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gettyimages-699657954.jpg Sheryl Sandberg: ''We want to make sure that people see that we are investing locally, we're investing in technology, we're investing in humans.'' Photo: Getty Images Facebook says it will open three new centres in Europe to train people in digital skills and committed to training one million people over the next two years, part of the social media giant's drive to show its contribution to the bloc.

Attractions including the Statue of Liberty have been closed. Photo: Reuters Moderate Republican and Democratic senators held talks on Sunday to break a political impasse that has kept the US government shut down for two days, but it was unclear if a deal could be struck to reopen federal agencies by the start of the work week.

A three-day sailing regatta was held in Queenstown near the end of last week.

This year's Robbie Rocks competition, setting the words of the famous Scottish poet to music, saw ten finalists perform in the Octagon on Sunday. And, about 140 members of the public turned out to listen.

Emergency services were called to Kingston Rd in the Queenstown Lakes Disrict yesterday after a car went off the road and a car following it was rear-ended by a motorcycle.

A child was fighting for life after being hit by a vehicle in a driveway in Takapau last night.

In Tauranga, people must spend nearly nine years of their full household income to buy a house, whereas Aucklanders are slightly better off, taking just over eight years to be able to buy a place, the survey showed. Photo: Wikipedia Tauranga has out-ranked Auckland as New Zealand’s most unaffordable city, according to a major global study out today which showed Auckland’s improving affordability meant the city moved from the world’s fourth to the ninth most expensive city to buy a house out of 92 major city markets.

Crowds pack into the surf at St Kilda Beach in Dunedin. Temperatures hit the 30s last week. Photo: ODT January 2018 looks to be the hottest in New Zealand’s recorded history.

Two people have died in a house fire in South Dunedin this morning.

Photo: Getty Images New Year, new start ... I don’t really believe in any of that business of making change just because it’s the prescribed day, writes Liz Breslin.

Photo: Getty Images How has 2018 started for you, asks Jan Aitken?

It looked like such a nice view, out the window of the ATR bound for Dunedin. But I didn’t account for the propeller blades slicing their way through Christchurch and Banks Peninsula. Photos: Paul Gorman So here we go again.

Aerial view of Auckland International Airport. Photo: NZ Herald Auckland International Airport has received applause for the sale of its minority ownership in North Queensland Airports (NQA) from Australian research firm Morningstar.

Albion batsman Josh Tasman-Jones pulls the ball through the onside on his way to scoring a match-winning 75 against Carisbrook-Dunedin at Tonga Park on Saturday. Photo: Linda Robertson Albion 162 beat Caris-Dn 142by 20 runs at Tonga Park

Hayden McCormick New Zealand National team rider Hayden McCormick  claimed the overall win in one of the most exciting finishes to the five-stage New Zealand Cycle Classic.

Gallaway Cook Allan’s newest partner Rosie Clark enjoys working in the firm’s commercial team. Photo: Gerard O'Brien They say the family that plays together stays together and, at law firm Gallaway Cook Allan, that motto could also be extended to staff.

Stephen Toplis New Zealand’s manufacturing activity slowed during September and BNZ head of research Stephen Toplis believes it could be either an aberration or a warning sign.

The Government is being accused of an about-turn which could undermine its proposed billion tree planting programme and its climate change mitigation goals.

Concerns are growing Chinese log demand will leave New Zealand short for domestic building; pictured, Asia-bound logs being loaded in Port Chalmers late last year. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery Record log exports last year could mean building timber shortages for domestic New Zealand housing and reliance on imported lumber.

It does not matter the age or how much the body creaks — as long as the competitive juices still flow.