Local elections 2025: Biggest wins and closest calls as special votes loom
Adams, who is now heading into his third term leading the Hauraki District, received 4694 votes, while second-placed…
Teen friends killed as car rolls 98m on mountain in drunk crash
Neither had been wearing seatbelts, he said. “Although there is no evidence to indicate whether either or both…
Local elections 2025: Wendy Schollum new Hastings Mayor as last-minute voters extend her lead
Buddo, who is heading back to farming life, conceded defeat and wished Schollum well. He said he was…
Liquidations on track to surpass 2024 total as business failures accelerate
“Post the GFC there was a clear general decline in terms of insolvency appointments, and that dropped even…
Local elections 2025: Landslide re-election for Moko Tepania as Far North Mayor confirms priorities
“There’s a saying in Te Ao Māori; ‘he kanohi kitea’ [seeing is believing]. “I’m excited the people have…
NZ’s Best Homes with Phil Spencer Ep 5: Overall value drop as show turns to (slightly) more humble abodes in Matakana, Coromandel and Waikato
At just under $12.5 million, the total value of the homes on display in the fifth instalment of…
Glen Eden dairy robbery: Worker injured as armed group steals cash, cigarettes
“We closed the store for a few hours and police came and took fingerprints.” Police said around 3pm…
Auckland election upset as Victoria Short breaks once-unshakeable Albany alliance
A disappointed Walker cited the Fix Auckland campaign and Short’s more effective use of social media as decisive…
Property owners lose Lake Hayes subdivision case as covenant challenge dismissed
The consent, in conjunction with the council’s current proposed district plan, allows for a primary residential dwelling and…
Ken Laban makes history as first Pasifika mayor of Lower Hutt
A long-time broadcaster, sports commentator, and former councillor, Laban has been a visible advocate for inclusion, youth opportunity,…
Kostecki seals Bathurst 1000 pole as Kiwi Ryan Wood starts fourth
The scintillating run built on Friday’s record-setting qualifying session when reigning Bathurst champion Brodie Kostecki pulled out a…
Netball: Inside the Silver Ferns camp as coaching controversy continues to echo
The Ferns‘ programme has been embroiled in turmoil for the past month since Netball New Zealand made the…