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Pumice clogs island shores after Papua New Guinea eruption, stoking fears of food shortage

Locals raft through the pumice-covered Loniu Passage, following an undersea eruption, in Manus Province, Papua New Guinea, June 8, 2026, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. Bellamy Popot/via REUTERS

Alleged Bondi Beach gunman charged with 19 more offences over mass shooting

A court sketch depicts accused Bondi Beach gunman Naveed Akram appearing via video link at Downing Centre Local Court in Sydney, Australia, February 16, 2026. Rocco Fazzari/AAP/via REUTERS

Sydney’s new international airport to welcome first passengers in October

The single-runway Western Sydney International Airport will be able to handle up to 10 million passengers a year when it opens in 2026.

New Zealand poll shows US seen as more of a threat than China

FILE PHOTO: U.S. and China’s national flags flutter in Tiananmen Square, ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's visit to China, in Beijing, China, May 13, 2026. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo

Storm pounds New Zealand’s capital Wellington, cancelling flights and ferries

Stormy seas pound the coastline in the Wellington suburb of Island Bay on June 9, 2026.

‘They come with buckets, hammers’: New Zealand’s coastal foragers spark debate on free seafood, race

Signs have been translated into Chinese and Korean languages urging visitors to the beaches to not take shellfish from the rockpools. Photo taken during the protest at Army Bay on Jan 17.

Australia PM Albanese says migration to fall as far right surges

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said people were struggling with housing and an economy that “isn’t working for them”.

Could Pauline Hanson become Australia’s next PM with her far-right party’s surge in popularity?

FILE PHOTO: A campaign cutout depicting One Nation leader Pauline Hanson is displayed outside a pre-polling centre ahead of the Farrer by-election in Corowa, Australia, May 6, 2026. REUTERS/Hollie Adams/File Photo

Sydney police hunt gunman who opened fire on venue staging underworld figure’s funeral

On June 6, footage emerged of a gunman in a car firing multiple shots at a venue slated to host Lemalu’s funeral in Sydney’s west.

Train derails in New Zealand’s capital, six injured: Police

Emergency services were called to Khandallah Station in Wellington’s suburbs at around 7.20 pm, after the train came off the tracks.

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