Whangārei teen jailed for four years and six months over meth importation
Customs detected an anomaly while X-raying the package, which had been declared as clothing garments. Inside the box…
Vote 2025 local elections: Hawkes Bay mayoral and election results interactive map
Each local election involves multiple races. Everyone in a city or district has the option to vote for…
Local elections 2025: Rotorua results and election day news
Voting has closed in Rotorua’s local elections for 2025 and the first results are beginning to land. Story…
Aakash Aakash of Wellington jailed for sexually assaulting woman, and lewd public acts
Aakash was charged with unlawful sexual connection, indecent assault, and three counts of doing an indecent act, all…
Police boost presence for Hawke’s Bay gang-tangi convoy between Napier and Waipukurau
“We will not tolerate behaviour that aims to threaten or intimidate, and officers will be working to reduce…
Jacob Blake sentenced for Christchurch van thefts and drug‑fuelled crime spree
The man leapt into the passenger seat and tried to stop him from driving off. But Blake drove…
‘Significant opportunity’: Council selling Havelock North land used by Scouts and potters
Hastings Mayor Sandra Hazlehurst said the sale reflects the council’s priority to increase the availability of all types…
Brazilian couple who left priesthood and convent have tied the knot
Lais and Jackson Dognini met while they were both living lives of religious servitude. Photo / Lais Dognini…
Man removed from Parliament’s gallery during foreshore and seabed debate
“In 2011, there was a test established for marine customary title… the court of appeal got that wrong.…
Silver Ferns: Karin Burger named interim captain for Constellation Cup Series and Northern Tour
McCausland-Durie also highlighted the importance of the wider leadership group, which includes Burger, Jackson, Kate Heffernan, Grace Nweke…
Thousands of homes face flood and erosion threat, Our Marine Environment 2025 finds
Among its findings are that New Zealand’s oceans are warming faster than the global average, marine heatwaves are…
Society Insider: Simon and Paula Herbert’s Herne Bay home expected to sell for $50m-plus; Tiana Epati, NZ’s first female Samoan KC, on breaking barriers
That’s close to double what the Herberts paid for it when they bought it in March 2018 –…