HHeadlines Read More Running prodigy Sam Ruthe edges Sam Tanner in recordbreaking 800mJanuary 17, 2026 Sam Ruthe (right) heads home Sam Tanner at the Potts Classic. Photo: Kerry Marshall/Photosport Teenage running sensation Sam…
HHeadlines Read More How Trump erased centuries of US Justice Department experienceJanuary 17, 2026 A veteran prosecutor at America’s Department of Justice, Michael Ben’Ary, was driving one of his children to soccer…
HHeadlines Read More Parent slams son’s school over Treaty stanceJanuary 17, 2026 A Queenstown parent is strongly critical his son’s school has recommitted to the principles of Te Tiriti o…
HHeadlines Read More Trump says eight nations to face tariffs for opposing his Greenland plansJanuary 17, 2026 US President Donald Trump says he will charge a 10% import tax starting in February on goods from…
HHeadlines Read More I felt uninvited to my own cultural partyJanuary 17, 2026 In this extract from his book, Speaking My Language, Mike McRoberts recalls growing up in a very Pākehā…
HHeadlines Read More Colder air moving in, but a tropical low looks to bring wind & rain late next week | WeatherWatchJanuary 17, 2026 A colder, cooler or more refreshing change (depending on how you view it) is moving into New Zealand…
HHeadlines Read More Residents return as smell of smoke lingersJanuary 17, 2026 Residents sharing a street with a scout hall that met a fiery end on Wednesday were told to…
HHeadlines Read More New Zealand vacates embassy in Iran as threat of violence escalatesJanuary 17, 2026 Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters. Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone New Zealand’s embassy in Iran has temporarily closed…
HHeadlines Read More SunLive – Tauranga dad’s life cut short in beach tragedyJanuary 17, 2026 Maurice Webster saw just how deeply his son Joseph was loved when about 900 people came together to…
HHeadlines Read More Latest investigation into toddler Lachlan Jones’ death almost completeJanuary 17, 2026 Three-year-old Lachlan Jones drowned in the Gore District Council’s wastewater ponds in January 2020. Photo: SUPPLIED/ODT A third…
HHeadlines Read More Judge rules Minneapolis ICE agents can’t detain, tear gas peaceful protestersJanuary 17, 2026 Federal officers in the Minneapolis-area participating in its largest recent US immigration enforcement operation can’t detain or tear…
HHeadlines Read More New Zealand news: Ryan Wood sets the Friday pace in Taupo CTFROTJanuary 17, 2026 Ryan Wood stamped his authority on Taupo qualifying. Image: Joel Hanks The mtec Motorsport driver produced…