February 7, 2019 700 evacuated from New Zealand town as wildfire threatens About 700 residents are being evacuated from a New Zealand town as a forest fire threatens the area.
February 6, 2019 Working USB complete with picture and video found inside frozen seal poo, scientists search for owner Scientists in New Zealand made an unexpected discovery while they were defrosting a frozen slab of leopard seal poop that had been saved in a freezer for more than a year.
January 24, 2019 Tonga sent back to 'dark ages' after underwater Internet cable severed Residents of the South Pacific nation of Tonga are experiencing a total Internet shutdown after an underwater cable which connects the island to the rest of the world was severed.
January 21, 2019 6-year-old mauled by pack of dingoes at Australian tourist spot A 6-year-old boy was recovering after he was attacked by a pack of dingoes at a popular Australian tourist spot Saturday.
January 16, 2019 Man accused of killing British backpacker in New Zealand pleads not guilty A man accused of murdering British backpacker Grace Millane in New Zealand pleaded not guilty on Tuesday.
January 8, 2019 Plutonium has been leaking into Pacific from US Cold War nuke test site for years Deadly radioactive plutonium is leaking into the Pacific Ocean from a tiny island where the U.S. detonated dozens of Cold War nukes.
January 7, 2019 The Latest: Saudi woman leaves Bangkok airport hotel room The Latest on a Saudi woman who says she is fleeing abuse by her family (all times local): 3:55 p.m.
January 3, 2019 Gasoline tanker fire closes Australian highway Australian firefighters have taken hours to extinguish flames after a gasoline tanker caught fire, disrupting traffic on a busy highway and forcing evacuations of nearby homes.
January 2, 2019 US helping rescue 24 fishing crew on grounded Pacific ship A large fishing ship ran aground on a remote Pacific atoll early Thursday, and the U.S. Coast Guard said it was helping coordinate the rescue of its 24 crew members.
January 2, 2019 Australia insists man who lost citizenship isn't stateless Australian officials insisted Wednesday that a suspected militant had not been left stateless after he was stripped of his Australian citizenship over his alleged links to the Islamic State group.