Confirmation of the carriers' movements has fuelled Japan's concern about Beijing's rapidly expanding military activity far beyond its borders.
Mould has been linked to a range of health effects, but an Australian scientist looks at how worried we need to be.
It affected some patients at Auckland City Hospital.
The visit with New Zealand's largest trading partner would have a strong focus on growing trade, which was worth over $38 billion last year.
Records suggest the population has dropped drastically over the last two decades, and butterfly enthusiasts are calling on the public to help monitor those that remain.
Auckland City, the only amateur team at the FIFA Club World Cup, have a monumental task ahead of them when they take on German giants Bayern Munich.
A 27-year-old man was charged with wounding and will appear in the Manukau District Court this morning.
Yanfei Bao's murderer frequently disrupted the court at his sentencing hearing.
Kiwi Scott McLaughlin doesn't mince words about the moment that derailed his Indianapolis 500 dream.
A report noted safety concerns for the already-popular boat ramp site due to fish gutting attracting sharks.
The owner of a popular nightclub in Santo Domingo was arrested — along with his sister — after being interrogated for several hours.
Southland Area Commander Inspector Mike Bowman said it was "by far" the largest firearms seizure in the region.
Iranian state television said the head of the country's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard was believed killed.
Westcoast Mining Ltd has been ordered by West Coast Regional Council staff to immediately stop all mining activities at Kaimata in the Arnold Valley.
"There is a risk of laceration injuries if the nailer discharges unintentionally."
"You took my mummy away from me, and my life has not been the same since," Bao's daughter wrote in a victim impact statement.
Three-year-old Lachie Jones was found dead, more than a kilometre from his mother's home, floating face up in an oxidation pond.
Emergency services were called to the scene in Taradale, Napier, this afternoon.
Fire crews were alerted to a person trapped in one of two houses on fire in Lyttleton around 5.15pm.
The red and blacks have extended their Super Rugby home playoffs streak to 31-0 but the Blues were a hair's breadth away from forcing extra-time in Christchurch.
