Medical child abuse trial: Detective says mother avoided police when told her home was being searched
The woman at the centre of allegations she deliberately harmed her child during medical treatment for gastrointestinal problems…
Far North council apologises after Taupō Bay beach access stairs removed
The council said Taupō Bay beach remains accessible via flat access points within 20m of where the stairs…
Western Bay of Plenty’s biggest 2025 election spender was Margaret Murray-Benge
She believed the results showed it connected with voters. Margaret Murray-Benge ran for mayor and a seat in…
Family sue US ski resort claiming hot chocolate was too hot
They “knew and should have known that such hot beverages posed a great hazard of causing just this…
Doctor in Nelson trial says flagging suspected medical child abuse was a ‘huge call’
Dr Amin Roberts, a paediatric gastroenterologist who diagnosed suspected medical child abuse in a young patient who was…
Auckland man who burnt down St Mary’s Catholic Church ‘to teach God a lesson’ was visited by police four times in prior month
“Not only have they lost their friendship base but they can’t understand why the church isn’t being rebuilt…
Was Hōne Heke New Zealand’s first tax rebel? – Nick Stewart
Then came the Crown’s taxes. Suddenly, the Treaty he’d signed in good faith was being followed by higher…
Nicole Kidman reveals which A-list leading man was the worst kisser
“I’m sure he did not eat a falafel ever again. I said, ‘No more falafel. Not before you…
NZB Kiwi delay could cost local industry close to $100k after it was not shown on Australia’s Sky Racing
Their insiders there say the race not being shown on either Sky 1 or 2 will cost the…
Robin Beets was killed at a dementia unit but his family don’t want the other patient charged
Nurses and caregivers said Beets was a “gentleman” and a “lovely guy”. In August 2023, Beets was assessed…
While the skipper was scuba diving, Wellington boaties ask to be rescued as they blew out to sea
Police Maritime Unit’s tender rescuing the runabout. Photo / NZ Police About half an hour later, police’s launch…
Black Caps batter Finn Allen says botched anthem was ‘pretty funny’, with players in hysterics
“I felt bad because a few of us couldn’t stop [laughing] and we were trying not to laugh,”…