Indonesia suffers food, medical shortages as Asia flood tolls rise
In Pidie Jaya, a district in Indonesia’s Aceh badly affected by the floods, four elephants from a nearby…
Tyra Banks’ cringe Christmas DJ set at Sydney nightclub goes viral
Her efforts to hype up the crowd appeared to fall flat. One TikTok video, captioned “somebody come collect…
Three swimmers rescued from rip at Bethells Beach after sunset
“By this time the sun had already set and it’s quite dangerous to be driving when there’s low…
Maternity swab left inside woman after birth; HDC ‘highly critical’ of Health NZ mistake
Six weeks later, it was found by the GP, who removed what smelled “like a dead body”. Findings…
New Zealand couple stuck with $7.7k Miami bar tab bill after handing over credit card
After the pair were unable to get an itemised bill from the club, they applied for a chargeback…
Auckland school caretaker Ashton Kipa loses appeal over LSD supply to girl, child porn
“Yes all good, make sure you don’t save me as Ash in case your mum sees,” Kipa replied.…
Road user charge calculator: How much could you pay?
The 70c per litre fuel tax is also subject to GST so switching to road user charges will…
Far North boil water notice: Paihia, Ōpua and Waitangi residents told to boil water
Those affected should boil water for at least one minute, should not rely on filters and should seek…
Manukau Institute of Technology childcare centre to shut, parents in lurch and jobs at risk
The childcare centre is located at MIT’s North campus in Ōtara and is open to MIT staff, students,…
Teacher drunk after Christmas pub lunch censured over ‘white powder’ incident at school
The teacher invited staff members to “do a line” on school grounds, but it was never proved if…
Disney Wonder cruise delay leaves Auckland family frustrated over lost time
Disney characters Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Pluto and Donald are listed as attendees at the Sail-A-Wave party on the…
Air New Zealand strike mostly off but some crew still plan to take industrial action
“While our focus remains on avoiding strike action entirely, strike action is still planned for around half of…