NZ Bravery Award recipients include boy who tried to stop neighbour’s ‘horrible’ prolonged assault on his father
Photo: 123RF A 12-year-old boy who tried to stop a neighbour’s prolonged attack on his father says he…
Tūātapere Sports Day winding up after more than a century
A team saw through a log at a previous Tūātapere Sports Day. Photo: Dave Loudon / ODT A…
Name suppression lifts for Christchurch murder victim Chantal McDonald
Nathan Boulter Photo: NZPA / David Rowland A possessive stalker who stabbed a Christchurch mother 55 times after…
Parliament debates climate targets under urgency
Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Farmers will be exposed to the uncertainty of the three-year political cycle by…
NZ’s last seal in zoo euthanised, leaves behind ‘special legacy’
20-year-old subantartic fur seal Ōrua has been euthanised. Photo: Supplied / Auckland Zoo The last remaining seal in…
Torrential rains unleash widespread flooding, evacuations in Pacific Northwest
By David Ryder and Steve Gorman, Reuters A driver manages to drive through flood waters from the Snohomish…
Passengers stuck on Interislander ferry Kaiārahi after ‘steering problems’
Photo: Screenshot / MarineTraffic Passengers have been stuck on the Interislander ferry, Kaiārahi, for almost six hours. The…
The marine species that have ‘totally disappeared’ from Marlborough Sounds
The Marlborough Sounds are facing a biodiversity crisis. Photo: Bernard Spragg via Wikimedia Commons Three species have disappeared…
Black Caps v West Indies second test – day three
New Zealand players celebrate a successful LBW review against West Indies Justin Greaves during the second Test at…
Tsunami advisory lifted after magnitude 6.9 earthquake hits Japan’s northeast region
The 6.7 magnitude quake hit Japan’s northeastern region. Photo: USGS Japan has lifted a tsunami advisory issued after…
Ruth Richardson still willing to debate Nicola Willis after dispute over venue
Ruth Richardson says she is still willing to debate Finance Minister Nicola Willis “so long as it is…
Crimes bill adds things outside the usual rules
Photo: VNP/Louis Collins The government’s plan for Parliament’s final full week of the year moved 12 different proposed…