Unpacking the ‘hostile takeover’ bid for Kelston Boys’ High School
Can you really just take over a school? Kelston Boys’ High School could become a charter school by…
Breakfast briefing: Risk-off as investors realise they may have overdone it
Here’s our summary of key economic events overnight that affect New Zealand, with news of leaking economic signals…
If the Trump wall is about to crumble, here’s where it will show first
By Stephen Collinson, CNN Photo: ROBERTO SCHMIDT No one wants to cross the commander in chief. Presidents therefore…
Use of police radio from Tom Phillips’ shooting broke the law – Police Commissioner Richard Chambers
It continues to concern me that the media outlet made such use of the material. It also concerns…
Rotorua’s Mitai Māori Village significantly damaged by fire
Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon A popular Rotorua tourist spot is thought to have been significantly damaged after…
Dick Cheney, influential US Republican vice president to George W Bush, dies aged 84
By Stephen Collinson, Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Vice President Dick Cheney in October 2008. Photo: Charles Dharapak / AP…
The Regulatory Standards Bill is back in parliament – here’s what you need to know
The controversial bill is back before parliament this week, with a few changes, as David Seymour endeavours to…
UK man charged with attempted murder over train stabbing
UK police overnight charged a 32-year-old man with attempted murder over a mass stabbing attack on a train…
Half Yours wins 2025 Melbourne Cup
Half Yours ridden by Australian jockey Jamie Melham wins the Melbourne Cup horse race at the Flemington Racecourse…
Measles outbreak set to throw exam plans into disarray
Measles cases have been reported among students from Wellington College, Wellington Girls’ College and Auckland Grammar School. Secondary…
Fourth hornet queen found in Auckland
A yellow-legged hornet. Photo: Biosecurity NZ A fourth yellow-legged hornet queen has been found in Auckland. The Ministry…
Police, fire truck shot at as ‘fireworks battle’ explodes in student quarter
A group of men allegedly shot fireworks at police “causing a near miss” after also taking aim at…