NNew Zealand Read More Ōhope activist guilty of bomb hoax after red suitcase left at councilMarch 19, 2026 Police said he should have known such an act would result in the abandoned suitcase being seen as…
WWildlife Read More Great white shark scare: Fears of apex predator in Banks Peninsula unfounded after tag washes ashoreMarch 5, 2026 Midge, a 2.8-metre female, was initially tagged near Stewart Island and travelled north through the Tasman Sea to…
SSports Read More Chad Townsend suffers health scare on flight to Las Vegas for NRL season-openerFebruary 25, 2026 “I got up to go to the toilet and next minute I woke up and I was on…
NNew Zealand Read More Warning lifted at Rotorua’s Tikitapu (Blue Lake) after toilet leak contamination scareFebruary 24, 2026 The fault had since been fixed. The toilets were cleaned, and, as a precaution, the area was cordoned…
EEntertainment Read More Ray J health update: R&B star says he ‘won’t survive 2026’ after scareJanuary 29, 2026 “I thought I was big so I could handle all the alcohol, I could handle all the Adderall,…
EEntertainment Read More ‘Blind Side’ star Quinton Aaron on life support after ‘frightening’ health scareJanuary 28, 2026 She said she assisted him up before calling emergency services who transported him to hospital in a semi-conscious…
NNew Zealand Read More Wellington Airport bomb scare raises serious questions – EditorialJanuary 19, 2026 Those incidents ended harmlessly, but authorities treated each as if the worst were possible – because the cost…
NNew Zealand Read More Hornet scare in Bay of Plenty dismissed as MPI rules out Paengaroa nestDecember 9, 2025 “Our entomologists assess all photos sent to MPI through our notification process. “No queen hornets or nests have…
EEntertainment Read More Sensing Murder medium Kelvin Cruickshank on surviving two heart attacksDecember 7, 2025 The dad of two, who lives in the Bay of Islands, travels the country doing shows, which involve…
BBusiness Read More Coloured play sand asbestos scare grows as more Kmart products recalledDecember 4, 2025 “The release of respirable asbestos fibres is unlikely to occur in its current state, unless the sand is…
WWildlife Read More Orca pod safely leave Napier’s Pandora Pond after estuary stranding scareNovember 30, 2025 “We would like to thank the public for being respectful and listening to the staff onsite.” The orca…
EEntertainment Read More Liev Schreiber hospitalised in New York after health scareNovember 19, 2025 “I thought it was maybe a fast food headache, but it felt a little stronger than that. I’m…