Bay of Plenty wild kiwifruit: 12,506 vines destroyed
“They can also be hosts for pests that impact the industry.” Wild kiwifruit is classified as a “progressive…
Stefan Hannon-McGinn and Ethan Howe sentenced for murdering Waitaanga’s Sidney Bridson
Hannon-McGinn, 28, had been called by his father, Mathew David Hannon, and asked to drive to Waitaanga to…
Person missing in Henderson house fire as 35 firefighters search destroyed home
The incident was escalated to a second alarm response as firefighters battled the blaze and carried out a…
Jarden-Barrenjoey poaching claims in court: ‘Raid left no business division untouched’
Dickey said 14 Jarden staff left and another 17 were targeted. “The raid left no business division untouched.”…
Colombia death toll rises as search for survivors continues after 7.4 quake
Declaring a state of emergency, President Abelardo de la Espriella announced later that the death toll had reached…
New Zealand’s oldest European shipwreck shows need for protection in Kaipara
Scientist Dr Jonathan Palmer said it might be impossible to now work out what the ship might have…
Election 2026: Steel Worx director Chris Barrett says Labour destroyed economy, National failed to fix it
He said his company spent $37 million re-tooling and building new factories. ”We invested heavily in [automation]. We…
Ordnance discovered by Whangārei 12-year-old safely detonated at Ōrewa Beach
“My parents live in Ōrewa. We had some cousins visiting from Australia, so we were just down there…
Te Awamutu property destroyed after car crashes into lounge, just misses elderly woman
“My mother was in the lounge but thankfully she just got a little cut on her neck.” He’s…
Unoccupied Dannevirke house destroyed by fire: ‘Could be seen over the whole town’
“It was unoccupied, so there was no one living in it. “There was no power going onto the…
Vacant Frasertown property destroyed in suspicious fire
Lucas said the fire was being treated as suspicious. No specialist fire investigator was responding as of this…
Police destroy Jevon McSkimming awards after letter from Commissioner to minister
McSkimming pleaded guilty to possessing child sexual exploitation and bestiality material in the Wellington District Court, four days…