YouTube outage hits users as error messages block video playback
Thousands in New Zealand and across the world reported that YouTube was down this afternoon. YouTube was not…
GrabOne shuts down as owner Global Marketplace goes into liquidation
The liquidators said the company was unable to provide refunds to customers who hold onto unredeemed vouchers. “Consumers…
Glen Eden restaurant worker attacked by group armed with weapons as customers dined
“They were transported to hospital for medical treatment.” A worker at the Aroha Restaurant and Bar was assaulted…
Bucklands Beach fire victims named as father and son Jung Sup Lee, 36, and Ha-il Lee, 11, in homicide probe
An accelerant was used in the fire, and it was a substance that was foreign to the property.…
Young man accused of sexually violating female friend as teens hung out
The Crown said on the evening of the alleged assault the group were gathered at the boy’s house,…
Local elections 2025: Biggest wins and closest calls as special votes loom
Adams, who is now heading into his third term leading the Hauraki District, received 4694 votes, while second-placed…
Teen friends killed as car rolls 98m on mountain in drunk crash
Neither had been wearing seatbelts, he said. “Although there is no evidence to indicate whether either or both…
Local elections 2025: Wendy Schollum new Hastings Mayor as last-minute voters extend her lead
Buddo, who is heading back to farming life, conceded defeat and wished Schollum well. He said he was…
Glen Eden dairy robbery: Worker injured as armed group steals cash, cigarettes
“We closed the store for a few hours and police came and took fingerprints.” Police said around 3pm…
Auckland election upset as Victoria Short breaks once-unshakeable Albany alliance
A disappointed Walker cited the Fix Auckland campaign and Short’s more effective use of social media as decisive…
Netball: Inside the Silver Ferns camp as coaching controversy continues to echo
The Ferns‘ programme has been embroiled in turmoil for the past month since Netball New Zealand made the…
Gisborne Mayor Rehette Stoltz provisionally re-elected as progress results come in
Former Green Party MP Elizabeth Kerekere is sixth in the Māori ward race, with 522 votes. For the…