Transpower issues grid emergency as solar storm hits South Island
Transpower said it will issue further operational notices when the storm passes and either remove the grid emergency…
SunLive – MetService issues orange rain warning for BOP
Heavy rain and strong winds are expected to hit the Bay of Plenty this afternoon and into tonight,…
SunLive – Hunter Mark Jefferson jailed for shooting mate
A man who shot and killed his friend during a night time hunting trip – and later told…
Queenstown waterfront cottage for sale for the first time in almost 70 years, All things property, under OneRoof
– 1 Suburb Street in Queenstown is for sale for the first time since 1957. – The two-bedroom…
Bay of Plenty teen denies raping schoolgirl, says he went into her room so she could ‘paint his face’
She said it would happen in her room, under a trampoline, or behind some bushes on the Bay…
Coalition would hold power but Labour gains points after capital gains tax – poll
Together, the coalition parties would have a majority with 62 seats, to the opposition’s 60. Photo: RNZ A…
Tributes flow for young woman killed in Rotorua crash involving bus and car
Three other patients, who were in the bus, suffered moderate injuries and the remaining 26 people from the…
Former Police Commissioner Andrew Coster refuses to comment on damning McSkimming report
Former Police Commissioner Andrew Coster has been placed on leave from his role as chief executive of the…
Tenancy Tribunal rules landlord’s water rate claim against former tenant unfair
The tenant maintained he shouldn’t be accountable for the water rates bills that were neither presented during the…
‘Most deteriorated’ – NZ plummets in global tobacco control ranking
NZ has plummeted from second in the world in 2023 to 53rd in the 2025 Global Tobacco Industry…
Moment shark knocks foilboarder into water off WA
A foil boarder in Western Australia has managed to escape unscathed after being knocked into the water by…
Chinese ‘cryptoqueen’ jailed in UK over Bitcoin stash worth $11.6b
A Chinese woman who was found with £5 billion (NZ$11.6 billion) in Bitcoin after defrauding more than 128,000…