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