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Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer makes a statement on his future outside 10 Downing Street on the morning of June 22, 2026, in London. Embattled British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will set out plans to step down, Monday, UK media has reported, the same day his likely successor is expected to be sworn in as a member of parliament. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP)
Nelson mayor Nick Smith is ready to amalgamate with his next door mayor, Tim King. King is not so keen.
Arthur Grimes (L) and Max Rashbrooke (R)
Fieldays Day 2.
Looking north down Queen Street, showing the east side with a group of men outside the Metropolitan Hotel on the corner of Fort Street (right) and sewer construction work (centre). This is probably the occasion when heavy rain caused the collapse of the diagonal diversion across Queen Street resulting in what the Southern Cross of 15 June 1860 described as a gash ‘resembling an earthquake crack’.
(FILES) This photograph taken on May 20, 2026, shows mountaineers climbing a slope lined up during their ascent from the Hillary Step to summit Mount Everest in Nepal. More than one thousand climbers reached the summit of Mount Everest this season, officials said on June 3, making it the busiest season on record. (Photo by Furte Sherpa / AFP)
Caucus & Bridge
Composite image of Hipkins with transport
Duane Emeny
Child Psychiatrist and Paediatrician Dr Hiran Thabrew
This illustration photo shows a video of male TikTok influencer hammering his cheekbone, playing on a smartphone in a bathroom next to a bottle of hydrogen peroxide and a hammer in Los Angeles, April 11, 2025. Hankering for a perfectly angular jaw, a male TikTok influencer hits his cheekbones with a hammer — part of the popular online “looksmaxxing” trend that promotes unproven and often dangerous techniques to boost sexual appeal. Looksmaxxing influencers — part of an online ecosystem dubbed the “manosphere” — have surged in popularity across social media, capitalizing on the insecurities of young men eager to boost their physical attractiveness to women. (Photo by Chris DELMAS / AFP)
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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 19: Leader of One Nation Senator Pauline Hanson speaks to the media at Parliament House on January 19, 2026 in Canberra, Australia. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese recalled parliament early, with a number of key pieces of legislation on the agenda, including the tightening of gun control laws. (Photo by Hilary Wardhaugh/Getty Images)
Data storage and cloud computing computer service business concept, showing a server room interior in a data centre.
US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth speaks during a plenary session of the 23rd Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore on May 30, 2026. (Photo by JAM STA ROSA / AFP)
Guyon Espiner on a black background, looking at camera with logo behind him
A podcast cover for “Nine to noon politics” with the title on a yellow background. Inside of the letter “O” there is a small picture of the Parlament bulding.
Podcast cover with a purple background. At the top, it reads ‘Kelly Tarlton’s Final Treasure Hunt’ in bold white capital letters. At the bottom is an illustrated red diving mask with directional arrows on the lenses.
Image of a smiling woman with her hands raised in the air in a “praising” style. The words “The Lodge” appear above her hands. Her eyes are covered with a teared page rip across her face and across the image below. There are mountains in the distance behind her. The image is in a purple wash.
An abstract heart constructed from shapes similar to rural fields seen in aerial photography sits behind the text ‘Country Life’.
Podcast Title ‘The House’ set in a bold font on an outside wall, with a image of the parliament house seen through a window
Black and white grainy image of Ross Appelgren (left hand side) and Darcy Te Hira (right handside) with their faces partially obscured by the end of the image. Prison bars appear behind then, with the word ‘Nark’ in all caps in white with a black strip behind the words.
Witi Ihimaera looks up. Behind him and going over his shoulders is a graphic of water. Centered at the bottom is text that reads: “Witi Underwater.”
A podcast cover for “The Best of Story Time” with an abstract illustration featuring the name of the podcast.
A cheerful woman (Suzy Cato) smiles at the viewer wearing glasses and an orange top. Text reads “Suzy and friends” and has a smile shape underneath.
The words Untold Pacific History are written in a font reminiscent of a typewriter. In the background is a murky historic photo.