Local elections 2025: Rotorua Mayor Tania Tapsell focuses on unity, debt and museum for second term
She wanted to be an “inclusive leader” and setting priorities as a new council would be an important…
Apology sought after banking role confirmed
Benedict Ong is calling on a fellow city councillor who questioned his credentials to apologise as evidence of…
First-time buyers rescue ski town from the brink collapse, All things property, under OneRoof
– Ohakune house prices have fallen by $100,000, benefiting first-time buyers and reviving the market. – Agents report…
Coroner ‘troubled’ no members of public removed child from fountain
Tauranga’s Memorial Park. Photo: Supplied / Tauranga City Council Four-year-old Nia Lohchab was described as an energetic young…
David Croft shares what Mark Webber is privately saying about Oscar Piastri’s F1 championship hopes
Follow us on Google Discover McLaren driver Oscar Piastri had a very tricky weekend during the United States…
F1 results: Liam Lawson 11th as Max Verstappen wins US Grand Prix
By Reuters Liam Lawson. Photo: photosport Liam Lawson has been narrowly shut out of the points at the…
What’s in New Zealand’s long-awaited climate adaptation plan? And what was left out?
A new framework lays out the role of central government, local government and individuals in responding to the…
Highway reopens near Tekapo after truck’s trailer rolls
State Highway 8 has reopened near Tekapo after a truck’s trailer unit was blown on to its side…
Jenson Button and Martin Brundle would ‘love’ Racing Bulls to make one Liam Lawson decision for 2026
Follow us on Google Discover Liam Lawson is one of the drivers still waiting to decide whether he…
Power outages, flights canned as strong wind and rain hit
The truck is blocking both lanes at the Tekapo flyover/Tekapo Canal Road intersection. Photo: NZTA/Supplied A rough night…
Wesley College to close its hostels due to ongoing concerns around student safety
Wesley College is shuttering its boarding hostels. Photo: RNZ / Shannon Haunui-Thompson The country’s oldest registered secondary school…
The Scott Robertson verdict on Dylan Pledger’s All Blacks XV omission
New Zealand’s most hyped prospect was not selected for either the All Blacks or the All Blacks XV…