Queenstown landlord fined $81,000 for unlawful, overcrowded boarding houses
Photo: MBIE A Queenstown landlord who crammed tenants into partitioned rooms, garages, caravans and a bus has been…
Bay of Plenty motorbike crackdown: Bikes seized, teen to appear in court
A 17-year-old was due to appear in the Tauranga District Court tomorrow charged with failing to stop, dangerous…
NRL 2025, Andrew Abdo, finals, record-breaking crowds
NRL CEO Andrew Abdo is confident a new fan-friendly finals schedule will see records continue to tumble after…
‘Largely psychological’ shark nets to stay after Sydney surfer death
A “super rare” fatal shark attack at a major metropolitan beach has added to questions around the efficacy…
Primary school teachers reject latest pay offer, will vote on strike action
Photo: RNZ / Richard Tindiller Primary school teachers will now vote on strike action after rejecting the latest…
Pope Leo XIV canonizes Carlo Acutis as first millennial saint
Pope Leo XIV declared a 15-year-old computer whizz the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint yesterday, giving the next…
NZ income growth among the worst in the world
By Susan Edmunds of RNZ New Zealand’s engineered post-Covid recession has pushed our wage growth to near the…
New Max Verstappen evidence as clever Red Bull trick spotted after Italian GP pole
This season Red Bull has relented and designed a low-downforce rear wing specifically for the challenges posed by…
Mushroom killer Erin Patterson jailed for life, 33-year non-parole period
Australian killer cook Erin Patterson has been sentenced to life imprisonment, with a minimum non-parole period of 33…
Jasper Wiese returns for Springboks in second All Blacks Test
After losing by seven points on Saturday against the All Blacks at Eden Park, Springboks head coach Rassie…
The five most bizarro moments from the last day of the NZ First convention
In Palmerston North, Winston Peters, NZ First and their band of faithfuls never lost sight of the fight:…
Ex-North Korean bodyguard reveals Kim dynasty’s secretive luxury life
“These places were not for the people,” he says. “They existed only for the Kim family. Even Kim…