Tauranga SH2 maintenance: Dates, closures and detours for March work
SH2 Takitimu Drive (southbound) This resurfacing work, originally scheduled for February 13 but postponed due to weather, will…
Kiwi couple gift $150m to restore native wildlife in New Zealand
Originally, they invested $100m in the foundation but are now taking that funding even further. The man in…
Ōtorohanga farmer’s shock after human skeleton found in bush near SH3
“The group was all huddled together, and I went over and said ‘get back to work’, and saw…
Two charged over South Auckland shooting after police come across man with gunshot wound
The victim was taken to hospital in a moderate condition and has since been discharged. A large police…
PPTA warns booming rolls and immigration fuelling teacher shortage
Education Minister Erica Stanford told Newstalk ZB that vacancies earlier this year weren’t fulltime roles. She said the…
Auckland fires: Man runs from Ponsonby house as blaze takes hold
Fire and Emergency said it received multiple reports of the Ponsonby fire just after 10am. Five fire crews,…
Long queues for petrol as Kiwis brace for price hikes amid Middle East conflict
“We’ve noticed this week that sales have been up 10-15% … I guess that’s exacerbated today because today…
Great white shark scare: Fears of apex predator in Banks Peninsula unfounded after tag washes ashore
Midge, a 2.8-metre female, was initially tagged near Stewart Island and travelled north through the Tasman Sea to…
Stranded rare whale freed by volunteers in Auckland city beaches again 18km across harbour
Project Jonah confirmed the news of the whale’s death at 9pm on Wednesday. “Local iwi, Te Kawerau ā…
Five in a row: GDT streak continues with 5.7% surge – NZ Herald
Five in a row: GDT streak continues with 5.7% surge NZ HeraldButter price pain set to stay as global…
Daniel Nightingale and Braden Prujean’s ‘meth-addled’ crime wave across the Coromandel lands them prison time
Nightingale was serving a home detention sentence when, on July 24, 2024, he stole a $20,000 Mazda ute…
Hawke’s Bay councils find fewer mobility park flouters after 400% fine increase
A spokesperson for Napier City Council said 124 tickets were issued from January 1, 2024, to September 30,…