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peter_dutton.jpg Peter Dutton. Photo: Getty Images Defence Minister Peter Dutton has declared Australia will never surrender its sovereignty or compromise its values to appease China.

2021-04-22t071602z_93875373_rc2v0n9hxegr_rtrmadp_3_indonesia-submarine-singapore-rescue-vessels.jpg Officers board Singapore Navy's MV Swift Rescue as the search continues for Indonesia's missing submarine KRI Nanggala-402. Photo: Facebook/Ng Eng Hen/via REUTERS Indonesia's president has ordered an all-out effort to find a missing submarine in a race against time to save the 53 crew, whose oxygen supply defence chiefs said would last only until Saturday.

The number of close contacts of New Zealand's only community Covid-19 case continues to grow, reaching 36 today.

Sisters Tayla (left) and Sunmara Alexander. Photo: Supplied Secrecy still surrounds the identity of a teenage driver accused of killing two sisters who were passengers in his car in 2019.

The number of close contacts of New Zealand's only community Covid-19 case continues to grow, reaching 36 today.

New Zealand is a unique yet fragile country, where fairness has been the base of our founding philosophies. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES Telling all sides of New Zealand’s colonisation narrative is imperative, writes Caroline Fitzgerald.

richard_wekking.jpg Richard Wekking (64) continues to claim his victims fabricated the allegations against him. PHOTO: ROB KIDD For nearly 40 years, the victims of a Clinton sexual predator have waited for justice.

Dairy farmers Wilma and Aad van Leeuwen. Photo: Supplied Van Leeuwen Dairy Group, the large-scale dairy operation on whose farms mycoplasma bovis was first detected in New Zealand in 2017, has gone into receivership.

The Court Theatre's 50th birthday celebrations kick off today with the launch of a new book that reveals there has been almost as much drama behind the scenes as on-stage at the Christchurch theatre.

The New Zealand Government is introducing a new category of a "very high risk country" - including India, Brazil, Pakistan and Papua New Guinea - to further bolster the country's defence against Covid-19.

Dairy farmers Wilma and Aad van Leeuwen. Photo: Supplied Van Leeuwen Dairy Group, the large-scale dairy operation on whose farms Mycoplasma bovis was first detected in New Zealand in 2017, has gone into receivership.

andrew_kocher_getty.jpg Andrew Kocher competing in Paris in 2018. Photo: Getty Images American showjumper Andrew Kocher has received been banned for 10 years for using electric spurs on his horses, the International Equestrian Federation says.

More than 8800 first doses have been administered to uniformed personnel, civilian employees, reserves and foreign military staff since March. Photo: NZDF The New Zealand Defence Force is threatening to sack service members who do not get a Covid-19 vaccination.

The damaged Ferrari is believed to have sold at auction in October for at least $50,000. Image: Supplied A careless driving charge laid against a man who crashed a $290,000 Ferrari in Auckland's Victoria Park tunnel while on a test drive has been dropped.

Hector was reunited with his owner, Ashleigh Ross, after two-and-a-half years. Photo: Geoff Sloan Ashleigh Ross can hardly believe she has finally been reunited with her beloved moggy, Hector, who went missing from his Lincoln home two-and-a-half years ago.

World leaders appear on screen during the virtual Climate Summit. Photo: Reuters The United States and other countries hiked their targets for slashing greenhouse gas emissions at a global climate summit hosted by President Joe Biden, an event meant to resurrect US leadership in the fight against global warming.

justin_trudeau_beard_reuters.jpg Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo: Reuters Canada's government will temporarily bar passenger flights from India and Pakistan for 30 days as part of stricter measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus.

me4qjrenyadhyvb56evnywsspm_0.jpg Rena Maloney appears in the High Court charged with murdering Martin Orme Berry. Photo: Pool A woman accused of killing her partner and burying him in the backyard of his Christchurch home has been found fit to stand trial - but denies a charge of murder.

More than 8800 first doses have been administered to uniformed personnel, civilian employees, reserves and foreign military staff since March. Photo: NZDF The New Zealand Defence Force is threatening to sack service members who do not get a Covid-19 vaccination.

Rena Maloney appears in the High Court charged with murdering Martin Orme Berry. Photo: Pool A woman accused of killing her partner and burying him in the backyard of his Christchurch home has been found fit to stand trial - but denies a charge of murder.