Govt Eliminates Service Fees for Online Payments
COLOMBO (News 1st); President Anura Kumara Dissanayake announced that all service fees for electronic payments to government institutions…
Police arrest Mongrel Mob members for alleged firearms offence in Wairoa
“Police followed the vehicle and saw it pull into an address on Jellicoe St, and all occupants of…
Dan Hooker’s 1-minute scrap tournament winner Francis Waitai booked for regional title fight
“[If] you’ve got a 70kg boxer or fighter getting in and fighting a 120kg fighter, you’ve got a…
Pets & Pats: Auckland dog daycare fined $103k for repeated RMA breaches
Pets & Pats pitched itself to Auckland’s wealthy inner suburbs, with Beer promoting it as a bucolic escape…
Auckland internet outage disrupts NCEA exams for more than 1000 students
Seventeen classes were also affected. She wasn’t sure how many students were in the English exam, but the…
Taxpayers fork out $10.7m in redundancy costs for Government agency Callaghan Innovation
“This is an obscene waste of money from a Government which claims to want to spend taxpayer money…
Lionsgate releases first trailer for Michael Jackson biopic
As Jackson’s 1982 hit Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ plays, the clip flashes through scenes from the singer’s early…
Horticulture NZ scholars sought for 2026
“We need agronomists, engineers, laboratory technicians, marketers, managers and biosecurity specialists, to name but a few, and that…
Auckland exhibition NZ Sculpture OnShore opens with 120 artworks for sale
Whakaruruhau, by Daniel McKerrow, won the inaugural Women’s Refuge NZ Sculpture of Strength (SOS) Award. The sculpture is…
Kaipara election recounts end as new council set for swearing‑in
Kaipara faced recount requests from mayoral candidate Snow Tane and would-be councillors Ash Nayyar and Mark Vincent. Outgoing…
Tribunal orders compensation for tenants of damaged Nelson slump‑zone house
Tenants Lisa-Maree and Dominic Hurdle signed a lease for the property on Nelson’s Port Hills in March last…
The 13 Tastiest Food & Drink Advent Calendars For Food Lovers This Festive Season
Celebrate the festive season and tuck into treats all through December with these food and drink advent calendars.…