Rotorua rubbish truck fire sparks lithium battery warning
No one was injured and the truck itself was not damaged, allowing it to return to service later…
Act leader David Seymour slams ‘degenerate’ owners of attacking dogs as he warns councils of knee-jerk regulation
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters said he believed owners of dogs that commit fatal attacks should be…
Media Insider: Sky TV half-year result – ‘strong’ $19.3m underlying profit, a drop in Neon and Sky Box customers, and a warning that economy remains challenging
Statutory net profit was $52.4m – a number that included the gain on the $1 bargain purchase of…
Whangārei murder trial: Anaru Morunga says he killed ex to ‘protect family’
The Crown alleges he killed Reihana at the Pouto Peninsula home in Northland he shared with his mother,…
German tourist rape trial: Accused questioned over CCTV footage
In the second interview, Constable Andrew Paterson took S step by step through CCTV footage obtained from the…
Warning lifted at Rotorua’s Tikitapu (Blue Lake) after toilet leak contamination scare
The fault had since been fixed. The toilets were cleaned, and, as a precaution, the area was cordoned…
Child sex offender Christopher Cooke avoids extended supervision order
Today, Judge Quentin Hix declined an application from the Department of Corrections for a five-year extended supervision order…
Travel warning issued for New Zealanders in Mexico after head of cartel killed
Cervantes’ death has sparked security incidents across the country with violent scenes breaking out. A U.S. government poster…
Te Kūiti baby death: Mukzameel Ali admits killing 10-month-old Mustafa Ali
Today the 24-year-old appeared in the High Court at Hamilton, where he admitted killing his son in Te…
NZ man in Australia kept on committing crime despite a warning – now he’s a 501 deportee
Before then, however, the man had amassed a long criminal history dating back to 2010, when he was…
Mother of man accused of Jasmaine Reihana murder claims police ‘messed her around’ on night of death
She has recalled repeatedly phoning the police and attending the station around the time of Reihana’s death. Morunga,…
Onemana sinkhole near wastewater plant sparks beach health alert
“We are aware of a tomo (sinkhole) that has formed near the Onemana Wastewater Treatment Plant, and we…