New Zealand
New Zealand police confirm five people have been killed in a volcanic eruption on White Island. Locals and foreign tourists are believed to be involved in the incident.
Police said 23 people had been rescued from White Island, but were unsure how many remain unaccounted for.
New Zealand's Chloe Swarbrick immortalises the phrase in a debate over climate change. But what does it mean, and why are people so angry about it?
Chloe Swarbrick, a 25-year-old politician in New Zealand, shrugged off an older heckler in parliament with a casual “OK boomer” during her speech about climate change. The phrase addresses baby boomers and is a meme typically used by young people on social media in response to older people who don’t take their concerns seriously.
A Fiordland penguin was found underweight and in poor health in Kennett River near Melbourne, Australia, after travelling 1,500 miles from New Zealand in search of food
A replica of James Cook’s ship was met with Maori protestors as it docked in Gisborne to mark the 250th anniversary of the British explorer’s arrival in New Zealand.
"Wherever he went, like most people of the time of imperial expansion, there were murders, there were abductions, there were rapes."
American skier Jennie Symons was unhurt following a massive wipeout down a mountain in the Remarkables resort in Queenstown, New Zealand. Symons was competing in the The North Face Frontier 4* event at the Winter Games NZ when she took the impressive tumble.
"I JUST LOVE HIM!!"
The six-page letter was posted on 4chan this week.