HHeadlines Read More Stewart Island fatal shooting: Hunter fired at ‘dark shadow’ in dense bush, court hearsDecember 17, 2025 The night before the shooting included diving for pāua, a shared evening meal and the consumption of alcohol…
HHeadlines Read More What changes to New Zealand’s foreign buyers real estate ban will meanDecember 16, 2025 The change is expected to apply to $5m-plus houses mostly in Queenstown or Auckland. Photo: 123RF Explainer –…
HHeadlines Read More Rotorua athlete Janie Taiiringa-Roimata Bennett, 16, dies after cancer battleDecember 16, 2025 The eldest daughter of Phil Te Riu Kōiwi Bennett and Heeni Te Mate Kōiwi Brown, she had two…
HHeadlines Read More Family of murdered mother Chantal McDonald pay tributeDecember 16, 2025 Chantal McDonald. Photo: Supplied The family of a Christchurch woman murdered by a possessive stalker says she was…
HHeadlines Read More Man jailed after record airport seizure of ‘deeply disturbing’ materialDecember 16, 2025 A man has been sentenced to three years and nine-and-a-half months’ in prison for importing material relating to…
HHeadlines Read More Trump has ‘alcoholic’s personality,’ chief of staff says in bombshell interviewDecember 16, 2025 “Significant context was disregarded and much of what I, and others, said about the team and the President…
HHeadlines Read More Homelessness in Auckland more than doubles in a yearDecember 16, 2025 A worker at a special court that helps Auckland’s homeless who have committed low-level offences turn their lives…
HHeadlines Read More Masked gang members Waitai Miru and Zephyer Chadwick smash way into unsuspecting victim’s homeDecember 16, 2025 Chadwick faced an extra charge of attempting to pervert the course of justice, after Judge Gordon Matenga found…
HHeadlines Read More Aotearoa NZ Māori Rugby League pulls five major tournaments from RotoruaDecember 16, 2025 The league organisation’s chairman John Devonshire said the tournaments had grown since Rotorua started hosting them 13 years…
HHeadlines Read More More than 10,000 children stood down for physically assaulting other students, teachers last yearDecember 16, 2025 Schools cracked down on more fights and assaults last year. Photo: Unsplash/ Taylor Flowe Schools cracked down on…
HHeadlines Read More Economists forecast tough calls to get books back to blackDecember 16, 2025 Finance Minister Nicola Willis speaking at the Half Year Economic and Fiscal Update. Photo: RNZ Economists say the…
HHeadlines Read More Mark Carney criticised for using British spellings in Canadian documents | Mark CarneyDecember 16, 2025 Mark Carney says that amid a fundamental shift to the nature of globalisation, his government will catalyse the…