A poppy was laid to signify a site where remains were reburied. Photo: NZ Defence Force Bushfires and heavy rain exposed WWI remains near the Chunuk Bair memorial near Gallipoli, Turkiye. A NZ defence team that was there to help set up Anzac Day commemorative services for this Friday have dug in to rebury the…
The Diamonds will be out to atone for last year’s series defeat. Photo: stock Trans-Tasman netball is coming to Victoria after the 2025 Constellation Cup Test series opener was confirmed for Melbourne. Sport Minister Steve Dimopoulos says Australia and cup holders NZ will meet at John Cain Arena on Friday, October 17. “This international netball…
The Western Pacific leatherback turtle is the focus of new international research. Photo: Nathan Pettigrew/supplied. Australian researchers are working with US and NZ colleagues to help save the critically endangered Western Pacific leatherback turtle. As the world’s most migratory and largest turtle, the leatherback is under threat from unintentional fisheries capture, harvesting of adults and…
Photo: stock In round six of Super Rugby Pacific, NSW and Queensland snapped long-standing losing streaks against their opposition. It proved a rewarding weekend for Australian teams with all four now in the top six on the points table. In Sydney, the NSW Waratahs snapped a 13-match losing streak to ACT with a 25-23 win…
FLASHBACK …. The Highlanders take on the Qld Reds in Brisbane in 2024. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI Ryan Lonergan kicked a last-minute penalty to secure the ACT Brumbies a 21-20 win over the Blues in Auckland on Friday. It was the Brumbies’ first win at Eden Park in 12 years, and was against the defending champions,…
One of the Chinese ships in the task group, the frigate Hengyang. Photo: Department of Defence A Chinese naval task group that held live-fire drills in the Tasman Sea and caused flights to divert is now reportedly holding position off Tasmania. Their location was revealed by NZ Defence Minister Judith Collins, who said that the…
The fishing net is cut from the juvenile dolphin. Photo: NZ DoC A juvenile dolphin found entangled in a fishing net in Auckland waters was safely freed today and is believed to be healing, NZ authorities say. The entrapped dolphin had been travelling with a fully grown dolphin. It was first reported to NZ Department…
A diver floats over the HMNZS Manawanui off the coast of Apia, Samoa. Image: NZ Defence Force The New Zealand navy has begun recovering fuel and oil from its sunken hydrological ship, the HMNZS Manawanui, off the coast of Apia, Samoa. And a court of inquiry into the ship’s sinking found that the crew failed…
NZ is moving quickly to protect greyhounds after saying it will shut the dog racing industry. Photo: stock New Zealand is to end greyhound racing next year in a move that has been welcomed by that country’s peak animal welfare organisation. NZ Deputy PM and Racing Minister Winston Peters says that racing will be wound…
Photo: stock NZ Police have suspended a search for three missing climbers on Aoraki/Mount Cook and believe they have fallen to their deaths. The police force’s Aoraki Area Commander, Inspector Vicki Walker, said a helicopter was deployed today after the weather had cleared. “The helicopter crew discovered further climbing-related items on the mountain,” she confirmed.…