Waikato man Carey Goodwin forces ex into car, strangles her while driving at speed
While his lawyer pushed for a community detention sentence, Judge Tini Clark said the offending warranted something heftier.…
Hamilton-Christchurch jet flights hailed as economic boost for regions
Beca Regional manager Waikato Richard Douch and Hamilton Central Business Association member Mike Neale. Photo / Tom Eley…
ANZ agrees to record A$240m fine for widespread misconduct related to bond trading and dealings with retail customers
“Banks must have the trust of customers and government. This outcome shows an unacceptable disregard for that trust…
French chateau for sale as Christchurch couple farewell dream home
Reluctantly, the couple realise their beloved chateau in the Midi-Pyrenees has to be sold. “If my illness goes…
Ngamura Maui sentenced to home detention after hitting rival with car in Whakatāne
Things started to resolve, as the AGKs started “backing off”, but Maui arrived on the scene and didn’t…
World Cup Tui return in time for do-or-die Battle of the Bays
But Raedeen Blake, injured playing first five-eighths in the opening match against Canterbury, returns at halfback, with Hales…
Scott Watson fails to overturn his convictions for murdering Ben Smart and Olivia Hope
“He maintains he is innocent,” he said. Cook said Watson intended to make an application for leave to…
Auckland trial begins for mum Hakyung Lee accused of killing children, abandoning bodies in suitcases
The High Court at Auckland trial is expected to last four weeks. “She is charged with the murder…
Osaka’s ‘street of old books’ brings in both local and global visitors
Life Ukiyo-e prints and other unique offerings help keep brick-and-mortar shops going Japanese art works sold at the bookshops…
Uber and Uber Eats earn $402m revenue in NZ, pay less than $1m tax
Fees to US parent Like most Big Tech firms operating in New Zealand, both paid hefty service fees…
Fourth Hawke’s Bay farm in five months sold to overseas buyers for forestry
Kauri Forestry LP is owned by a family company based in Switzerland and Germany. It plans to convert…