Home buyers feel pain of property price slump from 2021 market peak
“The future we were hoping for at the time was to eventually turn a bit of a profit…
Life sentence stands for Shaun Karauria, who killed Sandeep Dhiman in Hawke’s Bay
According to a recently released decision, Karauria and Rosie Page Lewis, also 17, hatched a plan in December…
Whangārei CBD: European bakery All You Knead rises to popularity
They chose the Vine St store because it was around the corner from the Water St Whangārei Farmers’…
Whangārei CBD: The plans to turnaround a struggling city centre
“We’ve all seen the inner city declining over the last few years.” The regular meetings of about 30…
High power bills complaints: How to get help from Utilities Disputes
Powershop said it had lost customers in the past couple of months, although those numbers had stabilised. Powershop…
Nurse found guilty of malpractice after accessing ex-partner’s medical records
When the relationship ended, he had a brief sexual relationship with another man, whose records he also accessed…
Funeral directors say soaring council burial costs leave low-income families struggling to pay
“An extreme exception is Tauranga City Council, who have increased burial costs by 50% and ash burial by…
Papamoa mother’s warning after husband, 55, diagnosed with rare dementia
She’s found that people often mistakenly believe the rare disorder is like other forms of dementia. But unlike…
Tim Jago sentencing: Former Act Party president jailed for latest sex abuse charge
Judge Gibson told the court Jago had not acknowledged the offending until now, and that the other two…
Microsoft to shed 4800 jobs in bid to save struggling Xbox gaming division
On the commercial side, she said the cuts would build on Microsoft’s US$2.5 billion ($4.38b) push, announced last…
Northland hospitality struggles as rising costs wipe out sales gains
“So maybe the 4.6% doesn’t feel as strong for some businesses … it really is looking at sales…
Poor kids left behind in schools. Erica Stanford is looking at ECE to fix it
From before primary school, she wants education to start levelling what is an increasingly uneven playing field. “In…