A trial has opened for a man accused of murdering five people in Wellington, New Zealand, by setting fire to a boarding house ...

The Highland Fire Department resumed testing their tornado sirens in April after a tornado tore through town in March, but whether it had been prior to that storm is doubtful.

The leaders of New Zealand and Australia discussed closer cooperation between they their militaries after a recent Chinese live-fire exercise near their shores.

New Zealand and Australia seek closer military ties following Chinese live-fire naval exercise By ROD McGUIRK The Associated Press,Updated August 9, 2025, 1:49 p.m.