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The Mount Maunganui tragedy reminds us landslides are NZ’s deadliest natural hazard

On Thursday morning, a large landslide swept through the Mount Maunganui Beachside Holiday Park at the base of Mauao, triggering a major rescue and recovery operation that will continue through the weekend.

Today is about lighting the nation in defiance of evil

"The message of hope, of resilience, and of the need to keep sending the glow of those candles out into the world."

Has identity politics gone too far? Tony Burke’s refusal to name radical Islam after the Bondi terror attack sparks backlash

Chanting slogans such as “death to the IDF,” “death to Zionists,” or “death to anyone” is not political critique; it is incitement. Pretending otherwise is intellectual dishonesty.

Why the OIC has no moral standing to lecture India on its internal matter of Kashmir

One is compelled to ask whether the OIC has ever demanded that Pakistan withdraw its forces from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, dismantle terror infrastructure, or comply with the prerequisites laid down by international law.

Defending ambition in Belém: a Fijian negotiator’s reflection on COP30

Fiji arrived in Belém for COP30 with a clear purpose: to defend ambition and protect the integrity of the 1.5°C goal.

As Victoria’s Great Ocean Road flash floods show, we need to get better at taking warnings seriously

Holidaymakers at Victoria’s Wye River watched as cars were swept out to sea and a caravan park was rapidly inundated.

Roads can become more dangerous on hot days – especially for pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists

Using injury data across six large cities, researchers examined how road injury risk changes as temperatures rise, and how this differs by mode of travel.

Iran protests 2026: our surveys show Iranians agree more on regime change than what might come next

A clear majority of Iranians do not want the theocracy that came to power with the 1979 revolution.

Who’s going to the ballot box this year? Here’s the election state of play

While Labor is still competitive in the polls, Labor Premier Jacinta Allan’s ratings are dismal, with a recent Redbridge poll and Newspoll both giving her a net approval below -40.

Climate change demands a step up on human rights protection

Every time a student misses school because the river that she crosses is flooded or at risk of flooding, that student is denied the full enjoyment of this right.

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National cabinet backs fuel excise on petrol and diesel will be cut in half as prices hammer households

The cut will reduce the excise from 52.6 cents a litre to about 26.3 cents a litre, with the change due to take effect from Wednesday.

Fugitive Dezi Freeman shot dead by police in Victoria’s north-east after seven-month manhunt

The two officers were killed while executing a warrant at Freeman’s property, an incident that shocked the state and triggered a massive search

Liberal Party moves to disendorse Dinesh Gourisetty after a personal reference for child-sex offender

“They wanted Moira out, and used Dinesh for it,” the source said, suggesting the preselection outcome was influenced by internal factional objectives rather than candidate scrutiny.
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