Councillor vows safety improvements after Darfield rugby team injuries
Selwyn District councillor Sarah Barnsley described the incident as “tragic”, saying the council would review the police report…
Five arrested, 1.3m illegal cigarettes seized in North Island tobacco raids
An estimated 1.378 million cigarettes have been seized, representing more than $2 million in evaded tobacco excise. The…
Rocket Lab buys satellite network Iridium for $14 billion in challenge to SpaceX’s Starlink
Rocket Lab said today that Iridium has 2.55 million commercial and government customers for its broadband, satellite phone,…
Hillmorton High School closes for two days after rats chew through fibre cable
The damage left both school servers offline, with no wired network connection and no Wi-Fi available across the…
Spark to increase broadband, mobile and copper prices by as much as $13 a month
In an email sent to some customers, Spark said it was continuing to invest in its network to…
From critical to controlled: Cutting vulnerabilities in a live manufacturing environment
A vulnerability scanner flags a critical CVSS 10 vulnerability on an industrial asset. The report lands in the…
Recycling: Whanganui District Council importing crate nets to counter windy days
Harrison told the council’s operations and performance committee nets would be delivered to properties in September, in time…
Operation Whoosh: Jamie Mannion’s drug network ends in 12 years’ jail
Today, he appeared in the Christchurch District Court for sentencing. Mannion, a tech entrepreneur who marketed himself as…
Birkdale sewage overflow sparks developer fight over $320k Watercare bill
$220,000 as a growth fee to Watercare;$100,000 to upgrade Watercare’s sewer main, which his new homes will feed…
Widespread mobile outages hit One NZ network
RNZ 18 May, 2026 01:28 AMQuick Read Subscribe to listenAccess to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription.…
Tarawera-Ōkataina trail network gets $1m boost for tracks and campgrounds
The upgrades would include work on the Eastern Ōkataina Walkway, Northern Tarawera Track, and the Tarawera Falls Track.…
Police clock car at 200km/h fleeing officers on Auckland motorway network, driver to face court
“The driver pulled into a carpark and indicated his intention to stop, before quickly accelerating towards the motorway…