New medicine funding could be life-saving for rural areas, health expert says
Those in remote locations had often needed to wait several hours for the right treatment, even for things…
Fortnite the Latest To Demand Secure Boot and TPM for Anti-Cheat
The latest move in Epic Games’s ongoing fight against cheaters in Fortnite sees the gaming giant implement hardware-level…
MetService forecast: Heavy rain warning, watches for much of North Island, including flood-hit parts
In Gisborne/Tairawhiti from Tolaga Bay southwards a heavy rain watch is in place for 15 hours from 9pm…
Download iOS 26.3 for iPhone and Other Devices Now
Apple has officially launched iOS 26.3 for iPhone and introduced corresponding updates for other devices. This release is…
From Romania to Tauranga: Adoptee Daniela Brown’s search for birth family
She told the Bay of Plenty Times she was born in Jilava Penitentiary prison during the communist regime…
Mum calls for mandatory safety regulations for blind cords after toddler’s death
Between 2009 and 2019, six children in New Zealand died after being strangled by the cord of a…
Coromandel child sex offender Barry Ramsay jailed for 18 years
Ramsay, 68, was found guilty following a judge-alone trial in September last year of 24 charges, most of…
Best small music festivals: Lesser-known events worth travelling for
The Killbilly’s perform on the slopes with dramatic Dolomite peaks behind them at Rock the Dolomites. Photo /…
Sheryl Louden sentenced for being a party to a brutal attack in Ōpunake, South Taranaki
The victim stayed with Louden at her Ōpunake home in South Taranaki for about two weeks until June…
Hastings stabbing: Man charged, police appeal for camera footage
At 6am on Saturday police got information about a man “hiding” at a property on Mayfair Ave, not…
Forestry sector calls for rates cap after Wairoa block bill increases 570%
Executive director Colin Jacobs said the 570% rates increase on that one forestry block amounts to $5 million…
Whangārei family devastated after HDC finds no one liable for their dad’s death after pharmacy error
Brian “George Fryer, 63, a father of four and grandfather to 16, died at Whangārei Hospital on November…