Hamas calls for swift hostage-prisoner swap as Trump urges quick talks
A senior Hamas official told AFP on condition of anonymity that the Palestinian militant group “is very keen…
Whangaparāoa gastropub denied alcohol licence renewals over noise breaches
“We shouldn’t have to spend this much to get peace and quiet in our own home,” Vivan Field…
Waikato man Carey Goodwin forces ex into car, strangles her while driving at speed
While his lawyer pushed for a community detention sentence, Judge Tini Clark said the offending warranted something heftier.…
French chateau for sale as Christchurch couple farewell dream home
Reluctantly, the couple realise their beloved chateau in the Midi-Pyrenees has to be sold. “If my illness goes…
Ngamura Maui sentenced to home detention after hitting rival with car in Whakatāne
Things started to resolve, as the AGKs started “backing off”, but Maui arrived on the scene and didn’t…
Scott Watson fails to overturn his convictions for murdering Ben Smart and Olivia Hope
“He maintains he is innocent,” he said. Cook said Watson intended to make an application for leave to…
Zuru nappy trial: JJK’s defence lawyer says Zuru’s claims relied on an unproven lack of good faith
The Taylor family had founded Rascals, but were bought out in what the court has heard was a…
Both sides reckon the election is in the bag, one of them is wrong – Thomas Coughlan
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon was the first to pick up a bow, arco-ing at his opposite number, “fricken”…