Kiwis reported missing after flash flood causes devastation in Nepal and Tibet
Five New Zealanders are among those reported missing after a massive flash flood and landslide hit Nepal and…
Tim Curry, actor famed for 'Rocky Horror Picture Show,' dead at 80 – RNZ
Tim Curry, actor famed for ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show,’ dead at 80 RNZ‘Rocky Horror’ iconic actor Tim Curry dies StuffTim…
Music legend Dolly Parton dies after ‘brief battle with cancer’
Dolly Parton, the country music icon whose soaring vibrato vocals, poignant songwriting and sparkling costumes defined her rise…
‘We felt the pressure’: Cobus Reinach flags All Blacks tactics
Published: 8 hours ago | 26 August 2026 05:01 EDT mens international South Africa’s scrum-half Cobus Reinach (L)…
Luxon defends prioritising rates cap over social media ban
Although Labour has offered its support, the Government says other law changes will take priority. (Source: 1News) Prime…
Nicola Willis and Barbara Edmonds square off over financial policies
Willis prodded Labour’s finance spokeswoman Barbara Edmonds over remarks made last year about the coalition’s Investment Boost tax…
Arrest after man hit by car doing burnouts at gathering near Feilding
A 20-year-old has been arrested after a man was hit and critically injured by a car doing burnouts…
‘Potentially volatile chemicals’ disposed of at high schools
Emergency and defence personnel have been called to several schools over the past two days to deal with…
‘There is a rot’ – Stanford expresses confidence in chief to fix MBIE
The ministry chief executive found in contempt for misleading Parliament over a multi-million-dollar IT project has offered his…
‘Sweet-natured’ chimp euthanised at Wellington Zoo after fight
A chimpanzee has been euthanised at Wellington Zoo after he was critically injured during a fight among the…
West Coast in the firing line as winter storm parks over the South
Heavy rain warnings have extended up the West Coast as a “significant winter storm” grinds to a halt…
Communities will ‘have to sacrifice’ under rates cap – mayors
Two South Island mayors say the Government’s 4% cap on rates increases could affect public services as councils…