Fresh call to ban large, temporary backyard swimming pools
It’s a common sight in New Zealand backyards – but too often inexpensive, medium sized, unfenced pools play…
Emergency operations centre activated on West Coast amid slips, flooding
An emergency operations centre has been activated by the Grey District Council this afternoon as heavy rain lashes…
Hastings bars forced to close an hour earlier than Napier
Hastings is closing its bars an hour earlier, sending patrons home in a decision at odds with neighbouring…
Heavy rain, severe gales to impact South Island, lower North
Multiple warnings and watches have been issued with heavy rain and strong winds forecast to lash most of…
Young offroaders remove almost 400 tyres from riverbank
A Hawke’s Bay offroading club sick of being blamed for rubbish on riverbanks has embarked on a different…