Waikato University promises planned medical school won’t be downsized despite less govt funding
Health Minister Simeon Brown. Photo: RNZ / REECE BAKER Waikato University is promising its planned new medical school…
Man who lost family in Waiuku crash speaks of ‘unimaginable loss’
Frances Latu‑Vailea. Photo: Givealittle A man who lost his wife, daughter, and niece in a triple-fatal crash on…
Why has a bill to relax foreign investment rules had so little scrutiny?
By Jane Kelsey* of Photo: RNZ Analysis: While public attention has been focused on the domestic fast-track consenting…
Man found with over 600 pāua gets prison time
Photo: RNZ/Marika Khabazi A 63-year-old Porirua man found with over 600 pāua has been sent to prison for…
Kiwi investors rescue bike maker UBCO from receivership
UBCO utility bike. Photo: RNZ/Carol Stiles Electric motor bike company UBCO bought out of receivership Group of NZ…
‘Topping up $300 a week’: How much money do property investors actually make?
Last year more than 50,000 property investors were making losses on their portfolios. (File photo) Photo: Unsplash/ Artful…
US authorities probing airliner’s close call with B-52 bomber
A US Air Force B-52 bomber. (File image) Photo: AFP / Robert Atanasovski US aviation regulators say they…
PayPal withholds thousands of funds from Kiwis to Palestinians
Paypal. Photo: 123RF Thousands of dollars donated by New Zealanders for families in Gaza is being withheld by…
Body found off walkway near Auckland’s Southern Motorway
A police cordon is set up in a walkway near SH1 at Highbrook. Photo: RNZ / Bella Craig…
Health Ministry issues first warning about vaping product
A man vaping Photo: AFP/ ANP MAG – Koen van Weel A public warning about a vaping product…
Much-loved businessman killed on fishing trip in Fiordland remembered
Rick Murrell has been described as a much-loved, larger-than-life figure in the Southland community. Photo: Supplied An Invercargill…
Mama Hooch rapist brothers Danny and Roberto Jaz challenge their convictions and sentences
Danny (left) and Roberto Jaz were convicted in 2023 of drugging and violating more than 20 women. Photo:…