Where are home buyers looking for new-builds in Tauranga’s housing boom: Pāpāmoa, Tauriko or Ōmokoroa?
Ōmokoroa Ōmokoroa emerged as a new-build hotspot, with strong consent activity and lower costs. Eves Bay of Plenty…
Man charged after burglary at Māngere home, occupant confronts intruder eating food from kitchen
“The man was allegedly eating food from the home while packing property into his backpack. “When confronted by…
SkyCity Matariki night markets welcome Māori New Year
They huddled together on the floor with their bags of shellfish and nestled in behind the large Auckland…
Liam Dann: Is AI my drunk friend? I asked and got a surprising response
Liam: As our relationship gets more personal … ie, you gain a deeper understanding of who I am…
Blenheim man Jarrod Mehlhopt filmed women without consent; sentenced to home detention
Judge Couch openly disapproved of Mehlhopt’s offer through his lawyer Marcus Zintl to make a $500 emotional harm…
Tenant not liable for dead plants in Christchurch rental, tribunal rules
A recently released decision by the tribunal stated that at the beginning of the tenancy, mature evergreen bushes…
All Blacks v France: Where Dave Rennie will drive change
It’s impossible to escape the irony that Rennie’s era opens in Christchurch. It wasn’t supposed to be this…
Details emerge of the hours after Australian man Simon Carman allegedly murdered Thai teen and hid her body in a suitcase
Upon finding out the man was accused of killing the teenager and stuffing her body into a suitcase,…
Renewable energy boom: Where the solar, wind and battery farms are being built in NZ’s race to 100% clean power
He said New Zealand needed to combine with Australia, which is also making a big push into renewables,…
Waikato Hospital emergency department witness says staff ‘set up to fail’ on night man died
Health New Zealand (HNZ) has said the man who died was triaged and “thorough” reviews will look into…
Closure of Juken mill in Far North could worsen already high unemployment, residents say
JNL pointed to tough trading conditions, including falling demand, rising costs and insufficient work to keep the mill…
Passengers who spent more than 8hrs on Qantas plane now stuck on Auckland tarmac
A woman, who asked to remain anonymous, told the Herald her friend is a passenger on the plane,…