5 September 2026
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5 September 2026
ABB has been selected to supply power, propulsion and automation systems for two new rail-enabled Ro-Pax ferries in New Zealand . The vessels, named Kupe and Cook , are part of the country’s Cook Strait Ferry Replacement Programme. Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) will build the ferries for New Zealand government entity Ferry Holdings Limited. Delivery is scheduled for 2029 . New ferries to connect New Zealand’s islands The two ferries will operate on the 92-kilometre route between Wellington and Picton.
5 September 2026
Drugs, weapons, cash and a 1kg silver ingot were found during a traffic stop in central Auckland's Kingston Street on Friday evening.
5 September 2026
One person has died after being pulled from the water near near Bossu Road in Wainui, Canterbury.
5 September 2026
Philippines Vice President Sara Duterte has posted bail after order issued for her arrest on charges she publicly threatened to arrange assassination of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and two others. (Image credit: Aaron Favila)
5 September 2026
Sunday’s vote in the state of Saxony-Anhalt could produce the strongest showing in the history of the Alternative for Germany party, and potentially a far-right government in the statehouse.
5 September 2026
The home side now await the result between Penrith Panthers and Wests Tigers on Sunday, which will determine the winners of the regular-season crown.
5 September 2026
Official estimates say that 275 Indians continue to be unaccounted for in Nepal's flood catastrophe. Meanwhile, no Indian travelers are said to be stranded in flood-affected Tibet. DW has more.
