Government reviews RSE visa scheme, report calls for reform
More than 20,000 workers arrive each year from the Pacific, filling jobs in horticulture and viticulture such as…
Cyclone Vaianu brings 220mm of rain to Coromandel in 24 hours
Whitianga before Cyclone Vaianu’s arrival. Photo: RNZ/Marika Khabazi A Coromandel weather station recorded more than 200mm of rain…
Northland driver John Le Noel sentenced for death of cyclist Matthew Howard at Ōkaihau
The tragedy re-ignited calls for speed bumps on Settlers Way, Ōkaihau’s main street. Photo: Supplied A judge has…
New WoF rules ‘very likely’ to lead to unsafe vehicles, association says
Vehicles older than 14 years will still need a yearly inspection, but that includes vehicles registered before 1…
Australia’s rarest reptile, the kungaka skink, found in far west NSW national park
By Lily McCure and Andrew Schmidt With fewer than 20 kungaka recorded at the national park, the skink…
Anthony Archbold gets home detention for drunken rampage at Nelson cemetery
Anthony Archbold was sentenced in the Nelson District Court after assaulting a grieving man in the Marsden Cemetery…
New Zealand’s annual greenhouse gas emissions drop slightly, latest data shows
Photo: 123RF New Zealand’s annual greenhouse gas emissions have slightly fallen, the latest data shows. Numbers from the…
Police defy district’s top cop by posting pay protest stickers in station
A ‘Repay the Risk’ campaign sticker inside the Dunedin Central Police Station. Photo: Supplied Police pay bargaining campaign…
Northland driver John Le Noel sentenced for death of cyclist Matthew Howard at Ōkaihau
The tragedy re-ignited calls for speed bumps on Settlers Way, Ōkaihau’s main street. Photo: Supplied A judge has…
Hamilton man Karl Barnett found guilty of driving dangerously, causing the death of a pedestrian
First published on Karl Sean Barnett pictured leaving the Hamilton District Court. He has been found guilty of…
Super Rugby Pacific: Blues survive late Highlanders scare for win
Blues captain Patrick Tuipulotu in action against the Highlanders. Photo: Brett Phibbs/Photosport The Blues have defied a comeback…
New Zealand’s annual greenhouse gas emissions drop slightly, latest data shows
Photo: 123RF New Zealand’s annual greenhouse gas emissions have slightly fallen, the latest data shows. Numbers from the…