NZCity NewsLinks

All Links

26 Jul 2026

Search

Technology entrepreneur Sir Rod Drury named 2026 New Zealander of the Year
The technology entrepreneur founded cloud-based accounting software platform, Xero.

Baby monkey Punch acclimatising, making new friends at Japan zoo

Orbán to block Ukraine aid until Russian oil deliveries resume

Oil price rise adds £64,000 to firm's weekly fuel bill

Hyundai launches its HTWO hydrogen brand

Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt reopened

Lang to have surgery in Liverpool for 'serious' thumb injury
Galatasaray midfielder Noa Lang is set to have surgery in Liverpool after suffering a "serious cut" at Anfield.

'I thought I'd be bleeped by BBC' - but Hunt's words resonate
British sprinter Amy Hunt on inspiring female athletes to get university degrees as she prepares to compete at the World Athletics Indoor Championships.

House of Lords backs bid to decriminalise abortion
Abortion is a crime in England and Wales, unless under strict circumstances, under a 164-year-old law.

Watch: Real possum spotted on toy animal shelf at Australian airport
Passengers discovered a real possum nestled among other native Australian toy animals at Hobart Airport, Tasmania.

Warm settled weather set to continue into the weekend
The spring-like weather is set to continue for the rest of the week but is unlikely to hit the highs of Wednesday's warmest day of the year so far, as Simon King explains.

Trump says US 'knew nothing' about Israel's attack on major Iran gas field
Qatar reports "extensive damage" at an energy industry site as Iran retaliates for gas field attack.

I'm in agony six years after treatment for anal cancer
Trish Prosser was too embarrassed to tell loved ones about the type of cancer she had as she felt there was a stigma surrounding anal cancer.

Watch: Why 'unprecedented' outbreak isn't another Covid
Meningitis infections result from close and prolonged physical contact and spreads more slowly than Covid.

Better NHS care might have saved 58 babies, BBC finds
There are growing calls for a statutory public inquiry into maternity services in Oxford.

Is that security alert a scam? How to tell the real from fake
Your smartphone vibrates and an email pops up: “Unusual login activity detected on your account.” For many users, this is a moment of panic. Are you experiencing a real hacker attack? Has your email account been hacked? Or is the message itself the actual attack? Security warnings from Google, Microsoft, Amazon...

Newcastle collapse at Nou Camp as Barcelona score seven
Newcastle undergo a second-half collapse at the Nou Camp as they lose 7-2 on the night and 8-3 on aggregate to Barcelona in the last 16 of the Champions League.

The 15-year-old Man Utd prodigy still too young to play senior football
At 15, Manchester United's JJ Gabriel is too young to play in the Premier League but he is already showing clear signs he is a huge talent.

U-turn after job applicant told 'car is too old'
Alanah Thompson French, 18, was originally told by haart her application could not be progressed.

Beeps, shouts and abuse - police join female runners to tackle harassment
More than half of female runners in the UK have experienced harassment or abuse, research shows.

US intelligence chief says Iran's regime 'intact' but 'degraded'
Lawmakers pressed intelligence officials about the Iran war, and if the Islamic Republic had posed an imminent threat.

South Africans say criminal gangs are exploiting the water crisis
Residents of some areas have been without mains water for weeks.

Sheep shearing takes me all over the world, but UK visa changes will make Scotland a no-go area for some
Scottish farmers say Home Office rule changes are likely to leave more than a million sheep unshorn

Police investigating bailout email from Mandelson to Epstein
Met chief Sir Mark Rowley says police are looking at whether the email was a criminal offence.