Gloriavale man Vigilant Standtrue sentenced to home detention on assault charges
Vigilant Standtrue was the boys’ teacher and supervisor at the time of the assaults. Photo: Jean Edwards A…
Council to examine alternative routes for trucks taking gravel from Waimakariri River
Clarkville residents protesting at Baynons Road. Photo: RNZ/Anna Sargent Canterbury’s Waimakariri District Council will examine alternative routes for…
Nelson rape: Mohammed Aziz who fled the country jailed for nine years after years of abuse
First published on Mohammed Aziz has been sentenced in the Nelson District Court to nine years in prison…
Princess Eugenie pregnant with third child, palace announces
By Lianne Kolirin, CNN Princess Eugenie with husband Jack Brooksbank and with her partner Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi attend…
Human to human hantavirus transmission suspected on cruise but risk to public low, WHO says
By Olivia Le Poidevin and Charlotte Van Campenhout, Reuters The cruise ship MV Hondius stationary off the port…
Is New Zealand sliding toward a US‑style approach to immigration and asylum?
By Jay Marlowe and Timothy Fadgen of Many organisations working within the refugee and asylum sector say changes…
Clean-up of polluted Horowhenua lake will make it ‘perfect spot for a wetland’
A digger removes peat from the wetland area. Photo: RNZ / Jimmy Ellingham One of New Zealand’s most…
Nelson rape: Mohammed Aziz who fled the country jailed for nine years after years of abuse
First published on Mohammed Aziz has been sentenced in the Nelson District Court to nine years in prison…
Police officer killed by car worried about traffic management that night, court told
Hayden Tasker has pleaded not guilty to murdering Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming in Nelson early on 1 January…
Abbey Caves inquest: Trip leader entered water without discussion, instructor says
15-year-old Karnin Petera died during a Whangārei Boys’ High School trip to Abbey Caves in May 2023. Photo:…
Unemployment set to stay at near-decade high, economists say
Major bank economists expect the unemployment rate to stay unchanged at 5.4 percent or nudge slightly higher for…
Fuel costs, household expenses on the rise as economy heads into ‘choppy waters’
ANZ spending data showed a large drop in grocery spending and a spike in fuel spending. Photo: RNZ…