Explainer – How New Zealand’s new anti-stalking laws will work
Photo: RNZ Explainer – Everybody knows what a stalker is. But until this month, stalking wasn’t officially a…
Failed Tauranga car parking building: Two engineers fined, one suspended
The site between Harington and Hamilton Streets in downtown Tauranga was once intended for a multi-storey public transport…
Partner of baby Soul Turany’s mother had been served with protection order, inquest hears
Tony Farmer was Storme Turnay’s partner at the time of her baby Soul’s death. Photo: Pool / Chris…
Roundabout the motu: The loved and hated road features
What the peanut-shaped roundabout will look like. Photo: Hamilton City Council The opening of a so-called ‘peanut-about’ in…
Google is making its biggest change to the search bar in years
By Lisa Eadicicco, CNN CEO of Google DeepMind, Demis Hassabis, speaks at the 2026 Google I/O technology developer…
Scientists concerned about de-extinction ethics as biotech company heralds ‘breakthrough’
Photo: Supplied / Te Ara Scientists are once-again raising concerns about de-extinction as a US biotech company promotes…
Air NZ announces three new non-stop international routes from Christchurch
Air New Zealand has announced three new non-stop international flights from Christchurch to launch later this year. The…
Hantavirus cruise operator says ship not source of outbreak
A passenger from the Dutch flagged hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius waves aboard a military bus after being…
Auto industry braces for motor oil shortage
By Matt Egan, CNN Traffic moves along Highway 101 in Los Angeles on 26 March, 2026. Photo: Justin…
‘I dread shopping’: Weekly groceries become an ordeal as cost of living bites
Fuimaono Peterson. Photo: RNZ / Amy Williams A solo mum on a benefit says grocery shopping has become…
‘Heartless’: Fears Wellington will be ‘ghost town’ after public service cuts
Kirsten Saunders, the co-owner of Smith the Grocer, says the announcement of more job cuts is tough for…
Nat Sciver-Brunt to miss White Ferns series, in doubt for World Cup
England player Natalie Sciver-Brunt Photo: Chris Symes / www.photosport.nz England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt has been ruled out of…