New varroa mite kill zone set up close to NSW-Queensland border
NSW beekeepers have been given a brief respite in their desperate fight to contain a bee-killing parasite, but apiarists in Queensland will now be watching on nervously.
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Landlord forced to pay $5500 after calling tenant 'psycho' and 'ugly'
A New Zealand landlord who rented out an illegal dwelling and emailed his tenant calling her "ugly", "psycho" and "depressed" has been ordered to pay nearly $5500 in compensation and damages.
rent
New Zealand declares US far-right groups terror organisations
New Zealand has declared that US far-right groups the Proud Boys and The Base are terrorist organisations.
terrorism
How did four-year-old Malachi leave court with his killer?
An overhaul of the justice system to ensure the safety of children whose parents are sent to prison is needed in the wake of Malachi Subecz's murder, experts say.
murder
Tenant sells $6k worth of landlord's furniture on Facebook
A tenant has been ordered to pay $7000 to her landlord after taking multiple items of furniture from her flat and selling them on Facebook.
rent
Man charged over 'random' stabbing of four people in Auckland
Police have laid charges following a stabbing incident at Murrays Bay on Thursday.
World
Bizarre reason woman is forced to wear gas mask
Svetlana hopes to build her dream home, but the town they've picked is like a "gas chamber".
health
Seven family members killed in crash leaving funeral
The "horrific" crash is the deadliest in New Zealand's South Island in more than two decades.
crashes
Ardern to push PM on curbing criminal deportations to NZ
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is visiting Australia for the first time since 2020, becoming the first world leader Anthony Albanese will host.
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Ardern to push on deportations in PM's first visit from a foreign leader
The New Zealand Prime Minister's tour kicked off with smiles, dinner and an exchange of vinyl records but is unlikely to be all smooth sailing.
Politics
The 'expanding hole' that proves you can't trust your eyes
The 'expanding hole' that proves you can't trust your eyes.
Photography
Albanese hails Queen in moving Platinum Jubilee tribute
Commonwealth countries including Australia and New Zealand are set to honour Queen Elizabeth II's 70-year reign during Platinum Jubilee celebrations tonight.
Royals
New study on Tonga volcano eruption shocks scientists
The Tonga underwater volcano that produced a massive eruption remains intact, scientists said.
Volcano
Christchurch mother-of-two dies in Australian detention centre
A New Zealand woman who died in an Australian immigration detention centre was a mother-of-two who grew up in Christchurch.
World
Milky Way photos reveal scenes usually 'invisible to the naked eye'
Travel photography blog Capture the Atlas has published the latest edition of their annual Milky Way Photographer of the Year, a collection featuring the best photos of the Milky Way.
Photos
Supermarket gunman told police he was targeting Black community
The revelation comes a day after a gunman killed 10 people and wounded three others at the Tops Friendly Markets store in a predominantly Black neighbourhood in Buffalo.
shootings
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has COVID-19
Ardern on Saturday posted a photo of her positive test result on Instagram and said she was disappointed to miss several important political announcements.
COVID 19
The illegal, addictive opioid being sold in Aussie grocery stores
Kamini balls, the street name given to an illegal herbal drug which contains highly addictive opioids, often come packed inside small, harmless-looking glass bottles.
drugs
Woman charged over alleged fatal beating of daughter 30 years ago
A woman has been charged over the alleged fatal beating of her two-year-old daughter in the New South Wales Central West nearly 30 years ago.
crime
NZ finally welcomes back tourists as pandemic rules eased
New Zealand is now welcoming tourists from the US, Canada, Britain, Japan and more than 50 other countries for the first time in more than two years after dropping most of its remaining pandemic border restrictions.
Travel
Fiji drops pre travel COVID-19 test requirement
Fully vaccinated travellers are no longer required to test for COVID-19 before arriving in the island nation.
Travel
Woman scammed by Tinder swindler shocked to see another duped
A Christchurch woman was shocked when she read a Stuff article about another woman being scammed out of more than $500,000.
scam
Qantas crews forced to sleep among passengers on long-haul flights
Qantas has sparked backlash from flight attendants and union officials over inadequate rest facilities on some long-haul flights.
aviation
Sydney Airport braced for busiest day since early 2020
More than 82,000 passengers are likely to pass through Sydney Aiport's domestic terminals.
