New Zealand Wairoa Stream Eel Population Decimated Press ReleaseJanuary 15, 2026 Key Takeaways: A large number of eels have been found dead in the Waiatai Stream near Wairoa, with the water… Click Spread
Australia Iranian Hospital Treats Hundreds of Gunshot Eye Injuries Amid Protest Crackdown Press ReleaseJanuary 13, 2026 Key Takeaways: Over 400 eye injuries from gunshots have been documented in a single hospital in Tehran, with medical staff… Click Spread
Australia Iran Protests Turn Deadly, Hundreds Reported Killed Press ReleaseJanuary 11, 2026 Key Takeaways: At least 538 people have been killed in the nationwide protests in Iran, with over 10,600 detained The… Click Spread
New Zealand Rhythm and Alps Attendees Left Stranded and $800 Out of Pocket Press ReleaseJanuary 5, 2026 Key Takeaways A group of festival-goers were left stranded after a shuttle service, Wana Taxi, failed to show up despite… Click Spread
USA California Floods Displace Hundreds from San Diego Homeless Shelter Press ReleaseJanuary 4, 2026 Key Takeaways Heavy storms in San Diego have forced hundreds of people to flee a homeless shelter for the third… Click Spread
USA NIH Reverses Course on Hundreds of Previously Rejected Grants Press ReleaseJanuary 4, 2026 Key Takeaways: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is reviewing and deciding on thousands of grant applications that were previously… Click Spread
New Zealand Assaults on Healthcare Workers Rise in Bay of Plenty and Lakes Hospitals Press ReleaseJanuary 2, 2026 Key Takeaways: 168 verbal assaults on security staff, 109 on facilities staff, and 65 in Rotorua Hospital’s Emergency Department were… Click Spread
New Zealand Dunedin Thunderstorms Leave Hundreds Without Power Press ReleaseDecember 25, 2025 Key Takeaways Hundreds of households in the lower South Island are without electricity due to severe thunderstorms damaging powerlines Power… Click Spread
Australia Hundreds of Kilos of Cannabis Seized in Sydney Drug Bust Press ReleaseDecember 25, 2025 Key Takeaways A second man, Phuc Khanh Hoang, 45, has been charged with supplying a prohibited drug in a quantity… Click Spread
New Zealand Rotorua Community Comes Together for Christmas Day Lunch Press ReleaseDecember 24, 2025 Key Takeaways The Rotorua Combined Church Christmas Lunch provides a chance for people to come together and share a meal… Click Spread
