Tauranga mayor says it’s unlikely Mount Maunganui landslide area will remain a campsite
“We’ve got a number of conversations to have with the families of those that lost loved ones, because…
Legend of Zelda live-action film shoots at Paradise near Queenstown
Paradise homestead. Photo / Supplied It will be the very first film in the Zelda universe, created in…
Missing Pāpāmoa woman Nicola O’Connor: Police search Rapurapu Track area
The 42-year-old was travelling in the grey-coloured Nissan in the Bay of Plenty and Matamata area days before…
Police name victims of Paekākāriki Hill helicopter crash
“The response demonstrated the strength of our interagency partnerships and the shared commitment to supporting one another and…
Waitao Bridge sinkhole repairs underway as motorists told to avoid area
The bridge structure was unaffected and fully serviceable but the bridge approach had dropped. “Temporary closures/diversions are in…
Emergency response underway after helicopter crash in Paekākāriki Hills north of Wellington
He said he was “just hoping for the best possible outcome, there’s a whole spectrum of what it…
Fashionable farming family turns Mystery Creek lifestyle block into mini empire
Anna Miniature Galloway cattle have all the attributes of full-size Galloways, but in a smaller package. “For a…
Civil Defence boss Kumeroa Tuhaka caught with undersize pāua in protected Akaroa area
The summary of facts showed he told fishery officers he was not experienced in gathering pāua and had…
Wānaka freedom camping investigated after unauthorised New Year party
“Any event on public conservation land needs to have an authorisation from DoC. This is so we can…
Residents warn Ayrburn Screen Hub a ‘Trojan horse’, fear hotel-scale development in rural Lake Hayes
The Ayrburn Screen Hub proposal includes two sound stages, production facilities and supporting infrastructure on a privately owned…
New Year’s Eve arrests and callouts: Police and St John report quiet night overall
The spokesperson said the atmosphere was positive and the crowd was generally well-behaved, with 12 arrests and some…
Recent storms boosted California’s snowpack, but there’s still a long way to go
California’s snowpack remains below average despite the powerful atmospheric river storms that pounded the West Coast around Christmas,…