For sale Slipper Island expected to fetch more than $10 million
Diana Cussen is selling the property through Barfoot and Thompson and also lives on the island. She told…
Fisheries Minister Shane Jones blasts Christchurch City Council’s ocean sewage plan
It came days after the regional council issued an abatement notice to the city council over the plant’s…
Alcohol Healthwatch ‘horrified’ after Steinlager beer mislabelled
More than 2500 boxes of 24 beers, more than 60,000 individual beers in total, are now being urgently…
Retirement age will rise to cover superannuation cost, investment company predicts
He said the Treasury was very clear, saying that unless the retirement age rose to 72 or 73,…
‘ICA’s new security guard?’: Crocodile spotted chilling in waters off Causeway
A crocodile was recently spotted floating in waters off the Causeway, seemingly oblivious to the bustling traffic at…
Ikea shuts customer support centre after delivery woes
Ikea customer Pete Targett was in the queue for the delivery of a “small desk”. “It’s now going…
Rising costs sees price of fish and chips increase
“I think it’s the cost of getting things done these days, and in the industry there’s always these…
More than 100 police officers still working despite investigation over false breath tests
Regarding the falsified tests, Acting Deputy Police Commissioner Jill Rogers said: “What these staff have done is, either…
‘Covid killed the magazine’: Reader’s Digest discontinues print edition, moves solely to online
Reader’s Digest first took off in the United States and spread across the world, including New Zealand. At…
Waikato water contamination: Schools stay closed for start of term
More than 4000 school students at eight schools were forced to stay home as a result and are…
Blade Herbert sentenced over Whangārei ‘drug deal gone wrong’ that led to kidnapping
Dressed in black clothes and wearing a glove, Herbert began yelling at two victims in the lounge. “Where…
Pressure on hospital system blamed for increase in assaults on staff
Assaults ‘accepted part of workplace’ NZ Nurses Organisation delegate Tracy Chisholm, who works at Waikato Hospital, told RNZ…