High‑risk bird flu strain H5N1 circling worldwide; how prepared is NZ?
The current H5N1 strain is unprecedented in both scale and scope. Its host range now spans hundreds of…
Silver Fern Farms posts $29.1m profit after two years of losses, halts Middle East exports
Exports to the Gulf halted, for now But its agility was being tested by war in the Gulf,…
Supreme Court quashes David Tamihere’s decades-old convictions for murdering Swedish tourists
This raises the prospect that a 21st century jury would have to decide on a cold case from…
Hutt man pleads not guilty to attempting to murder woman twice
The latter charges relate to incidents that happened across 2025 and early this year, while the attempted murder…
Former Good Morning host Mary Lambie on career reinvention and ageing
Tell us what your childhood in Dunedin was like. It was fairly idyllic. I’m the third of four…
Split Enz tour 2026: Neil Finn on recapturing the band’s classic sound
Finn felt the familiar alchemy last month when Split Enz came back together and played their first gig…
Rotorua sports fields delayed up to a year after ‘long’ consenting process
Two sport fields would be placed at the Titoki Pl site. Photo / Mathew Nash In 2019, the…
Balloons over Waikato Nightglow chaos: Traffic, buses and parking fury
More than 55,000 people attended, the organisers said. While social media feedback shows many attendees seemed to enjoy…
Pāpāmoa East Interchange to open by Easter, cutting travel times
The Pāpāmoa East Interchange spans the Tauranga Eastern Link/State Highway 2 and is set to fully open to…
Rape accused Xuesong Zhang appears in Auckland court after extradition from Singapore
Zhang’s case was first listed last June in Waitākere District Court, but by then it was believed he…
New Zealand-born US Marine Paul Canton calls on Congress to fix military immigration
Immigration sponsorship by his adult children, who are US citizens, has also been ruled out for Canton due…
McCain plant closure at Hastings follows $17m loss and soaring related-party loans
“McCain is currently consulting with all employees whose roles would be affected by the planned closure.” Financial performance…