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Covid-19: Officials concerned about sharp drop in testing numbers
Covid-19 swabbing numbers have been falling so fast in Auckland that some centres closed early at the weekend.
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Academics say winter flu 'outbreaks' looming
It's hoped New Zealand efforts to flatten the Covid-19 curve will translate into a milder flu season this winter.
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Many Covid-19 testing centres closing down
Dozens of Covid-19 community based testing centres around the country are closing down.
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Ghislaine Maxwell's US jail conditions 'are torture' - brother
The way British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell is being treated in a New York jail is "degrading" and "amounts to torture", her brother says.
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People in quake-hit PNG living in fear
People in Papua New Guinea are still reeling in shock and fear from Monday's 7.5-magnitude earthquake.
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Myrtle rust spreads to South Island, MPI gives up on eradication
Myrtle rust has spread to the South Island for the first time and government agencies are now giving up on trying to eradicate the disease.
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Memo released accusing FBI of abusing power
The US Congress has released a memo accusing the FBI of abusing its power.
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Algae-ridden cruise ship asked to leave New Zealand waters
The Viking Orion first docked in New Zealand in mid-December.
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Twelve cases of Campylobacter in Nelson Tasman following floods
All bore water owners in the region are asked to continue to boil their water as a precaution.
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Papuan leader says Indonesia intensifying military operations
The United Liberation Movement for West Papua says Indonesia is once again ramping up military operations in its Papuan provinces.
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China stalls Antony Blinken's Beijing visit over 'spy balloon' concerns - report
China has refused to let the US Secretary of State visit Beijing over concerns the FBI will release the results of an investigation into the downed suspected Chinese spy balloon.
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Five Eyes disclosure a PR stunt, says analyst
A security analyst says disclosures by the Five Eyes intelligence network marks a new age of transparency - but is also a PR stunt. Audio
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WHO monitoring French Polynesia zika and dengue
The World Health Organisation says it's monitoring closely the situation in French Polynesia which is fighting outbreaks of zika virus and dengue fever. Officials say 20,000 people have sought…
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Orion upgrade cost revealed
Upgrading the Air Force's six Orions is expected to cost $330 million - less than originally estimated.
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Public asked to help protect rare bird
The Conservation Department is making a plea to the public about New Zealand's most endangered bird as visitors pour into Northland for Labour Weekend.
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Ebola outbreak cases top 10,000
Officials continue attempts to identify those who came into contact with Mali's first Ebola victim as the number of known cases worldwide passes 10,000.
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Traps clear of fruit fly
Traps set up in Whangarei to lure any Queensland fruit fly have so far found no more of the insect pests.
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Paris police hunting for gunman
A manhunt is continuing in Paris after a gunman attacked offices of the newspaper Liberation and fired outside the HQ of the Societe Generale bank. Audio
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Zika outbreak infects up 30,000 people in French Polynesia
Health authorities in French Polynesnia estimate up to 30,000 people, or about ten per cent of the population, may have been infected by the zika virus over the past six...
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Peters accuses PM of spying
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters is accusing the Prime Minister of spying on him with the GCSB after confirming meetings with internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom. Audio
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Fugitive leaker still at Moscow airport
President Vladimir Putin of Russia has confirmed that fugitive intelligence contractor Edward Snowden is still in the transit area at Moscow airport. Audio
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Sarajevo celebrates arrest of Karadzic
People gathered on the streets of Sarajevo on Monday night to celebrate the arrest of Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic for genocide.
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China culls poultry as bird flu death toll rises
Chinese authorities say they are mobilising resources along the eastern seaboard to combat a new strain of bird flu that is so far known to have killed six people, including four in the city of…
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Harassment of US diplomats by Pakistan on rise
A report by the US State Department says harassment of American diplomats by the Pakistani government has increased dramatically since the raid on Osama Bin Laden's compound in May last year.
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Departing IMF official criticises fund
A former International Monetary Fund official says he is ashamed to have had any association with the agency.
