A 7.7 magnitude earthquake caused a small tsunami to wash ashore on South Pacific islands Friday. No damage has been reported, and the threat passed in a few hours. Waves 2 feet above tide level were measured off Lenakel, a port town
A man has been arrested and charged with arson as the bodies of victims of a horror blaze at a New Zealand hostel are finally set to be removed days after the fire killed at least six people. Police said today they
New Zealand police said Wednesday they believe a fire that killed at least six people in a Wellington hostel was arson and launched a homicide investigation. Police Inspector Dion Bennett said they haven’t yet arrested anybody, but they have a list of
A fire that killed at least six people in a Wellington hostel, in New Zealand, is now being treated as a homicide investigation. Police Inspector Dion Bennett said they have not yet arrested anybody but they have a list of people they
New Zealand police announced Wednesday that they found the body of a high-school student in a cave system after a school group encountered difficulty when floodwaters hit. The student death has raised questions about why school officials continued with the trip after
A series of moderately strong earthquakes rattled New Zealand’s North Island on Wednesday morning, but there were no immediate reports of major damage or injuries. A preliminary magnitude 5.4 quake hit the rural Hawke’s Bay region near the town of Dannevirke about
New Zealand lawmakers and other workers inside the nation’s Parliament will be banned from having the TikTok app on their government phones, officials said Friday. The ban, which takes effect at the end of the month, follows similar moves in many other
A massive earthquake of 7.1 magnitude struck the Kermadec Islands region in New Zealand on Thursday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake was estimated at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles) USGS added. A tsunami warning was issued after
The foreign ministers of Japan and New Zealand agreed on Monday to speed up talks on an intelligence sharing pact as the two island nations vowed to strengthen security ties and cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region amid shared concern over an increasingly
After last week’s damaging cyclone, New Zealand needs to rebuild with more resilient infrastructure to cope with more frequent and intense weather events, the prime minister said Tuesday. Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has described Cyclone Gabrielle, which caused widespread damage on New