Whangārei alleged police assault: Pepper spray used, 2 men face charges
Smith said a 37-year-old man was charged with assaulting police and resisting police. He was due to appear…
Hastings ratepayers asked to choose between two different rate rises
One is a 5.9% rate increase that the council said would keep costs more affordable now but would…
Hamilton man Matthew Allen Knox asks for longer sentence on drug charges
While Knox wasn’t charged in relation to her death, he did face five drug charges, including supplying or…
Samoa Prime Minister says he asked Sir Michael Jones to calm Christopher Luxon’s nerves over matai ceremony
Luxon is in a challenging position politically and diplomatically. He wants to protect his political reputation in New…
Teens allege Musk’s Grok chatbot made sexual images of them as minors
“It definitely put her into a little bit of a shell, which we had never seen before,” the…
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s office denies he asked for matai title ahead of first engagement with Samoa’s new leader
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) also denied this happened. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Foreign…
Remembering Isabella: A mother’s journey – Jane Broughton on the death of her daughter and life without her only child
As part of it, I have learned a new word: vilomah, a Sanskrit term for a parent who…
Teacher Jason Morgan censured for sexual comments now teaching in Australia
During Term 1 and 2, Morgan made inappropriate comments of a sexual nature while in his capacity as…
Jevon McSkimming asked to pay back taxpayer-funded hotel nights with Ms Z
“It is appropriate for you to reimburse police for these 8-10 hotel stays, and you are asked to…
Napier rowing-boat builder appeals for stolen $25,000 package to be returned
It was taken between 6.45am and 7.20am on Friday, February 27. The larger of the two boxes pictured…
Married At First Sight Australia 2026 recap – episode 9: ‘Snitch’: Model outed on MAFS, goes feral
We’ve all still got whiplash from Brook’s sudden villain arc. Just hours after scolding her fatphobic husband for…
SailGP Auckland crash: Phil Robertson, Dylan Fletcher reflect on format after Black Foils collision with France
“[I] took a glance over my shoulder and saw them sort of spin out and that was it.…