Opportunity leader defends taking big donations she wants outlawed
Opportunity leader Qiulae Wong has defended accepting more than $400,000 in political donations this year while campaigning to…
Aranui dog attack: Parents pay tribute to 1-year-old Sonny-Charles Watson, who died after being bitten at home
His parents, Greg Watson and Jordan Doherty, have expressed their shock and asked for time to process what’s…
Young adult dies of meningococcal disease in Waikato
People are being urged to get vaccinated against meningococcal disease following a death in Waikato. Meningococcal disease can…
Tourists causing headaches on Instagrammable rural road in Taranaki
Instagrammable rural scene causing headache for locals Dairy farmer Amanda Jordan lives in view of arguably one of…
All Blacks: Rennie expects Jordan and Roigard to be fit for first Test
Cam Roigard and Will Jordan are on track to play in the first Test against the Springboks in…
Goldsmith rules out Kaipara ki Mahurangi run, will stay in Epsom
National’s Paul Goldsmith will not contest Chris Penk’s Kaipara ki Mahurangi seat after floating the idea following the…
Children’s author Lucas Remmerswaal fails to overturn assault on child conviction in Whangārei mall
One moment a 12-year-old was pedalling his bike through Whangārei’s CBD. The next, 65-year-old children’s author Lucas Remmerswaal…
Body found after car fire in Waitomo district with death treated as unexplained
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‘I didn’t challenge for the leadership’, Erica Stanford says in first media appearance this week
“I didn’t challenge for the leadership.” That’s the word from Senior National MP Erica Stanford who emphasised she…
MPI probes video of cow chased, run over by quad bikes on Chathams
Authorities are investigating footage that appears to show two people chasing down and running over a live cow…
Goldsmith weighing a run in sacked challenger’s ‘beautiful seat’
Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith says he is “thinking about” contesting Chris Penk’s Kaipara ki Mahurangi seat and will…
Four injured in Hamilton knife attack, firearm discharged
One person is in critical condition, and three others are also injured after a “large-scale incident” in Hamilton…