Santa and his elves must wear seatbelts for Christchurch’s Christmas parade following new health and safety advice – a move labelled by some city councillors as “woke nonsense” and “over the top”.

The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said today hospitals have only two days’ fuel left before they must restrict services, after the UN warned aid delivery to the war-devastat ...

A diver is being transported to hospital after being located unresponsive off the coast west of Wellington this morning. Police responded to Mākara Beach following a report a boat had located a diver ...