Auckland Hotel Grand Chancellor evacuated following fire
Fire and emergency services at the Hotel Grand Chancellor. Photo: RNZ Fire crews have put out a fire…
Privacy Commissioner announces inquiry into Manage My Health cybersecurity breach
Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster. Photo: VNP / Phil Smith The Privacy Commissioner has announced an inquiry into the…
New world record in South Otago blazes trail for more female shearers
Rose Lewis, Ariana ‘Missy’ Te Whata, Te Atakura Crawford and Pagan Rimene established a new world record near…
Business owner claims he lost up to $2000 a day after Facebook and Instagram accounts banned
Pho Viet Street Food. Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone A Wellington man says his businesses lost up to…
Neighbours pluck 94yo man from Tairua flooding, as community bands together
Flooding in the Coromandel Peninsula has spread throughout the day. Photo: Supplied / Thames-Coromandel District Council A Palmerston…
Mercury Energy powers up new geothermal generator
At full capacity the Ngā Tamariki power station was expectec to generate enough electricity to supply about 158,000…
Supergiant star Betelgeuse is full of mysteries. New observations might solve the biggest one
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Photo: MARK GARLICK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRA Astronomers have long searched for clues that a hidden…
Auckland lawyer Jack Oliver-Hood dies at Coromandel beach
An Auckland lawyer drowned at Hahei beach on Monday. Photo: AFP The man who died at a Coromandel…
Police concerned for wellbeing of man reported missing from Bulls
Police are seeking the public’s assistance to locate missing 23-year-old Liam. Photo: NZ Police The police say they…
What are interest rates likely to do this year, and should you fix?
Reserve Bank data shows the average two-year special rate has dropped from about 7 percent at the peak…
High Seas Treaty welcome news for SPREP in uncertain times
Photo: In an otherwise mixed month for the Pacific Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP), its leadership is hailing a…
Wellington Hospital Emergency Department went into code red nearly twice a day in 2025
More than 3200 patients left the emergency department without being treated. Photo: RNZ / REECE BAKER Wellington Hospital’s…