Travel company sends tourists to AI-generated Tasmanian hot springs
The owner of the Weldborough Hotel, Kristy Probert, said the pub had been flooded with people searching for…
Serial scammer Dean McAuley jailed again after cleaning out 91-year-old’s bank account
The court heard that in February 2025 McAuley knocked on the victim’s door and claimed to be “doing…
Judge calls repeat offender Daniel Barlow ‘absolute menace’ to community
Judge Tony Snell said while sentencing Barlow in the Nelson District Court this week for his latest bout…
Cambridge stable’s class fillies take out Desert Gold Stakes quinella
“She is a top-class filly and I do think with some more time and a better surface we…
Teen brothers in armed group that stormed Hamilton flat and robbed victims at knifepoint sent to prison
The court heard that the young pair had a positive, well-supported background, which included a Year 13 education.…
Wellington family lose all their possessions in Karori house fire
She said the back deck of the home was ablaze and she rallied her mother, Martha, and her…
Gisborne Hospital lab strike after Christmas Day following test delays
Apex national secretary Dr Deborah Powell, in a statement, said testing on many key diagnostic patient samples collected…
Device advances medicine towards a future that might see tiny robots sent into people’s bodies
“In the future, let’s say 100 years, anything a surgeon does today, we’d love to do with a…
Stonemason Colin Gillies sent to prison for defrauding Kaitāia business, Stonecraft
As a stonemason, he completed more than 400 jobs for the company, yet five projects stood out when…
New Zealand Cricket chair Diana Puketapu-Lyndon writes to International Cricket Council over ‘hostile takeover’ claims
“We are deeply concerned about the origin of any messaging that has the potential to undermine the reputation…
Geoffery Miller sent to prison for historical Whangārei sex crimes
He was found guilty by a jury earlier this year of 12 charges, including rape and supplying methamphetamine…
Medicinal cannabis cooking class comes to Hastings at Fringe in the ‘Stings festival
Organisers of the Fringe in the ‘Stings festival decided to hold it as a follow-up to last year’s…