Drone footage shows large bronze whaler shark close to Bowentown Beach
“I was running up the beach to tell the people because I was concerned that someone might decide…
Large fire in Napier Hill house
Hawkes Bay Today 23 Mar, 2026 07:58 AMQuick Read Subscribe to listenAccess to Herald Premium articles require a…
Large Palmerston North fire leaves family rebuilding 46-year business
A commercial building fire in Milson, Palmerston North had 12 fire appliances attending. Photo / Palmerston North Fire…
Large Palmerston North fire contained at warehouse, locals warned to keep windows shut
Webley said by 5.30am the blaze had been “largely contained”. “At the moment they’re in overhaul, which is…
Fire crews battle large blaze in Milson, Palmerston North
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DoC tags a record 31 kea at Aoraki Mt Cook, logging young birds’ alpine travels
“This is the largest flock of kea I’ve seen at Aoraki or anywhere,” she said. “Combined with increased…
Drug kingpin Joshua Townshend avoids jail for $669k laundering, mephedrone ring
The raid signalled the end of Townshend’s criminal enterprise that involved importing and manufacturing drugs. An enterprise he’d…
UK maritime agency reports explosion, oil spill off Kuwait
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Weight-loss medication linked to lower risk of drug addiction, study says
The researchers then looked at the effect of drugs including alcohol, cannabis, cocaine, nicotine and opioids over three…
Napier rowing-boat builder appeals for stolen $25,000 package to be returned
It was taken between 6.45am and 7.20am on Friday, February 27. The larger of the two boxes pictured…
Labour asks Govt to exempt abuse in care survivors, people in hardship from MSD debt law change
The legal reforms are not connected with the compensation payments that abuse in care survivors will receive as…
Australia brain drain: PhD student to software engineer, who is actually leaving?
As NZ heads into an election year, it’s worth examining the issue through the eyes of those choosing…