16 August 2026
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16 August 2026
The 12-year-old was biking through Whangārei's CBD when Lucas Remmerswaal shoved him off and hurled the bike on top of him.
16 August 2026
Police are treating the death of a person found dead in a car on fire this morning as unexplained.
16 August 2026
Claressa Shields takes on Kaye Scott live on DAZN, in a must-see event. Here is how to watch the entire fight card.
16 August 2026
Searchers dig through collapsed buildings and debris after 7. 7 magnitude quake killed at least 47 people Rescue crews dug through collapsed buildings and landslide debris in eastern Indonesia on Sunday as they searched for bodies and possible survivors a day after a powerful earthquake killed at least 47 people, injured more than 100 and displaced thousands. At least 24 people died in Manggarai regency and 17 in neighbouring East Manggarai, with additional fatalities reported in Sikka, Ngada and Ende regencies, the national disaster management agency said. Rescuers were still searching for people feared buried beneath landslides triggered by the quake across six regencies on Flores, a predominantly Catholic island in Muslim-majority Indonesia.
16 August 2026
The federal disability minister has defended changes to the NDIS, flagging further amendments to tackle fraud and win parliamentary support.
16 August 2026
Immigrants have long eased labor shortages on farms and factories in Italy. But churches also need foreign-born priests, like the Rev. Vincent Souly of the Ivory Coast.
16 August 2026
Widespread online abuse and visits from the police show the added risks women take standing up for their beliefs in a patriarchal society.
