Public Memorial for Jonah Lomu at Eden Park on November 30, 2015 in Auckland, New Zealand

Ever wondered what rotten meat smells like? Probably not but a bunch of people in Auckland, New Zealand, involuntarily found out.

This guy really loves the Simpsons.

Storm forecasters have predicted that tornadoes may hit Ireland today.

A special ceremony of light in the heart of what was once one of Ireland’s largest Jewish communities was beamed live to New Zealand at the weekend.

Three rescue dogs in New Zealand who were learning to drive have passed their tests.

Lady Gaga thinks she will "die of excitement" over her forthcoming tour.

The infrastructure needed by Irish speakers is about to be destroyed.

The world’s most famous landmarks will go green next month to mark St Patrick’s Day.

Adjusting to economically gloomy Ireland has not been easy after years in New Zealand. But we laugh here more than anywhere else, says Noelle McCarthy

A MAN went on trial accused of murdering his first wife and trying to kill his second as part of a plot to make hundreds of thousands of pounds.

THE Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association has expressed renewed optimism on milk price prospects for the back end of this year.

YOU could hardly imagine a more homely or tranquil scene: a young couple take time out to do a spot of gardening while their toddler plays happily nearby.

THE head of a major search for a two-year-old Irish girl who disappeared in New Zealand on Monday has admitted the toddler may have been kidnapped to order.

A Samoan woman who secretly gave birth on an international flight then dumped the baby in a bathroom rubbish bin was convicted today of child abandonment and ordered deported from New Zealand.

THE crowd is happy, the music is swirling, and two men jump up, pints of Guinness in hand, for a quick jig.

DIGNITARIES from around the world paid their respects to Everest conqueror Sir Edmund Hillary at his state funeral yesterday.

An abandoned toddler has been reunited with her Chinese grandmother today, after the child flew back from Australia to return to her family.

Tonga’s prime minister made a bedside visit to the elderly and ailing king of the tiny Pacific island nation today, as the country made preparations for the end of one of the world’s longest reigns by any monarch.

An appeal by six Pitcairn islanders over their convictions for sex crimes was today cut short after judges overturned a key plank of their lawyers’ argument.

The Rolling Stones have indefinitely postponed two Paris concerts, scheduled for June 3 and July 2 at the Stade de France stadium, French organisers said today without giving a reason.

Rolling Stone Keith Richards “continues to improve as expected” following surgery after his fall from a palm tree, a spokesman for the band revealed.

ROLLING Stone Keith Richards underwent surgery yesterday to relieve pressure on his brain following his fall from a palm tree.

A MAGNITUDE 8.0 earthquake struck yesterday near the South Pacific nation of Tonga, prompting tsunami warnings for as far away as Fiji and New Zealand.

A magnitude-8.1 earthquake struck today near the South Pacific nation of Tonga, the US Geological Survey said.

Rolling Stone Keith Richards is to undergo surgery after suffering a brain haemorrhage when he fell out of a palm tree, it was reported today.

Mick Jagger has been praised as a "smart, funny guy" by the producer of a sitcom in which he is to appear.

While the Christian Peacemakers Teams expressed joy at their colleagues’ sudden rescue from captivity in Iraq today, the peace activists took the opportunity to also call for an end to the US-led occupation of Iraq.

HOPES are fading that two Irish citizens missing since last Thursday’s bomb blasts in London will be found alive.

CRANKY — the unavoidable state one finds oneself in after travelling from Cork to Auckland, New Zealand.

THE son of the former mayor of the remote pacific island of Pitcairn appeared in court today charged with rape, the eighth islander to be prosecuted on a series of sexual assault charges dating back up to 40 years.

The trials of seven men on Pitcairn Island, the remote Pacific island home to descendants of the Bounty mutineers, were drawing to a close today and judges were expected to deliver their verdicts Monday.

ORLA RYAN and Pamela Orr were yesterday dropped by Irish ladies hockey coach Riet Kuper, as she announced her squad for the forthcoming Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Auckland, New Zealand from March 19 to 28.

DESPITE the fact that Cork Harlequins have beaten today’s Irish Senior Women’s Cup opponents Knock in the competition for the past two years, coach Ivan Bateman is taking nothing for granted in the third round encounter at Harlequin Park (hit off 1.30pm).

SWISS-BASED scientists have created an exact computer image of the huge statue of Buddha destroyed by the former Taliban regime in Afghanistan and hope it will be used to rebuild the ancient figure.

The leaders of Australia and New Zealand met today to discuss pouring more aid into the struggling South Pacific region to prevent it from becoming a haven for international criminals – provided nations root out state corruption.

Half a century on from his great achievement, Sir Edmund Hillary still plays down being one of the first two men to set foot on the summit of Everest.

A US gene researcher says he has cloned a miniature pig in a development he called a major step towards transplanting pig organs into humans.

The body of Sir Peter Blake, the champion New Zealand yachtsman killed by pirates in Brazil last week, was today due to arrive in Britain for burial.

Pressure group Greenpeace was celebrating its 30th anniversary today but warned that the state of the environment is ‘‘worse than it ever was’’.

Environmental activists have set off in yachts from Australia and New Zealand to protest against the passage of two ships carrying nuclear materials from the UK to Japan.