Traffic stop on State Highway 5 leads police to 130g meth haul
The vehicle was seized, and a subsequent search uncovered more than $1000 in cash, several phones and about…
Magic Men Australia strippers hunt for missing luggage across New Zealand
Some of the performers looked puzzled standing by their empty trailer, while two were seen running down the…
Flood-risk homes defy analysts’ expectations, gain value faster than unaffected properties
But buyers and those in the property industry said flood risk was just one of many factors to…
Renewable energy boom: Where the solar, wind and battery farms are being built in NZ’s race to 100% clean power
He said New Zealand needed to combine with Australia, which is also making a big push into renewables,…
Sugar is not uniquely bad for you. But it’s undermining good habits
The study also had another important finding. Most of the sugar we eat is composed of nearly equal…
Plan Change 120 targets the wrong suburbs to create affordable housing – Helen Clark
But late last year Auckland Council changed everything with Plan Change 120, a proposed change to the Unitary…
Compass franchise cut ties with Northland dealer amid missing pool payment claims
OCD customer Rob* said he’s out of pocket $115,000. The pool he envisioned was for his grandchildren, he…
Five arrested, 1.3m illegal cigarettes seized in North Island tobacco raids
An estimated 1.378 million cigarettes have been seized, representing more than $2 million in evaded tobacco excise. The…
NZ First secures win in health and safety reforms, delaying commencement until after election
NZ First leader Winston Peters has previously been critical of the bill, saying it would be “dead on…
Thai Airways hostess charged in Melbourne, Australia, after 1kg heroin found concealed in tote bags
ABF officers alerted Australian Federal Police (AFP) at Melbourne Airport, who seized her luggage and arrested her on…
Election 2026: Labour’s Chris Hipkins clarifies state housing support policy after previously refusing to confirm
“If we are Government, we will not be fulfilling those,” McAnulty said. The Herald then asked Hipkins on…
Rotorua thriller writer Zoe Rankin sells more than 20,000 copies of her debut novel, The Vanishing Place
The novel was number one on the New Zealand fiction charts and held the top spot for six…