Labelling rules ease for genetically-modified food made without new DNA added, amid reform
Food produced using new breeding techniques, including gene editing, will not need to be labelled as “GM” on…
K-pop, weather news, and scraping metal: Behind the sounds unleashed at the Korean border | Explained News
The South Korean government on Monday (August 4) started removing loudspeakers which were placed at its border with…
What Trump is actually doing — and why India needs to press reform & reset | Explained News
FOR all the disquiet in Delhi over US President Donald Trump’s sugar-uncoated remarks, his rough and ready tactics…
Sweeping reforms to money laundering laws
Photo: 123RF Past government moves to chase down dirty money have had the unfortunate effect of tying up…
China offers new subsidy to promote fertility, but money can only solve part of the problem. Here’s why | Explained News
China’s government this week announced a childcare subsidy of 3,600 yuan (about $500 or Rs 44,000) per year…
Australian state seeks to enshrine work from home in law
Under Jacinta Allan’s plan, workers would be entitled to work from home at least two days per week,…
Israel has ‘destroyed the most important military sites in Syria’: war monitor
Smoke billows on the outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus following Israeli airstrikes on December 9, 2024. Photo:…
Earthquake off Russia’s coast has left Pacific ‘ringing like a bell’ – scientist
People on the beach at Lyall Bay, Wellington, 31 July 2025. Photo: RNZ / Mark Papalii An earth…
100 jobs to be axed at Wētā FX
A scene from House of the Dragon. Photo: Supplied Wētā FX has proposed changes to 100 jobs in…
Weather live: Severe thunderstorm watch for top of North Island, heavy rain expected into Wednesday
Weather watches and warnings are in place for much of the North Island and the top of the…
Live: Tsunami activity expected in NZ after 8.8 quake near Russia
Boaties around New Zealand say they’re checking moorings and keeping an eye on the seagulls, following a safety…
Contractor fined $70k for safety breach after forestry worker loses fingers
By Shannon Pitman, Open Justice reporter of The hauler involved in the incident which left a forestry worker…