed Osama bin Laden at a secret hideout in Afghanistan.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 3 days ago

Donald Trump renames Kennedy arts centre after himself

Democrat Joyce Beatty says she was muted and the renaming was not unanimous.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 3 days ago

France catches second escapee in bedsheet prison break

He escaped Dijon’s overcrowded 1853 prison, which holds 311 inmates in 180 places.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 3 days ago

Bondi Beach attack: Hundreds participate in paddle out, hospitalised hero receives cheque

Hero Ahmed al Ahmed was handed A$2.5m raised by 43,000 donors.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 3 days ago

Bill Gates pictured with women in new Epstein files

The release comes days before full Epstein files are due out on Friday.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 3 days ago

‘Don’s best friend’: How Epstein and Trump bonded over the pursuit of women

New York Times: Inside Trump’s long, complex friendship with Epstein.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 3 days ago

Pope replaces New York’s Cardinal Dolan with pro-migrant bishop Ronald Hicks

Ronald Hicks, 58, from Pope Leo's native Chicago, will become Archbishop of New York.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 3 days ago

Thailand strikes building in Cambodia’s border casino hub

The Poipet strike hit a busy casino hub and key border crossing point.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 3 days ago

Duke of Marlborough accused of strangling wife

The duke, 70, faces three counts of non-fatal intentional strangulation.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 3 days ago

Brussels farmer protest turns ugly as EU-Mercosur deal teeters

The EU-Mercosur pact would form the world's largest free-trade area.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 3 days ago

UK teachers to tackle misogyny in the classroom

All English secondary schools must teach consent and healthy relationships.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 3 days ago

Armed tactical police detain multiple men in Sydney’s southwest

NSW Police say there is no link to the Bondi terror probe or threat to public.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 3 days ago

French court jails doctor for life for poisoning 30 patients, killing 12

Twelve victims died, while others, aged 4 to 89, survived cardiac arrests.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 3 days ago

Maduro risks high-seas confrontation as Venezuelan Navy escorts vessels after Trump’s blockade threat

New York Times: US law enforcement last week seized an Asia-bound sanctioned tanker.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 3 days ago

2025 in review: New details about how Israel targeted Iran’s nuclear scientists during war

Israel said it assassinated 11 nuclear scientists on June 13 and in the following days.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 3 days ago

Museum director hopes the loan project will be a ‘new model’ for seeking redress for colonialism

'Cultural diplomacy, that’s what museums should do,' director Dr Nicholas Cullinan said.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 4 days ago

UK lawyer slammed for hosting ‘council estate’ themed dinner party

Critics say the party menu mocked people struggling with food costs and housing.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 4 days ago

Harvard Medical School morgue manager jailed for selling donor body parts online

Cedric Lodge removed skin, faces and organs from the morgue over two years.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 4 days ago

Funerals for Bondi victims Matilda and Alex Kleytman held on Thursday

Families accused the Australian PM of failing to keep Jewish communities safe.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 4 days ago

Trump promises economic boom for US, blames Biden in address to nation

The US President als pledged 'warrior dividend' bonuses of US$1776 to 1.45 million troops.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 4 days ago

Bondi hero Ahmed Al Ahmed: How Syrian training prepared him to act

He is now in hospital with about five bullet wounds and may lose his arm.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 4 days ago

Australian PM vows crackdown on hate speech after Bondi Beach attack

Australian PM plans tougher penalties, visa bans for people stoking hatred and violence.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 4 days ago

Australian PM Anthony Albanese vows crackdown on hate speech after Isis-inspired Bondi Beach attack

Australian PM plans tougher penalties, visa bans for people stoking hatred and violence.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 4 days ago

Rob Reiner and wife Michele’s cause of death confirmed as children break silence

Siblings Jake and Romy Reiner issued a plea for privacy and compassion.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 4 days ago

Downpour on Iran’s Hormuz Island washes iron-rich soil from cliffs into sea

Iron-rich soil from Hormuz Island's cliffs turned the shoreline deep red.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 4 days ago

The spy software, dubbed ResidentBat, was ‘previously unknown,’ a media watchdog says

The journalist had to unlock and give it to Belarusian KGB agents during an interrogation.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 4 days ago

Rabbi Eli and Matilda, 10, filmed together moments before Bondi attack

Footage shows Matilda laughing beside Rabbi Eli Schlanger moments before gunfire.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 4 days ago

Former right-wing podcaster Dan Bongino stepping down as US deputy FBI director

Bongino had a law enforcement background as a police officer and Secret Service agent.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 4 days ago

Hunt for US college mass shooter drags into fifth day

Brown University admits its 1200 cameras were not linked to police.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 4 days ago

Man charged over alleged anti-Semitic threats on Bali flight

Police say the man directed anti-Semitic threats at a known Jewish passenger.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 4 days ago

Family members have taken part in atrocities from Sept 11, to Boston bombing and Paris attacks

Sibling militants bombed the 2013 Boston Marathon and took part in 2015 French attacks.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 4 days ago

‘Scruffy solo traveller’ only detected by cabin crew because flight was full

The man slipped through Terminal Three security by tailgating other travellers.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 4 days ago

Police investigating fatal shooting of renowned MIT physicist in Boston home as a homicide

Police investigating fatal shooting of Portuguese professor Nuno Loureiro as a homicide.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 4 days ago

New White House plaques echo Trump’s scathing attacks on Biden, Obama

Obama is described as 'divisive' and Biden the 'worst' president in US history.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 4 days ago

University of Sydney staffer sacked over verbal abuse hurled at Jewish students

The woman was filmed abusing students during a Sukkot celebration on campus.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 4 days ago

Sydney to mourn youngest and oldest Bondi terror victims at back-to-back funerals

Sydney will farewell 87-year-old Holocaust survivor Alex Kleytman first.