HHeadlines Read More Insurer temporarily halts new policies in Westport due to flood riskJanuary 29, 2026 A major insurance company has temporarily stopped offering new home insurance policies in Westport because of the town’s…
HHeadlines Read More Te Araroa grandmother describes harrowing escape from wall of floodwatersJanuary 29, 2026 Philippa Wright says they’re “extremely lucky” the water didn’t go inside their home. Photo: Supplied / Philippa Wright…
HHeadlines Read More I’ve loved our Mt Maunganui camping trips, but this year’s will haunt meJanuary 28, 2026 Karyn Henger reflects on the magic of her annual holidays at the Mount and why this year’s felt…
HHeadlines Read More Watch: National and Labour MPs team up to get slavery bill heard after ACT objectsJanuary 28, 2026 National and Labour are joining forces to get modern slavery legislation into Parliament, using a new process to…
HHeadlines Read More Donald Trump threatens Iran with ‘major destruction’ as US fleet arrives in GulfJanuary 28, 2026 By Matthew Doran, ABC US President Donald Trump. (File photo) Photo: MANDEL NGAN / AFP US President Donald…
HHeadlines Read More NZ’s biggest bank downgrades house price forecastJanuary 28, 2026 New Zealand’s biggest bank has downgraded its forecast for house prices this year, but new research shows not…
HHeadlines Read More Critically injured man found by police after midnight attack in neighbouring Hamilton streetJanuary 28, 2026 Byrne said police were also investigating a “linked violent incident” which happened around midnight at a property on…
HHeadlines Read More Mass murderer Raymond Wahia Ratima denied parole after 33 years in prisonJanuary 28, 2026 He then lay in wait in his in-laws’ darkened home on Judds Rd for his wife, Toni, and…
HHeadlines Read More Babyboomers and middle-aged New Zealanders struggle with UK’s new border rulesJanuary 28, 2026 Older New Zealanders with British heritage are grappling with border rule changes. Photo: 123RF Older New Zealanders with…
HHeadlines Read More Record-breaking Australia heatwave fuels bushfires, cuts power to thousandsJanuary 28, 2026 By Christine Chen, Reuters The Australian Bureau of Meteorology’s forecast map for 28 January 2026. Photo: Bureau of…
HHeadlines Read More Two killed in chopper crash near WellingtonJanuary 28, 2026 Two people have died in a helicopter crash near Wellington today, police say. Emergency services were called to…
HHeadlines Read More Homes feared destroyed in fires during record heat in VictoriaJanuary 28, 2026 Fire burns close to a home near Gellibrand in Victoria’s Otways on Sunday night. Photo: ABC News /…