Mother of teen killed in Pongakawa crash calls for tougher drug‑driving laws
As 2025 ends, the year’s road toll for Tauranga and the Western Bay of Plenty stands at five,…
Several dead in explosion at Swiss ski resort town Crans Montana – police
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Death of nesting dotterel on Northland’s Matapouri beach sparks plea from locals, DoC
The woman was upset that there was so little signage – only three signs on the six entrances…
Hastings Kotuku St homicide: Police want to speak to men and van driver who went to killed woman’s house
Anyone with information was urged to contact police via 105, quoting file number 251029/3817. Information can also be…
Christmas holiday road toll rises to three after driver killed in Waikato
The death takes this year’s official Christmas holiday road toll to three, after two deaths were reported yesterday.…
Avalanche in Spanish Pyrenees kills three skiers in latest disaster to strike the country in days
AFP 29 Dec, 2025 08:38 PMQuick Read Subscribe to listenAccess to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription.…
Ex-heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua injured in Nigeria highway crash
Police said the wreck, in which two people in Joshua’s car were killed, occurred around 11am on Monday…
Bay of Plenty wallaby infestation: 2000 controlled this year
“Wallabies eat everything within their reach in our native bush, including the seedlings that make up future forests,”…
At least five people are missing after Silver Lake Nursing Home partially collapsed
The facility, which officials also referred to as Silver Lake Nursing Home, partially collapsed into its basement. The…
Family pays tribute to Fiona Cameron and Tomi Muliaga after fatal Foxton Beach house fire
Before long the pair started a relationship and she moved in 18 months ago. “She wasn’t living very…
‘Call of Duty’ co-creator Vince Zampella killed in car crash, US media says
AFP 22 Dec, 2025 09:58 PMQuick Read Subscribe to listenAccess to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription.…
Truck driver Robert Clifford jailed for Blenheim crash which killed RSE worker Kaiea Taubakoa
Today, in the Blenheim District Court Clifford was jailed for two years and three months on charges he…