Attacks in Australia prompt shark warning for NZ
Beachgoers, swimmers and surfers are not immune to the risk of shark encounters when taking a dip in…
First major donation of election year goes to minor party
Top’s 2023 donations only included two above $5000. It’s understood Mills’ donation is the largest the party has…
‘Minor electrical issue’ on Air Force One delays Trump Davos visit
Reuters The plane returned to the Joint Base Andrews in Maryland so Trump and his entourage could disembark…
Spain rocked by second rail tragedy in days: Barcelona passenger train derails after dozens killed in southern collision
By Pau Mosquera and Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN Firefighters and rescue personnel work at the site where at least…
Dunedin snubbed by groundbreaking international rugby tour
Dunedin has suffered another blow with the announcement it will play no part in a groundbreaking women’s rugby…
Sydney boy in shark attack hanging on
The family of a boy mauled by a shark off a Sydney beach are preparing for the “worst…
Wellington Hospital Emergency Department went into code red nearly twice a day in 2025
In a statement, Health New Zealand group director operations Capital Coast & Hutt Valley Jamie Duncan said emergency…
‘Game on’ as PM Luxon reveals 2026 election date
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has revealed New Zealanders will head to the polls in November, marking the start…
Women saved from floodwater at ‘eye-level’ in dramatic kayak rescue
A woman rescued by kayak from the deck of her Coromandel home on Wednesday morning says she has…
John Major Meihana jailed for drug-driving causing death of Philipa Ann Beech in Tararua district
He said the feeling that he might have been was “horrific”. But the court was told that responsibility…
Neighbours pluck 94yo man from Tairua flooding, as community bands together
As the weather wasn’t improving, Gray put out an SOS on the Tairua community Facebook page to see…
Neighbours pluck 94yo man from Tairua flooding, as community bands together
Flooding in the Coromandel Peninsula has spread throughout the day. Photo: Supplied / Thames-Coromandel District Council A Palmerston…