Wellington lawyer Mohammad Shahzad censured and fined after acting for flatmates
Shahzad and his flatmate later had a falling out, and he began advising for his other flatmates who…
‘Too hard and fast’: Northland Regional Council chair confirms 340 jobs on the line
He confirmed there would be no certainty until after a public feedback period expired next February. The Government’s…
Health workers and firefighters to strike again on Friday
NZPFU national secretary Wattie Watson said the union has continued to issue strike notices as it thinks facilitation…
Roger Samson’s ‘excessively corroded’ trailer broke apart and hit car, killing young mum
A large number of Hana-Wetere’s whānau were also in court to hear Samson enter his guilty plea, while…
Man wielding hedge trimmer tasered three times after assaulting and chasing woman holding baby – were police justified?
She was reportedly bleeding and screaming as he was hacking at the wooden shelter with half of a…
Government proposes scrapping regional councillors and nudging councils towards amalgamation
Under this proposal, the regional council as an organisation would remain, but the mayors of the councils that…
Kiwi documentary and film-maker Costa Botes dies after nearly a decade with cancer
Continued to work until his final weeks His partner of 14 years, Debs Botes, said her husband was…
Residents and rowers riled up over Tauranga Harbour pontoon plan
The council said the pontoon would reduce the response time in an emergency from two hours to 15…
‘Quiet, quiet, piggy’ Trump says to one female journalist, and tells another ‘you are a terrible reporter’
Today Trump singled out ABC News’s Bruce after she asked a series of questions in the Oval Office…
Sir Cliff Richard and Priscilla Presley reunite in Christchurch
“What a gorgeous evening spent together, I cherish those moments – they light up my life.” Sir Cliff…
Christmas without food and presents? More families struggling, expected to go without
“I only put it there so the kids see it’s a Christmas tree because sometimes we have a…
Google and Apple blur face of Tāmaki Makaurau’s Dominion Road Boy
“For something like this, it doesn’t necessarily matter, but sometimes the unintended consequences can be more inappropriate,” he…