Government performance rating hits record low in latest Ipsos survey
Labour is rated best able to handle seven of the top eight concerns for New Zealanders. Photo: IPSOS Issues Monitor…
Manawatū house fire victims named as community rallies around mother
The Givealittle page titled “A mother’s worst nightmare” has been set up for the mum of the three…
Storm will leave financial cloud over NZ Cup day – Mick On Monday
The mid-meeting hailstorm sent punters rushing for cover and turned the whole course white, with Mills admitting that,…
Rolleston’s Clearview Primary and Waitaha School, announce closure after asbestos found in Kmart Magic Sand products
“The board understands that this will be distressing and inconvenient for our school community, however our primary concern…
Local businessman and his children believed dead after ‘catastrophic’ Sanson house fire
The father of the children – believed to be in his 30s – was described as a local…
Netball: Silver Ferns edge Roses in tight London opener
Cool heads under pressure have seen the Silver Ferns close out a 61-58 win over the England Roses…
Scientists sequence the oldest-ever RNA from a 39,000-year-old woolly mammoth
In the new study, researchers recovered hundreds of thousands of fragments of mammoth RNA, showing it was possible.…
Wellington’s Golden Mile project over budget, city council to vote on review next week
“Given the scale of these risks, officers have not progressed detailed negotiations on these issues, while direction is…
Lotto Powerball: Three winners split record-breaking jackpot, get $18.3m each
“The impact of this win will reach far beyond the individual winners,” he said. Fifteen other lucky Lotto…
More predator hornets found in Auckland, total of queens now 9
“One nest was more developed and contained a queen, two worker hornets and two adults which were about…
Asbestos detected in Kmart Magic Sand prompts urgent recall warning
There’s been no safe lower limit of exposure identified with certainty, with all exposure thought to add to…
MetService lifts weather warnings as rain eases across North Island
Heavier showers are possible along the Canterbury coast in the afternoon, becoming confined to Southland and Clutha this…