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Musselburgh School pupils and artist Ana Teofilo celebrate the unveiling of the school’s collective artwork at an assembly yesterday. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN The talents of the entire Musselburgh School have been combined for a new artwork.

A drone photo shows the damage over residential homes and a school at the impact site following a missile attack from Iran in Bnei Brak, Israel. Photo: Reuters Iranian missiles struck Israel's Tel Aviv and the port city of Haifa, killing at least eight people and destroying homes, prompting Israel's defence minister to warn that Tehran residents would "pay the price and soon".

Planned anti-discrimination law changes are about fairness and common sense, the NT government says. Photo: Getty Images Telling a questionable joke at a pub will not land people before an anti-discrimination complaints hearing under an Australian territory's proposed new laws.

The bodies of Cory Breton (left), 28, and Iuliana Triscaru, 31, were found in a large metal toolbox in a dam in Kingston, Brisbane. Photo: Queensland Police Two men accused of murdering two people by drowning them in a toolbox have blamed each other, an acquaintance or a witness for the killings at their trial's end.

Contents of the unaccompanied bag. Photo: Supplied / Customs Customs officers at Auckland International Airport have prevented about 25 kilograms of methamphetamine from hitting the streets.

Photo: RNZ / Maja Burry The Transport Agency is warning motorists to take care with black ice and freezing temperatures expected to cause issues in the Mackenzie Basin this week.

Methven resident Paul Dixey is calling on the council to impose stricter regulations on holiday rentals. Photo: LDR / Jonathan Leask By Jonathan Leask, Local Democracy Reporter A Methven resident fears an epidemic of Airbnb owners flouting the rules and over-running residential areas.

A teenager is alleged to have reached an "eye-watering speed" of nearly 200km/h on an Auckland motorway overnight.

The Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal held a hearing into the matter in late 2024. Photo / Jeremy Wilkinson. WARNING: This article discusses domestic violence. “I’m gonna see you burn at the stake”, a paramedic told his partner before biting her nose, pulling her hair and strangling her.

Three people are being treated for gunshot wounds after a "shockingly brazen" daylight shooting on a street in Sydney.

Elliot Cameron in the High Court at Christchurch this morning for sentencing. Photo: Pool / NZME / George Heard via RNZ Fifty years before he murdered Christchurch pensioner Faye Phelps, Elliot Cameron also killed his brother.

The death of a pedestrian who was hit by a car on State Highway 8 near Roxburgh last week has been referred to the coroner, police said.

Pepper spray was used to subdue the woman. Photo: Getty Images A police officer needed help from the public to subdue a Dunedin woman who was pepper-sprayed after allegedly speeding through roadworks near a school.

The six-bedroom manor on Tai Tapu Rd. Photo: Supplied A large Canterbury home with an indoor climbing wall and 18-car garage has been snapped up by a local family after interest from as far away as the US and UK.

Dylan and Lewis Monk. Photo: Karlene Rodgers Five Taylors Mistake surf lifesavers are trading ocean waves for river racing as they prepare to represent New Zealand at the Junior and U23 Canoe Sprint World Championships in Portugal next month.

New Zealand driver Liam Lawson at the 2025 Canadian Grand Prix. Photo: Reuters New Zealand driver Liam Lawson has had to endure another tough weekend in Formula One.

Vance Boelter. Photo: FBI Police have arrested a man who allegedly shot dead a Democratic state lawmaker and her husband while posing as a police officer, according to ABC News, citing several sources.

Arthur Folasa Ah Loo, known as Afa Ah Loo, who was an "innocent bystander" at the protest. Photo: Facebook / News For Black Community A renowned Samoan fashion designer was fatally shot at the "No Kings" protest in Salt Lake City on Saturday, the Salt Lake City Police Department (SLCPD) has confirmed.

The annual count tracks whales as they swim past the Kaikōura coastline. Photo: Supplied By Krystal Gibbens of RNZ Fifty-one humpback whales have been spotted in The Great Kaikōura Whale Count so far this year.

Ashburton College. Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly Ashburton College has closed for the day following a power outage.