TSUNAMI WARNING LATEST* Swarm of earthquakes in Pacific – including magnitude 8.1 quake in Kermadec Islands at 8.28am (NZT) – spark Civil Defence warnings. * Tsunami warning for large parts […]
Ngunguru beach rescue: Family rescued from near drowning at Papaka
A Northlander who saved a family from drowning says the image of an unconscious teenager floating in the surf at a remote Ngunguru beach will stick with him forever. But […]
US COVID-19 deaths near 200,000, one in five of global dead
Health experts forecast that COVID-19 fatalities in the US could reach 378,000 by the end of 2020. The death toll from COVID-19 in the United States was nearing 200,000 on […]
Man shot near White House on Monday shouted threats, AP sources day
WASHINGTON — A man shot and wounded by a uniformed Secret Service officer, prompting President Donald Trump to be abruptly escorted out of a briefing room during a televised news […]