Govt stubs out backyard fireworks ban, animal welfare groups outraged
Animal welfare groups are “heartbroken” after the Government rejected a select committee call to ban the public sale…
Hope lost for baby boy missing after South Australia family tragedy
Police have given up hope of finding a missing baby boy alive after confirming a tragedy that killed…
Over $800,000 forfeited by drug-dealing Wairoa couple
A Wairoa couple convicted of drug supply in have been ordered to forfeit $800,000 worth of assets and…
FMA looks into workplace culture concerns ‘as a matter of urgency’; CEO on leave
The rumour mill has been turning for some time over troubles at the FMA. In May, the regulator…
The missing $6m: ‘More and more unravels’ in botched MBIE project
Officials cannot say how much taxpayer money was sunk into a failed $33 million immigration IT project, with…
Trentham bosses outline case to remain open as fight-back begins
New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing bosses also took into account reports of the Trentham grandstand not being earthquake compliant…
Tamihere murder retrial: ‘One final thing to be done’
David Tamihere will wait until the end of September to hear whether he will again stand trial for…
North Shore double murder: Accused killer knew victims
A 41-year-old charged with murdering two people and attempting to kill a third has appeared in the North…
Second bird flu case was actually the first, expert confirms
The native bird found to be infected with the deadly H5 bird flu in Wairarapa was actually the…
Auckland residents say Kāinga Ora ghost homes attract illegal dumping
A resident on a Central Auckland street says multiple boarded-up houses and vacant lots have been “left to…
Search for Helena Wright’s missing baby resumes at Port MacDonnell, South Australia
Superintendent Trent Cox said expert assessments suggested it was now “very, very unlikely” the missing infant had survived,…
Govt accepts most Covid inquiry recommendations
The advice behind any major decision affecting Kiwis’ rights in a future pandemic will be published within five…