Flower extinct for 200 years found
9:36 AM Finding an extinct plant is supposed to be a celebration. Not when it grows on land slated for huge development.
Rooster no comedy cockerel
OPINION: Donald Trump has cast a giant orange shadow over the world - and it's no laughing matter.
US refugee ban causes chaos
Oscar-nominated filmmaker likely to be caught up in Donald Trump's Muslim ban.
Trump's dramatic shift
8:43 AM Amid distractions he created, US president moves swiftly to make unprecedented changes.
Impulsive, uninformed, drifter
8:20 AM ANALYSIS: The leaks out of the Trump White House cast the boss as a clueless child in danger of sinking.
Why Isis is oddly quiet about Trump
He's vowed to eradicate them, but the social media loving militants seem happy to hold fire - for now.
France, Germany concerned
Disquiet over US President's decision to limit immigration and refugees from some Muslim countries.
'Respite in the ridiculous'
Opinion: New Zealand news headlines are welcome relief from the Trump turbulence.
Uneasyness at bid to woo Trump
Theresa May went to DC and President Donald Trump extended the hand of friendship. Literally.
Pub says sorry after 'Build-A-Wall' burger
A suburban pub in the US faced a swift backlash after it announced a "Build-A-Wall" burger with "amazing Mexican".
Man attacks thieves with nunchucks
The moment a London man fought off two thieves with nunchucks has been caught on camera.
Polish man pushed onto tracks
A football hooligan who pushed a man onto live Tube track seconds before a train arrived has been sent to jail.
Chile battles its worst wildfire
Chile is pleading for international help as the country battles the worst wildfire in its history.
Qantas ditches American Airlines
The Australian carrier will scrap a code-sharing and loyalty points deal with American Airlines in a move that will hurt customers.
Spy base working for Trump?
Protesters call for closure of Waihopai spy base near Blenheim so new US president can't get information from NZ.
Body lay in mall stairwell for 3 weeks
An elderly man's body was found in a Sydney shopping centre stairwell after going unnoticed for three weeks.
Sydney teen plummets to death
An 18-year-old man reportedly fell 16 floors to his death from a high-rise balcony in Australia.
Spy base working for Trump?
Protesters call for closure of Waihopai spy base near Blenheim so new US president can't get information from NZ.
Trump bans Muslims
President Donald Trump indefinitely bans people fleeing Syria and prohibits entry to people from seven Muslim nations.
Putin, Trump phone call
Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump are expected to talk, for the first time since Trump took office, this Saturday.
Trump's wall bad for the planet
Scientists say Trump's wall will release 1.9 million metric tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
Chile battles its worst wildfire
Chile is pleading for international help as the country battles the worst wildfire in its history.
Spy base working for Trump?
Protesters call for closure of Waihopai spy base near Blenheim so new US president can't get information from NZ.
Trump bans Muslims
President Donald Trump indefinitely bans people fleeing Syria and prohibits entry to people from seven Muslim nations.
Hardline US refugee screening
Trump orders strict changes to refugee policies to keep out "terrorists".
France, Germany concerned
Disquiet over US President's decision to limit immigration and refugees from some Muslim countries.
Uneasyness at bid to woo Trump
Theresa May went to DC and President Donald Trump extended the hand of friendship. Literally.
Man attacks thieves with nunchucks
The moment a London man fought off two thieves with nunchucks has been caught on camera.
Polish man pushed onto tracks
A football hooligan who pushed a man onto live Tube track seconds before a train arrived has been sent to jail.
Powerful quake hits Pacific
A powerful but deep quake has hit between Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, but there is no tsunami threat for NZ.
Strong quake hits off Solomon Islands
A 6.7-magnitude quake has hit off the Solomon Islands, at a depth of 33km.
When Gaddafi was on our doorstep
A CIA analysis of the late Libyan dictator's plan for a ''revolutionary armed struggle'' explores South Pacific overtures.
Tongan families struggle to cope after road deaths
The death of Tongans in New Zealand have left many families without an income.
No more fireworks for Beijing
The Chinese Government's been told not to set off fireworks after the city chocked in smog earlier this month.
Camel left at toll booth
Driver gets the hump and leaves camel at toll booth, where it blocks traffic.
Paper invented that resists fire
First we discovered fire, then we invented paper. Now we've found a way to keep the two apart.
Did Mount Everest shrink?
Scientists are going to remeasure the peak over suspicions it had shrunk after the gigantic Nepal quake in 2015.
Left to drown in Venice
Onlookers apparently watched on from boats as video surfaces of African man drowning in Venice's Grand Canal.
Militants kill 28 in hotel attack
Car bomb rammed into gate before militants storm inside hotel in Somalia's capital Mogadishu.
Fairy circles: mystery solved?
It is one of nature's head scratchers - the circles seen in distant deserts, but a new theory has emerged.
Suicide blast kills more than 40
Deadliest suicide bomb attack in Mali's history claims 42 lives and wounds more than 100.
From war zone to God's own
A year after being resettled in a country they had never heard of, two Syrian families almost feel like locals.
IS attack near Aleppo thwarted
Islamic State attack on supply route into Aleppo repelled by the army, war monitoring group reports.
Israeli settlements plough ahead
Defying a NZ-led UN vote against building on disputed land, Israel views Donald Trump's arrival as a free pass.
Blast kills four in Syrian camp
A car bomb killed at least four people at the Rakban refugee camp, near the border with Jordan.