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Published on 21/10/2025 – 16:56 GMT+2 European Council president Antonio Costa has announced that he will join Euronews’ EU Enlargement Summit on 4 November, alongside the leaders of the accession countries for a unique European political event in Brussels. The summit will, for the first time, bring together the leaders of both the EU and accession countries in a unique dialogue on Europe’s enlargement process towards the East, at a crucial moment for the European Union and the candidate states, from Ukraine and Moldova to the Western Balkans. Showcasing the new momentum for Europe’s strategic enlargement, Euronews’ summit will bring…

The Labour Party is concerned the public service commissioner is acting in an “overly politicised way”, as teachers and health workers prepare for a ‘mega strike’ later this week.It comes as the Public Service Commission started running Facebook advertisements on Monday encouraging people to find out more about the strike action happening.The ads contained information about previous offers that had been made to nurse practitioners, senior nurses and graduate nurses.Public Service Commissioner Sir Brian Roche speaks to Q+A, April 2025. (Source: Q+A / Irra Lee)Labour leader Chris Hipkins says the commission is overstepping, and Labour’s public services spokesperson Camilla Belich…

The European Parliament on Tuesday approved two major reforms to EU driving rules — one ensuring that bans on reckless drivers apply across all member states, the other introducing digital licences and updated testing standards. Under the current system, a driver banned for a traffic offence in one EU country can often continue driving elsewhere, including in the nation that issued their licence. Because there is no automatic EU-wide suspension, about 40% of driving offences committed abroad go unpunished. The new law stipulates that a “driving disqualification” issued in one EU country will take effect across the EU, even if…

One person has died after failing to return from a crayfishing trip today in Hawke’s Bay.Police were contacted at 1.40pm after two people did not return from their trip this morning.Coastguard Hawke’s Bay was then deployed, and found one person in the water at 3.10pm.This person was transported back to shore by Coastguard Rescue, where they were checked over by ambulance staff, police said.The second person was located in the water a short time later but was unresponsive. Police said they were unable to be revived.The death would be referred to the Coroner, police said.

On the eve of the two year anniversary of Lower Hutt toddler Baby Ru’s death, police are appealing to those responsible to “do the right thing”.It comes as the officer in charge of the investigation Wellington district crime manager Detective Inspector Nick Pritchard says police are confident they’ve put together a “really comprehensive evidential foundation for consideration of criminal culpability”.Baby Ru, officially named Nga Reo Te Huatahi Reremoana Ahipene-Wall, died at Hutt Hospital after suffering blunt force trauma so severe it fractured his skull and led to his death on October 22 2023.Police have previously said there are three people…

Four-year-old Nia Lohchab was described as an energetic young girl who was a fast runner for her age. Like many children, Nia could often be found jumping on the trampoline. She had not yet learnt to swim, but she enjoyed playing in water.But just three days before her fifth birthday, her life was tragically cut short.The pre-schooler drowned at Tauranga’s Memorial Park in 2023.The findings of a coronial inquriy into Nia’s death are now able to be published.Coroner Matthew Bates concluded Nia’s cause of death was accidental drowning. Nia, who was autistic, climbed in the park’s water fountain after running…

The morning’s headlines in 90 seconds, including a massive outage breaks the internet, weather warnings and watches in force and, more allegations levelled against Prince Andrew.An issue with Amazon’s web services has disrupted some of the world’s most popular websites.Weather warnings and watches remain in force across much of the South Island and lower North Island. The Louvre museum remains closed after a heist yesterday. New allegations have been levelled against Prince Andrew, including that he tried to use internet trolls to harass his accuser. The Black Caps have lost the second T20 against England.

Another man has been charged with sex crimes as police continue to investigate historical sexual offending at Auckland’s Dilworth School. A number of former staff and people connected with the school have been charged or convicted over historical abuse. Today, police said a 72-year-old man has been charged with three counts of indecency with a boy aged between 12 and 16.”These charges relate to additional alleged offending that has been identified as part of our ongoing inquiries,” Detective Senior Sergeant Mark Greaves said. The man will appear in the Auckland District Court tomorrow. Greaves said investigators had spoken with a…

If you look up to the night sky later this week you might just catch a glimpse of the annual Orionid meteor shower.The Orionid meteor shower occurs when Earth passes through a trail of debris left behind by Hailey’s comet each October, Stardome astronomer Josh Aoraki said.”These tiny dust and ice particles burn up as they enter our atmosphere, creating bright streaks of light across the night sky, also known as shooting stars or meteors.”Aoraki said it was known for being bright, and sometimes leaving glowing trails that lingered for a few seconds.When can you see the Orionids?The Orionids peak…

By Russell Palmer of RNZ  Finance Minister Nicola Willis rejected Treasury advice to remove the Reserve Bank’s governor from its board after the resignation of Adrian Orr, documents show. Orr abruptly resigned in March this year in what the Reserve Bank of New Zealand at the time said was a “personal decision”, but later was revealed to have been over disagreements about the bank’s funding and concerns raised by board members. The board’s handling of the matter led chairperson Neil Quigley to also resign in August. Orr’s permanent replacement in the role of governor, Anna Breman, was announced last month. A…