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Anti-Iranian regime activists hold global protests denouncing months-long internet outage

Activists also held banners praising Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, including calling him "King of Iran," according to footage taken at the scenes.

Supporters of the son of Iran's last shah, exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, with Iranian pre-Islamic revolution of 1979 flags, during a protest rally in Vienna, with an Israel flag flying in the background, May 10, 2026.
THOUSANDS OF pro-Palestine protesters march through the Auckland CBD on September 13, 2025 in Auckland, New Zealand.

New Zealand ministry gave $30K in taxpayers' funds to Gaza advocacy campaign

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks on the Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Firearms and Customs Laws) Bill 2026 during a federal parliament sitting following the Bondi terror attack at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, January 20, 2026.

Anthony Albanese deploys troops to aid flood-hit Katherine communities

The White Rabbit Brewery in Tel Aviv made the first beer brewed with Israeli grown hops. They were from Moshav Odem on the Golan Heights.

For the first time, Israeli-grown hops make it into commercial beer


Medical implement was left inside a woman for two years before discovery

The commissioners report found that the hospital had failed in its duty of care and the hospital issued a verbal apology, to be given in writing within three weeks.

 Pregnant woman (illustrative)

Zionism is a model for indigenous people - opinion

Many New Zealanders view Israel through the lens of our own settler colonialist history: the Jews, like the British, are seen as white European colonizers; the Palestinians as the indigenous Māori.

 THE WRITER participates in the ISGAP scholars-in-residence program at Pembroke College, Oxford, last month.

Leading Israeli epidemiologist not worried about new COVID-19 variant

The world's response to the latest pandemic and the social rifts created concern him more.

 Scanning electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2, also known as novel coronavirus

South African mother faces life sentence for murder of three daughters in New Zealand

Lauren Anne Dickason killed her two-year-old twins and their six-year-old sister in September 2021, about a month after the family had migrated from South Africa to New Zealand.

 Leah Spies, 7, stands with her mother Chantelle outside where Lauren Anne Dickason, a woman charged with murdering her three young daughters just weeks after arriving in New Zealand from South Africa, used to live, in Pretoria, South Africa, September 24, 2021.

Not very reasonable: Leaving Israel for New Zealand over the reasonableness clause - opinion

Every element of Israel’s proposed reform that the Israel Medical Association finds so odious and dictatorial is present in even greater measure in New Zealand.

 DEMONSTRATORS GATHER on the grounds of New Zealand Parliament in Wellington last year to protest what they consider government encroachment on freedoms.

Two people, shooter dead in shooting in Auckland, New Zealand

Two people were killed and several more were injured in a shooting in Auckland, New Zealand ahead of the Women's World Cup.

 Armed police stand guard outside a building construction site following a shooting in the central business district, in Auckland, New Zealand July 20, 2023.

These countries are most likely to survive nuclear war, asteroid impact

Discover the countries with the highest chances of survival in the face of nuclear war, asteroid impacts, or other catastrophes. Get ready to book your tickets.


Man with axe attacks Chinese restaurants in New Zealand, injuring four

New Zealand Police said they had arrested a 24-year-old man and he was due to appear in court on Tuesday.

 The scene of the Auckland, New Zealand axe attack

Tsunami warnings issued in Australia, Pacific islands after 7.7 magnitude quake

Tsunami waves ranging from 0.3m to 1 meter above the tide level are possible for some coasts of Vanuatu, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.

 A ship waiting to be filled with a load of coal can be seen behind a surfer riding a wave at Merewether Beach in Newcastle, located north of Sydney in Australia, August 14, 2018

New Zealand city flies Israeli flag in honor of 75th anniversary of establishment

The event included activities such as face-painting and hip-hop dancing as well as balloons and food. Prayer for peace in the region was also offered.

The current New Zealand flag flies on Parliament buildings in Wellington's Central Cusiness District on March 24, 2016.