Travel
Holiday rental company plants cameras to catch out badly behaved guests
Christchurch Holiday Homes (CHH) has put cameras outside the entry and exit points of homes it manages as short-term rentals in a bid to catch people hosting parties, having mystery guests stay over, or breaking a curfew
holiday
Obscure iPhone function saves life of snowboarder trapped in crevice
A New Zealand snowboarder has described his incredible rescue after falling through a five-metre crevasse, using a little-known iPhone technique to signal for help.
switzerland
Skydiver death could have been 'due to poor flight planning'
The man was in New Zealand on a student visa, had been on a 4000 metre Skydive Auckland jump when the incident occurred.
Skydiving
Missing Invercargill father and son take water from creeks to survive
What was meant to be a three-hour hunting trip turned into a four-day fight for survival for a father and son after the teenager injured both his ankles
missing persons
Families reunited as more international flights resume from Queensland
Several families have been reunited after the first direct flight from Australia to Wellington touched down in New Zealand from Brisbane this morning.
Travel
'It won't happen to me': Melanoma rates to surge 50 per cent by 2040
The number of new melanoma cases will increase by 50 per cent worldwide by 2040, while deaths are set to surge 68 per cent, according to a new study.
health
Senator 'threatened with jail time' over secret deal with PM
Senator Lambie told Today she was told to keep quiet over a secret deal made with the Prime Minister in 2019 to free over 400 refugees from offshore detention centres.
jacqui lambie
Refugee advocates concerned many will be left behind despite NZ deal
New Zealand is set to take in 150 refugees a year from Australia's offshore detention centres, finalising a deal first struck nearly a decade ago.
Refugees
New Zealand fossil hunter unearths possible prehistoric predator
An amateur fossil hunter hopes he has pieced together a type of sea creature never before found in Taranaki.
archaeology
Breaking news and updates Australia: March 18, 2022
'Severe' bleaching in Great Barrier Reef; Claims of bullying in Labor party; NSW records more than 20,000 new COVID-19 cases.
Live News Daily
Breaking news and updates Australia: March 17, 2022
More people added to flood payments list after anger; Mass casualty fears after Ukraine shelter bombed; Australia's unemployment rate falls to lowest level in over 13 years
Live News Daily
Guinness record contender not actually a potato, farmers told
A New Zealand couple who believed they had dug up the world's largest potato in the garden of their small farm near Hamilton have had their dreams turned to mash.
record
Breaking news and updates Australia: March 16, 2022
Russia takes 500 people hostage in Ukraine; Murder charges laid over Sydney boarding house fire; New Zealand to reopen borders
Live News Daily
New Zealand reopens borders to Australians from April 12
"We're ready to welcome the world back," Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said.
tourism
NZ caveman reunites with father after 25 years
A man known as 'Little John' who has lived in a cave in Otago, New Zealand, for the past decade has seen his father for the first time in 25 years.
Reunion
New Zealand anti-mandate protesters set fires at Parliament
Thick black smoke billowed across the grounds of New Zealand's Parliament and sirens blared on Wednesday as retreating protesters set fire to tents, mattresses and chairs.
Protests
Stolen car worth $150k found damaged, held together with tape
When a classic car worth more than $140,000 was recovered two days after it was stolen, its gearbox was blown and tape was holding parts of it together.
theft
Screams as car driven at NZ police advancing on protest crowd
There have been volatile scenes at anti COVID-19 mandate protest in New Zealand which has been taking place outside parliament in Wellington for two weeks.
Coronavirus
Residents 'heard a massive bang' as earthquake strikes NZ
The quake struck at a depth of 30-kilometres just after 4pm local time today and was felt from Kaitaia to Dunedin, with people near the epicentre feeling a massive jolt.
earthquakes
No tourists from China leaves $12b black hole in tourism sector
There's one giant omission in a new top-10 of countries whose travellers plan to visit Australia now our borders are open: China.
tourism
'Historical moment' as deal to resettle refugees in NZ inches closer
Refugee advocates have hailed news of an "in principle" agreement to resettle 150 refugees a year in New Zealand from Australia's offshore detention regime.
Refugees
'Very rare find': Baby ghost shark found in deep waters off New Zealand coast
Scientists have made a rare and exciting discovery off the South Island's coast.
sharks
NZ bans conversion therapy with new law passed almost unanimously
The law makes it a criminal offence to attempt to change or suppress a person's sexual orientation or gender identity through the harmful therapy practices.
LGBTIQ
Great white shark attacks camera, drags boat in Auckland harbour
An eyewitness said the passenger was trying to get into the cockpit and open the plane door.
sharks
International flights land in the Gold Coast after two-year hiatus
The return to pre-COVID operations at the airport has come one week before Australia's international border is set to fully reopen.
Travel
Barry Manilow hit blasted to disperse protesters
New Zealand officials have played Barry Manilow songs on a sound system in a bid to disperse protesters.
Coronavirus
