Kiwi handball players set their sights on Olympics
New Zealand handball players are hoping a new international tournament in Wellington will be the start of their…
Driver tears through Whangaparāoa College grounds, razes bird nesting area
“We are very disappointed to share that around 10.25pm on Friday night [September 4], a vehicle was driven…
Record entries for Surrey, Māpua award
Close to 150 authors, dreamers, visionaries and complete nobodies have entered the 2026 iteration of New Zealand’s most…
Police officer suspended on full pay after allegedly tipping off drug suppliers
A police officer has been accused of tipping off suspected drug dealers about planned police search warrants. Whanganui…
AI and the Threat of Cognitive Inhibition
There is something I find fascinating about carbon monoxide. The gas is molecularly simple (one carbon and one…
Man appears in court after woman, two children killed in Rotorua
A man has appeared in court following the deaths of a woman and two children at a Rotorua…
New Zealand Dollar dips on soft Chinese imports, US data in focus
NZD/USD declines 0.37% on Tuesday, trading around 0.5855 at the time of writing. The New Zealand Dollar (NZD)…
Flat Bush e-motorcycle crash: 15-year-old named as person who died
A man who lives near where the boy, a Macleans College pupil, and a car collided said he…
Growers back faster crop protection approvals in New Zealand
Horticulture New Zealand (HortNZ) says growers will welcome changes to improve access to safe and effective crop…
Pilot dies in small aircraft crash in rural Canterbury
The pilot of a light aircraft has died following a crash in rural North Canterbury. Police said they…
Kiwifruit contractor ordered to repay migrant workers in New Zealand
New Zealand’s Employment Relations Authority…
Chch high school pioneering new approach to student wellbeing
A Christchurch high school is pioneering a new approach to student wellbeing with a nature-inspired space designed to…