Festival-goers $800 out of pocket after shuttle service no show for Rhythm and Alps
His family had booked rides with the shuttle service, Wana Taxi, in the past and had no issues.…
Health NZ data reveals hundreds of assaults on Bay of Plenty, Lakes hospital staff
This included 168 at security, 109 at facilities staff, and 65 in Rotorua Hospital’s Emergency Department. During the…
Vigil for Swiss bar fire victims: Tears and stunned silence at Crans-Montana gathering
Mourners laid flowers and candles, with many knowing victims or those still missing. Photo / Maxime Schmid, AFP…
Rotorua Christmas Day Community Lunch: Doors open to hundreds
The lunch offered a chance to step outside that experience. It gave people something else to focus on,…
Woolworths worker marks 50 years as supermarket shopping transforms
What began as a part-time job quickly became something more. McRobbie said the store environment of the 1970s…
Canterbury Christmas charity ensures gifts for hundreds of children
“It’s started to ingrain team building and teaching your kids about gifting and that everybody’s not got the…
Howard Temple’s abuse and Gloriavale’s petri dish of power, patriarchy & isolation – Paula Gosney
Researching grooming at Auckland University prompted me to look beyond our conditioned fear and interrogate the data rather…
Indonesia suffers food, medical shortages as Asia flood tolls rise
In Pidie Jaya, a district in Indonesia’s Aceh badly affected by the floods, four elephants from a nearby…
Pāpāmoa water rescue: Wellington dad’s quick action saves swimmer from rip
Holland saw a man in the water waving frantically for help. Realising the woman he’d been trying to…
Auckland fraudster Peter Austen jailed for $400k investor scam
But the judge said she did believe he spent time in an African prison, allowing a 15% reduction…
‘Too hard and fast’: Northland Regional Council chair confirms 340 jobs on the line
He confirmed there would be no certainty until after a public feedback period expired next February. The Government’s…
How feral cats spread toxoplasmosis risk across hundreds of Kiwi farms
“Unbeknown to us, it would go off like a powder keg within a matter of days of posting…