OCR increase in 2026 ‘likelier than not’
The chances of the Official Cash Rate (OCR) being increased this year “rose significantly” as annual inflation hit…
SunLive – Power cut to 600 more homes near Tauranga
A power outage has occurred in the rural community of Te Puna on Tauranga’s city fringe, cutting off…
Ex-teacher at top Chch school awarded $25K in compensation
A former Christchurch Boys’ High School (CBHS) teacher who left her job of 18 years amid claims of…
‘Unelected globalist bureaucrats’ – Peters praises United States’ WHO withdrawal
In a social media post, Winston Peters has praised the US withdrawal from the World Health Organisation. Photo:…
Missing Southland man not seen for two weeks
Kevin John Singh Belling. Photo: Supplied / NZ Police Police are asking for the public’s help to find…
Hunt for NSW gunman after shootings
A massive search is under way for a man who allegedly shot dead three people including a pregnant…
Campervan roof torn off at NZ’s most hit rail bridge
The country’s most-struck rail bridge has claimed yet another victim, this time slicing the roof off a campervan…
Nelson man Corey Innocente jailed after threats to kill police and public in tense standoff
Innocente’s actions prompted the evacuation of an early childhood centre and residents from about 50 nearby homes. He…
ICE detains 5-year-old boy – school official says he was used as ‘bait’
A 5-year-old boy arriving home from preschool in Minnesota was taken by federal agents along with his father…
Annual inflation breaches Reserve Bank target range
Annual inflation, as measured by Statistics NZ’s consumers price index (CPI), hit 3.1% in the December quarter, a…
SunLive – Retaining wall crashes on to neighbour’s roof
A Tauranga homeowner was “shocked” when he got an early morning visit from his neighbour saying his retaining…
Grandmother and grandchild confirmed as pair killed in Pāpāmoa landslide
Welcome Bay Road. Photo: RNZ / Jamie Troughton Two people killed when a landslide hit a house in…