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Hundreds of flights cancelled as storm hammers New Zealand’s capital Wellington

Stormy seas pound the coastline in Wellington, New Zealand, earlier in the month on June 9.

Australia pledges tougher enforcement of social media ban for teens

Parents have said and studies have shown that teen social media use is little changed since Australia’s ban went live last December.

New Zealand internal report warns of Chinese military forays in Pacific

Chinese ballistic missile tests and naval forays will become a “persistent” feature of the Pacific as Beijing expands its security presence, New Zealand officials said.

H5N1 bird flu has reached every continent. How worried should you be?

FILE PHOTO: A test tube labelled "Bird Flu", eggs and a piece of paper in the colours of the Australian national flag are seen in this picture illustration, January 14, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Last ISIS-linked Australian woman to return home

Dozens of women and children have been returning to Australia from squalid Syrian detention camps, where they were held for years after the collapse of Islamic State’s self-declared caliphate.

Australia teen social media ban has little impact: Research

A growing mass of nations have either introduced or are mulling similar bans.

Australia’s spy chief warns of rising terror, cyberthreats

People walk past a wall of flowers left in memory of mass shooting victims at Bondi Beach in Sydney, on Dec 20, 2025.

Chinese tourists flock to New Zealand under visa-waiver trial

China was New Zealand’s second-largest source of tourists before the Covid-19 pandemic, but it has yet to return to those levels.

H5 bird flu detected in second Australian state

Australia said at this stage there is also no evidence of infection in poultry or in its agricultural production system.

New Zealand’s National Party hits lowest poll level since 2021

The result heaps further pressure on Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, who is seeking a second term but has been hampered by a sluggish economy.

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