On April 8, less than one day after the Trump administration agreed to a two-week ceasefire deal with Iran, Israel struck Lebanon in its heaviest and deadliest attack on the country since the ...

The 16-year-old from Herne Bay locked away the premier 14-16 years’ 250cc class title at the 2026 New Zealand Junior Motocross Championships in Canterbury at the weekend and so became the stand-out ...

GENEVA (10 April 2026) – Bulgaria violated the right to freedom of association of an ethnic Macedonian, co-founder of a non-profit human rights organisation, when domestic courts rejected his ...

Scoop is NZ's largest independent news source; respected widely in media, political, business and academic circles for being the place on the internet for publishing "what was really said", and for ...

Space is vast, but it is becoming increasingly crowded. In 2025, over 4,500 new satellites were launched, by contrast in 2015 ...

The Stars have opened the new ANZ Premiership campaign with a spirited 63-59 win over the Mystics in a pulsating Auckland contest. It's the Stars' first win over their rivals since 2023.

The 10th season of the ANZ Premiership kicked off in style, as the Te Wānanga o Raukawa Pulse recorded a commanding 53-45 win over the Avis Magic.

GENEVA (10 April 2026) – Six months since the announcement of a ceasefire in Gaza, Palestinians across the strip are still unsafe, as Israeli attacks continue routinely, said UN Human Rights Chief ...

Enrolment figures show most of the first eight charter schools have reached or surpassed their target starting enrolments. The schools set up last year had 658 pupils between them and only Māori ...

Psychologists say their clients are reporting increased stress and vicarious trauma because of the Iran war. Psychologist Dougal Sutherland said issues like the war and the price of petrol were adding ...

In the Christchurch Marathon’s women’s race, Dunedin’s Becky Aitkenhead claimed victory in her debut marathon, crossing the ...

Tropical Cyclone Maila, which has battered parts of Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea, has been downgraded to a tropical low. The Solomon Islands Meteorological Service said Tropical Cyclone Maila ...