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Crime
Multiple people injured in ‘totally random’ Auckland stabbing attack
A person is in custody after the incident in East Coast Bays and is assisting police with inquiries.
- by Nick Perry and Gabrielle McCulloch
Latest
New Zealand ditches COVID tests for inbound travellers
The shift comes ahead of the opening weekend of the ski season. Lifts are already moving at South Island resorts following a large snow dump last week.
- by Ben McKay
Violent threats against Jacinda Ardern surge
An official information request has revealed police dealt with dozens of threats targeting the New Zealand PM last year.
- by Ben McKay
‘Natural connection’: California, New Zealand announce climate change partnership
Cars, trucks and other parts of the transportation sector are California’s biggest contributor of greenhouse gas emissions, and New Zealand’s second largest behind agriculture.
Editorial
China relations
Albanese’s early moves dispel doubts on his China policy
The Coalition tried to claim during the election campaign that Chinese President Xi Jinping was barracking for a Labor win. This was misguided.
- The Herald's View
Tonga eruption was biggest explosion ever recorded, dwarfing nuclear blasts
New research shows that the eruption at Tonga was a far bigger explosion than any in the 20th century.
- by Chris Hyde
Opinion
China
Footy diplomacy v China’s Pacific expansion: why Australia must back PNG’s bid for an NRL team
Australia may not be able to match China’s influence through infrastructure investment or granting loans, but we can build deep bonds with PNG through its shared passion for a game: rugby league.
- by Stephen Brancatisano
US can seize Russian oligarch’s $436m superyacht: Fiji court
It’s not clear which Russian billionaire ultimately owns the luxury vessel, which sports a helipad, live lobster tank and a grand piano.
- by Kirsty Needham
Opinion
Solomon Islands
China’s deal with the Solomons is an act of colonisation
China has wrong-footed Australia with its Solomon Islands pact. Regardless of who wins the federal election, a rapid strategic assessment will be needed to adjust our national security priorities.
- by Mick Ryan
Opinion
National security
Island well known to Australia offers one counter to China’s Solomon Islands move
What do you do if the tendril of a poisonous vine threatens to overrun your backyard? You chop it off.
- by Peter Hartcher
‘Pretty confident’: Rocket Labs to catch a falling rocket with a helicopter
The Long Beach, California-based company is trying to slash the cost of spaceflight by reusing its rockets, a trend pioneered by billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk’s SpaceX.Â
- by Joey Roulette