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The well-thumbed novel was given to the trust by an anonymous donor, covered in sooty fingerprints and the smell of seal blubber that fuelled explorers' stoves and lamps.

New Zealand-born Jordan Rakei admits he is "feeling the pressure" ahead of his appearance at one of the country's biggest music festivals.

Spanish Football Federation boss Luis Rubiales planted a kiss on star striker Jenni Hermoso's lips on the World Cup winner's podium in Sydney as tens of millions watched on live TV.

The family of the 18-year-old Daman Kumar, who has never set foot in India, have appealed to Associate Immigration Minister Chris Penk. Audio

In an exclusive interview, guitarist Declan Mehrtens - born in Perth to Kiwi parents - tells Music 101 that he's excited to finally have some family in the audience at the band's NZ shows. Video, Audio

The state visit was initially announced in December 2024, during a visit by Dr Zhaoxu Ma, the Executive Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China.

Smut novels can range from sweet, innocent romance stories to narratives that depict rape and violence, making it hard to know what books are suitable for what age groups.

A cache of human-like fossils from China has perplexed scientists for decades, defying explanation or categorization.

Jill McKenzie was one of the first Land Girls at Lincoln during World War II. Now 101, she looks back on decades of connection to the land.

UXOs contaminate the Pacific but there's little clean-up funding despite hundreds of millions of dollars being spent on new defense infrastructure.

A recent drone assessment of beaches at Tolaga and Tokomaru Bays showed them to be relatively free from new slash.

Gisborne District Council chief scientist Murry Cave said it was disappointing the waterways have been clogged again.

From the puzzles of our mind to the deep sea and the far-flung subantarctic islands, these podcast episodes have explored our changing world in 2024.

"I could feel that my jaw might be broken and looking down I saw blood on the concrete."

Severe thunderstorms have been detected near Cave, the Hunters Hills and Albury in inland Canterbury, with showers and rain forecast for much of the country for the next few days.

The US Congress passed spending legislation early on Saturday in a down-to-the wire burst of activity that will avert a destabilizing government shutdown ahead of the busy holiday travel season.

Police are warning people to drive carefully this holiday season after four people have died on the roads in the past 24 hours. Audio

Analysis - After the toppling of France's government, the next will also have minority support, and be vulnerable to attack from far-right and left-wing opponents.

The businessman slipped and fell over 100 metres from a cliff while hiking with relatives.

This week we asked Music 101 friends and contributors for their best album of 2024, played our favourite tracks of the year - and took your suggestions as well. Video, Audio

Some members of the public were reported on the fringes of the exclusion zone around the fire at Cave Stream and were removed from the area with the assistance of police. Audio

Police on Friday called off the search for Americans Kurt Blair and Carlos Romero and an unnamed Canadian national, who have been missing since Monday.

Underneath the flat white expanse of sea ice, the Antarctic seafloor is a world of colour, structures and life, with mysterious giant glass sponges at the centre of it all.