Hawke’s Bay Regional Prison to get two high security units, adding 316 beds
Hawke’s Bay Regional Prison entrance. Photo: Google Maps Two new high security units are set to be built…
Kiwi surgeon Dr Rowan Schouten behind international cricketers’ returns
Orthopaedic spine surgeon Dr Rowan Schouten performs a back proceedure. Photo: Supplied/Dr Rowan Schouten Season-ending and sometimes career-threatening,…
Wastewater overflow prompts warning for Waiwhakaiho River, Bell Block Beach
Photo: Jordan Tan / 123rf Although the volume of the overflow was small, it had the potential to…
Puddle ball: Auckland FC lose unbeaten A-League tag
Rain-soaked Auckland FC captain Francis De Vries gestures during his side’s loss to Newcastle Jets. Photo: Photosport Auckland’s…
Kiwi Kate Hawley crowned inaugural Costume Designer of the Year
Mia Goth as Elizabeth in Frankenstein. Photo: Ken Woroner/Netflix The British Fashion Council has named a New Zealander…
Emergency mobile phone coverage system rolled out to community groups
A new system to ensure cellphones get through in emergencies is being opened up to community groups. Photo:…
Four dead after 14 people shot at family gathering in California
File photo. Photo: AFP / Andri Tambunan Four people have died after 14 people were shot at a…
Researchers link Māori housing inequities to 180 years of restrictive building laws
New Zealand’s first building code banned raupō homes in the cities. Photo: Alexander Turnbull Library, Mrs Scott Collection.…
COP30 ends with ‘extremely weak’ outcomes, Pacific campaigner says
View of the logo of COP30 UN Climate Change Conference, in Belem, Para state, Brazil, taken on 6…
Biosecurity New Zealand escalates response to yellow-legged hornets
Biosecurity New Zealand North commissioner Mike Inglis said surveillance efforts were working. Photo: Biosecurity NZ Another yellow-legged hornet…
Surfers will pay to ride Fiji’s world-class breaks after repeal of surf access law
By Liam Fox, ABC Fiji’s Cloudbreak has some of the best waves in the world and hosted the…
ACC appealing court decision ordering it to fund care of baby with Down syndrome
First published on The baby was born with Down syndrome, tracheoesophageal fistula, a hearing impairment, multiple respiratory infections…