‘We feel abandoned’: Kiwi in Dubai describes fear, chaos and lack of consular support
A smoke plume rises from an ongoing fire near Dubai International Airport. Photo: AFP * Clarification: This story…
Theatre’s accountant goes off-script with ‘dire’ wine industry predictions
Wine harvest in 2025. Like last year, only the very best fruit will be picked as wine companies…
Westport to lose only air service
By Lee Scanlon, Westport News Originair has serviced Westport with an 18-seater Jetstream aircraft. Photo: Supplied Westport will…
Promoters accused of holding government to ransom over big events
Robbie Williams Photo: Tim Kildeborg Jensen / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP This audio is not downloadable due to…
PM Luxon to return to NZ after three-day trip to Samoa and Tonga
The Prime Minister says he will leave the Pacific with a “strong set of alignment” with Samoa and…
‘One of the most dated GDP report cards in recent memory’
NZ’s GDP rose about 0.3 percent in the three months to December, compared to the Reserve Bank’s February…
Selwyn households could face 18 percent water bill hike
Selwyn Water’s deputy chief executive Heather Geddes said the organisation is acutely aware of the cost pressures facing…
Nationwide outage impacting 2degrees mobile customers
It is not known how many customers are impacted. Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon A nationwide outage is…
Football: Morocco declared Africa Cup of Nations champions after Senegal stripped of title
Senegal’s forward Sadio Mane holds up the trophy as he celebrates with his teammates after winning the Africa…
Murderer, sex offenders among current asylum claimants
Immigration Minister Erica Stanford. Photo: RNZ / Mark Papalii Immigration Minister Erica Stanford says she was shocked to…
This American man spent US$1 million on a new home in Italy. Here’s what he got for his money
By Silvia Marchetti, CNN US attorney Vito Andrea Racanelli splashed out US$1 million on an aristocratic farmhouse in…
Moa Point failure report to be released on Friday
Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone A report into the Moa Point disaster will be revealed to the public…