‘Nowhere near enough’: 780-tonne lake weed disaster lays bare Rotorua’s funding gap
Weed washed up at the Rotorua lakefront. Photo: LDR / Ben Fraser A funding battle is brewing over…
Borrowers get refunds in $15m student loan error
An Inland Revenue system fix last weekend has rectified an error that affected more than 150,000 student loan…
Police investigate three-week-old baby girl’s broken leg
Police are appealing to the public for information after an infant in the Hutt Valley was taken to…
Australian content creators feel sting of losing young fans to social media ban
By Christine Chen, Reuters Photo: Pixabay Australian content creators are reporting drops in followers and views a day…
Queensland skydiver hangs from plane tail, snared by chute
A skydiving adventure nearly ended in disaster after a terrifying incident where a man was left dangling from…
British porn star faces Bali deportation after studio raid
British adult film star Bonnie Blue. Photo: A controversial British adult film star faces deportation from Indonesia’s resort…
House badly damaged by fire in Wellington’s Karori
The Hildreth Street house has been severely damaged. Photo: Bill Hickman / RNZ A home in the Wellington…
Police investigate unexplained death in Rānui, West Auckland, after body found in stream
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Wellington Mayor Andrew Little’s financial backers revealed, electoral officer queries Ray Chung’s funding
The Maritime Union, Amalgamated Workers Union, E Tū Union, and Dairy Workers Union each gave Little $5000 towards…
Australian teens brag about staying online as social media ban comes in
By Byron Kaye, Reuters Australian social media feeds have been flooded with comments from people claiming to be…
Venezuelan opposition leader emerges from hiding after winning Nobel
By Paula Bustamante and Pierre-Henry Deshayes, AFP Maria Corina Machado. Photo: AFP / NurPhoto/ Jonathan Lanza Nobel laureate…
Hawke’s Bay community moves to highest level of water restrictions
Photo: 123rf.com The Central Hawke’s Bay beach community of Kairakau has just been put under the highest level…