New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has outed herself as an app sceptic, but still plans to push on with a version of Australia's COVIDSafe app in her country.

The footage filmed from a beach at Mount Maunganui in New Zealand showed the vessel seemingly suspended above the ocean last week.

Australia is edging closer to lifting coronavirus restrictions as four million people download the tracing app.

With large numbers of New Zealand residents applying for the dole since lockdown extra pressure is being put on Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to ease COVID-19 restrictions.

The family of a French tourist who mysteriously vanished in New Zealand say the teenager was 'quite disturbed'.

New Zealand could open its borders to Australian holidaymakers as part of a 'trans-Tasman bubble'.

Jacinda Ardern has shut down New Zealand television host Duncan Garner after he questioned her conservative coronavirus lockdown approach in a heated interview on air.

The working mother-of-one said she'd 'spare everyone the details' of the mishap, but was praised by her followers for her ability to multitask and her honesty.

LeBron James and Kylian Mbappe play different sports on different sides of the world. But they nevertheless have much in common. The two sporting superstars sat down for an insightful discussion.

JAMIE REDKNAPP: Watching Paul Pogba send his header into the back of Bournemouth’s net was like seeing LeBron James leap up to the hoop. The power, the pace, how high he gets.

Earlier in the week he linked up with LeBron James, the LA Lakers star and Liverpool supporter, and sat courtside as the Toronto Raptors managed to surprisingly win the NBA title.

Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe was greeted by hundreds of fans as he arrived at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Monday evening following a week in Los Angeles.

While Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James was showered with applause during Thursday's preseason game in Shanghai, Rockets GM Daryl Morey became the target of angry fans.

The 35-year-old Los Angeles Lakers point forward was asked by ESPN reporter Dave McMenamin on Tuesday if he was at Staples Center for the Kobe and Gianna Bryant: Celebration of Life.

Quibi, a short-form video app, began streaming 10 minute 'quick bites' of original content which users quarantined because of the coronavirus complained they can't watch on TV.

On Saturday, the app was sitting at 57th place on the US charts, well below rival streaming services Netflix, Hulu and Disney Plus.

The show lead, 50, and Reese, 43, both received nods for their roles in Apple TV's The Morning Show and Christina, 48, for the Netflix dark comedy Dead to Me

Brad, 56, sent hearts racing when he grasped the hand of his former flame in Los Angeles on Sunday. Photographer Emma McIntyre told People how she caught the moment on camera.

As the entire cast of the hit sitcom Friends finalize their agreements for a reunion special, the stars will reportedly earn between $2.25-$2.5 million for the show after turning down first $1 million offer.

The Handmaid's Tale actress, 37, kept it casual yet chic as she stepped out of the hotel wearing a graphic T-shirt layered with a black blazer.

Steve Burley is hoping for another chance at love, having wed Mishel Karen in a non-legally binding ceremony on Married At First Sight on Monday night. 

It's the ultimate irony: after massive longterm efforts to bring the six huge stars of Friends together finally paid off... a global disease struck which made friend gatherings of any sort specifically forbidden.

She's always been a huge dog lover, as her pooch Clyde has already shown up on her relatively new Instagram feed twice.

Huddersfield midfielder Abdelhamid Sabiri has left the club after his contract was terminated by mutual consent. Sabiri, 22, had a year remaining on a three-year deal he signed when arriving from FC Nurnberg.

Hillary Clinton slammed Facebook's political advertisement policy, saying it is 'appalling' that voters are being misinformed by potentially false information ahead of the 2020 election.

Hillary Clinton patted herself, and her supporters, on the back for impeaching her 2016 rival President Trump in a tweet on Thursday, hours after the historic house vote.

Claire Blackman, who says she is 'immensely proud' of her husband who 'lived for the Royal Marines', helped launch the campaign and thanked supporters around the world.

Commissioned by the Royal Navy’s Fleet Commander, Vice Admiral Sir Philip Jones, and conducted by a respected Royal Marine brigadier, the investigation into the court martial of Sergeant Alexander Blackman took almost a year longer than expected.

Margaret Leathers, 90, from Bristol, delivered a stark dressing down to military chiefs for their ‘disgusting’ treatment of the ‘heroic’ marine Sergeant Alexander Blackman.

Sergeant Alex Blackman went into hell many times for the corps and this country - and he gave the senior officer corps of the Royal Marines his total loyalty, writes FREDERICK FORSYTH.

The battle for justice for Sergeant Alexander Blackman of the Royal Marines continues to stand out as one of the most striking legal campaigns of recent times. Pictured, supporters in Birmingham.

An official review has cast doubt on Sergeant Alexander Blackman's conviction for killing a Taliban insurgent and concluded it could be overturned as a miscarriage of justice.

Some 500 supporters were expected to throng The Strand in London in solidarity with the jailed Royal Marine. An even greater number is expected tomorrow.

Jailed Royal Marine Alexander Blackman was 'suffering from the trauma of war' in Afghanistan when he shot a wounded Taliban fighter dead, an appeal court heard.

Royal Marine Alexander Blackman, who shot an injured Taliban fighter in Afghanistan, will find out the result of an appeal against his murder conviction on Wednesday.

Danny Pearce, 31, was stabbed and allegedly shot at by two thugs on a scooter after he left a jazz club in Greenwich, south-east London in 2017.

There's something reassuringly straightforward about Sam's Riverside, a new restaurant that sits on the Hammersmith stretch of the Thames

The model, 21, pulled out all the stops as she attended the Kardashian/Jenner's annual Christmas party in Los Angeles with her boyfriend Scott, 36, on Tuesday evening.

She enjoyed a whirlwind 24 hour trip with husband Kanye West to Paris, even stopping by the Jean Paul Gaultier. And on Wednesday night, Kim Kardashian was back in the states.

Scott Disick enlisted the help of his ex Kourtney Kardashian's famous family to promote the latest apparel drop from his line Talentless inspired by the panic surrounding the dreaded coronavirus.

The 21-year-old model has been dating the Keeping Up with the Kardashians star for almost three years and he's been given the seal of approval by her mother, Diane Alexander.

The Keeping Up with The Kardashians vet was lounging around her Calabasas, California mansion for the snapshot. 'Evolve as you please,' the mother-of-three wrote in her caption.

The siblings, who lost their famous father in 2009, held hands as they posed for photos.

The 19-year-old sister of modelling legend Kate, opted for a lingerie-inspired mini complete with a satin bustier while she slicked on red lipstick and an eye-popping necklace

The (Product) Red edition iPhone 8 costs $699 and $849 (£699 or £849) for the 64GB and 256GB models respectively, and (Product) Red iPhone 8 Plus is priced at $949 (£949).

Kylian Mbappe set the ball rolling with an early opener before Wissam Ben Yedder, Florian Thauvin and Kurt Zouma all scored their first international goals to complete a straightforward win.

The forward travelled to California to sit courtside as the Toronto Raptors became the first ever Canadian team to win the NBA on Friday. He posted a photo alongside James on Saturday.

The World Cup winner was seen smiling and shaking hands with his compatriot before the game between USA and Holland at in Lyon.

Arsenal midfielder Matteo Guendouzi has been called up to the France squad for their upcoming Euro 2020 qualifiers against Moldova and Albania, hoping for his first start for his country.

Kylian Mbappe's father has defended his son after he received criticism for his performance for France in their 2-1 victory against Moldova on Thursday.