HHeadlines Read More Manhunt in Hamilton after person seriously hurt in road rage attackFebruary 27, 2026 A person has been seriously injured after a “road‑rage assault” in Hamilton this morning put a local primary…
HHeadlines Read More Pirongia residents remain cut off following extreme weatherFebruary 27, 2026 Work continues to reopen the road up to Mount Pirongia. Photo: RNZ / Libby Kirkby-McLeod Waipā District is…
HHeadlines Read More Steel piles fall on worker’s leg at Auckland construction siteFebruary 27, 2026 Photo: RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson One person has been injured after steel piles fell on a worker’s…
HHeadlines Read More ‘Absolutely stupid’: Drunk students steal ute for hospital site joyrideFebruary 27, 2026 A pair of “boozed up” young students who went joyriding in a ute after breaking into the new…
HHeadlines Read More Four people taken to hospital, chemical detected at primary schoolFebruary 27, 2026 St Joseph’s School in Ashburton. Photo: Google Maps Four people have been taken to hospital, St John ambulance…
HHeadlines Read More I swam in the shitty seas of Wellington’s south coast and lived to tell the taleFebruary 27, 2026 The Spinoff goes where few dare – the shores of Wellington’s south coast, as poo continues pouring into…
HHeadlines Read More Actor Shia LaBeouf ordered to rehab after Mardi Gras arrestFebruary 27, 2026 A New Orleans judge ordered actor Shia LaBeouf to return to drug and alcohol rehabilitation and set a…
HHeadlines Read More St John, FENZ rush to Ashburton school amid ‘unknown chemical’ reportFebruary 27, 2026 Fire and Emergency NZ says crews encountered an “unknown chemical” upon arrival at a school in Ashburton this…
HHeadlines Read More Would you slap an ‘S’ plate on Nan or Pop’s car?February 27, 2026 West Aucklander Boyd Steel has launched a blue “S” plate sticker, designed to signal there’s an older driver…
HHeadlines Read More How police linked Malcolm Rewa to a rape in the ’80sFebruary 27, 2026 Malcolm Rewa in court in 2019. Photo: POOL Warning: This story contains graphic details. Serial rapist and convicted…
HHeadlines Read More Malcolm Rewa: DNA breakthrough links serial rapist to 1988 teen attackFebruary 27, 2026 The High Court has today released the police summary of facts, which sets out the chilling events of…
HHeadlines Read More Wellington pedestrian seriously hurt after being hit by busFebruary 27, 2026 Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Willis Street workers have rushed to help after a pedestrian was hit by…