Mental health patient who stabbed stranger while on escorted leave had history of violence
Poutama Rawiti Clarence Owen appeared in the Hutt Valley District Court before Judge Michael Mika on Wednesday after…
Uber rapist Satwinder Singh gives up fight against publication of his photo
Judge Clark allowed the media to take his photo but not to publish it until she made a…
Sex, politics and spies: Did a female reporter’s liaisons with powerful NZ figures risk national security at the height of the Cold War?
Sexual intercourse began In nineteen sixty-three (which was rather late for me) – Between the end of the…
Benjamin Cudby sent to prison for repeated violent attacks, strangulations of his partner
Cudby had strangled the woman more than 40 times over the course of their relationship, the court heard.…
Taste of Art TV show: Melissa Leong and Vaughan Mabee on food as art
Seafood as sculpture, as created on Taste of Art, the new television show that challenges local professional chefs…
Drainlayer, panel beater loses fight for cover from ACC for lung disease because of pet parrot
In his later career as a panel beater, he was regularly exposed to paint fumes and significant metal…
Inside NZ Crayons: Bay of Plenty makers of industrial and school crayons
Previous owner Atkinson brought two New Zealand crayon businesses together to form the NZ Crayon brand: Retsol and…
From Greytown to glory: The life and legend of All Black Grant Batty
And that will no doubt include reminiscences about the All Blacks 1976 test against the Springboks at Ellis…
Rat-free forest offers rare boost for kōkako north of Rotorua
Its South Island cousin, distinguished by its orange wattles, is officially declared “data deficient” by the Department of…
Undertone and Passengers are Now 2 of My Most Anticipated Horror Movies of the Year
When I went to go watch Primate on Tuesday this week, we got so many horror movie trailers…
Greg Dixon’s Another Kind of Politics: Luxon’s secret plan for handling “Mad Dog” Trump leaked
Photo / Getty Images. Illustration / Greg Dixon. National Party sources have revealed Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s confidential…
Fire and Emergency NZ warns of public risk as 18 calls received during strike
She said union threats to escalate to twice-weekly strikes was not bargaining in good faith. Fire and Emergency…