What are the rules about turning your place into a short-term rental – and who enforces them?
Four people were sent to hospital after youths clashed at a party at a short-term rental in the…
Foreign Minister Winston Peters off to meet US Secretary of State Marco Rubio
Winston Peters with Marco Rubio in 2025. Photo: AFP / Saul Loeb Foreign Minister Winston Peters is travelling…
Trump appears to extend Iran deadline in cryptic and expletive-laden posts
US President Donald Trump pauses as he finishes speaking during a televised address on the conflict in the…
Ambulances operating as usual, despite diesel issues – for now
Paramedics have been making sure the service’s 629 ambulances are topped up at the end of each shift…
NRL: What we learnt from Warriors loss to Cronulla Sharks
Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad is helped off the field against Cronulla Sharks. Photo: Photosport Analysis: Back-to-back defeats have set NZ…
Horowhenua mayor says street racing events are being used to intimidate
Horowhenua mayor Bernie Wanden. Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver The mayor of Horowhenua says street racing events are…
Explosives found near pipeline that carries Russian gas to Hungary
By Krisztina Than and Ivana Sekularac, Reuters Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Photo: AFP Hungarian and Serbian leaders…
Basketball: NZ win the men’s Asia Cup for the first time
picture id=”4JQLYGA_r8woov2hwfsvnavwskc6_jfif” crop=”16×10″ layout=”full”]New Zealand and Australia, winners of the 2026 3X3 Asia Cup in Singapore, on April…
Bangladesh says suspected measles outbreak kills about 100 children
The measles virus is highly contagious. Photo: Supplied/ US CDC Bangladesh said it suspected measles killed at least…
Iran targets Israel, Kuwait after Trump gives deal deadline
By AFP This picture taken on 4 April 2026 shows the aftermath of an airstrike that targeted a…
The House: Members of Parliament debate ability to take mickey
Green MP Kahurangi Carter speaking in the urgent debate. Photo: VNP / Phil Smith This week, Members of…
Tropical Cyclone forms in the Solomon sea
Forecast track map for Tropical Cyclone Maila Photo: The Australian Bureau of Meteorology The Solomon Islands Meteorological Service…