Flight carrying 10 reported missing in Alaska: police
A small commercial flight carrying 10 people was reported missing today in the northwestern US state of Alaska, say state ...
Lord of the Rings actor Elijah Wood marries Mette-Marie Kongsved in intimate ceremony
Elijah Wood is married. The Lord of the Rings actor recently sparked speculation he had tied the knot with long-term partner ...
Cook Islands PM Mark Brown criticises New Zealand oversight on China deal
The Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown says New Zealand is asking for too much oversight over its deal with China, which ...
Five inmates at Hawke’s Bay Regional Prison in ‘segregation’ after four staffers injured in altercation
Three other staff were also injured in the altercation after five prisoners at the facility refused to return to their cells ...
Chicago Bears owner Virginia McCaskey dies aged 102
Virginia Halas McCaskey, principal owner of the NFL Chicago Bears and daughter of team founder George Halas, died on Thursday ...
Weather: Heavy thunderstorms hit central North Island, Taupō cops surface flooding and power outages
Flooding and power outages have been reported in Taupō this evening as heavy thunderstorms strike MetService earlier issued a ...
US man convicted of pastor’s murder executed in Texas after years on death row
A man was executed by lethal injection in the US state of Texas on Thursday for the 2011 murder of a pastor that he insisted ...
Holidays outside of New York City: Leave the Big Apple and step back to the Gilded Age
Many people visit New York City, but few venture further into the state itself. Alex Mitcheson steps away from The Big Apple ...
Police fail to revoke Sultan Alfathly’s security licence despite previous links to Head Hunters
A man who once went on holiday with patched Head Hunters has been given the green light to provide security services, despite ...
Manawa Energy shares sink on merger uncertainty – market close
Manawa Energy plunged more than 8% on uncertainty about whether its merger with Contact will be approved, while the New Zealand sharemarket ended the shortened week with a healthy gain. The S&P/NZX 50 ...
Weather: Heavy thunderstorms strike central North Island, surface flooding and power outages reported in Taupō
Flooding and power outages have been reported in Taupō this evening as heavy thunderstorms strike MetService earlier issued a ...
Three vehicles that hit pedestrian on Auckland motorway not yet identified, police urge drivers to come forward
Police have identified a pedestrian who was fatally struck by at least three cars after walking onto Auckland’s Southwestern ...