Hastings councillor threatens legal action over water services entity plan
He claimed ratepayers had not been told the final structure of the water entity’s “board” would comprise three…
Whanganui District Council finishes $6.7m parallel taxiway at Whanganui Airport
In 2024, the Chronicle reported the council would build a partial parallel taxiway, phase one of the project,…
Nicola Willis on talks with White House officials in Washington: I’ll be very candid
Willis has previously told RNZ, in talking of the Trump Administration, that she had “never felt so dependent…
New Zealand monk missing from remote Scottish monastery may have had ‘long-term hypothermia’, founder says
“The situation is utterly tragic,” he said. Mary said Evans went by the name Brother Iganatius Maria while…
Shannon Brady trial: Crown says ute hit was murder, defence says accident
They stopped and saw tyre tracks leading into and out of the verge where Baldwin lay dying from…
Trump claims Diet Coke, Fanta ‘kills cancer cells’, says Dr Oz
Robert F. Kennedy jnr and Oz have been leading figures in the Make America Healthy Again movement, encouraging…
Far North Mayor Moko Tepania says council ‘unfairly targeted’
The committee’s make-up will be decided at a council meeting on Wednesday morning but alongside the six councillors…
Broadcasting Standards Authority will ‘probably’ be scrapped, Goldsmith says
Speaking to Newstalk ZB afterwards, Goldsmith said that was his preferred option. “We haven’t made any final decisions…
Bereaved mum Ella Collins says flood warnings came ‘far too late’ during Cyclone Gabrielle
Collins gave evidence yesterday at the long-running inquiry into the deaths of 19 people during the extreme weather…
Hamilton man accused of causing fatal crash says he ‘must have blacked out’
The driver is now on trial in the Hamilton District Court before Judge Arthur Tompkins on charges of…
Hunter shot dead in the Ruahine Range near Dannevirke
Churchouse said he received a call at 5.27pm that a hunter had been shot off Tamaki West Rd,…
US Vice-President JD Vance says talks failed to reach agreement with Iran
Iran and the US had entered the talks mediated by Pakistan with maximalist positions, with Washington also piling…