Community meeting over Christchurch’s putrid odours gets heated
Local musician and community advocate, Rebecca Robin, said the meeting with council staff in Bromley on Tuesday night…
Mechanical failure sees Wellington Water discharge untreated sewage at Moa Point
Wellington Water’s Moa Point treatment plant (file photo). Photo: Wellington Water Wellington Water has started discharging raw sewage…
What is Moltbook, the social networking site for AI bots – and should we be scared?
Moltbook is a forum where autonomous artificial intelligence agents can communicate with each other. Photo: Cheng Xin /…
‘People we’ve never seen before’: Homelessness in Wellington not letting up, agencies say
Social services say they’re seeing alarming numbers of rough sleepers in the capital. Photo: RNZ / Richard Tindiller…
‘Dying is hard to do’: Cancer sufferer says KiwiSaver withdrawal bar too high
Photo: 123RF A cancer sufferer says he’s been so discouraged by what he’s discovered about early KiwiSaver withdrawals…
Tiny Northland town becomes centre of ‘impressive’ low petrol prices
Photo: RNZ / Dan Cook The small beachside community of Mangawhai is traditionally associated with surfing and a…
Savannah Guthrie was getting ready to cover the Olympics. Then came the ‘worst phone call of her life’
By Brian Stelter, CNN Savannah Guthrie fronts the Today show on the NBC network in the US. Photo:…
North Shore resident stung by yellow-legged hornet wants neighbours to stay vigilant
MPI officers removing a yellow-legged hornets nest from a property in Glenfield. Photo: Supplied / Niki Sherriff An…
Authors miss out on annual Public Lending Right payment after DIA bungle
The National Library became aware of an issue with payments for 2025 in late December. Photo: Google Maps…
Shane Jones shut down NZ involvement in ‘road map’ away from fossil fuels
Shane Jones, pictured in 2024, “does not want New Zealand to join the Declaration,” a Ministry for Foreign…
NZ First-National clash over India FTA a ‘mature disagreement’, Christopher Luxon says
Photo: RNZ / Marika Khabazi / Photo illustration / 123rf Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has labelled his clash…
What you need to know about Tiaki Wai, the entity replacing Wellington Water
Tiaki Wai will provide drinking water, wastewater, and piped stormwater services in the Wellington metropolitan area. Photo: 123rf…