Chinese military-linked yard to build new Cook Strait ferries
GSI describes itself as a “national-level military enterprise”. Under parent company China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), it is…
Kuhu Mai turns Hastings car parks into new park space for unhoused whānau
“We were looking at solutions and there were suggestions of putting a screen up or doing something to…
Huntly man Warren Lee built deadly pipe bomb to scare off ‘undesirable’ neighbours
When questioned soon afterwards, he said police might want to check out the pipe bomb in his lounge.…
Housing strategy for Napier and Hastings finalised after more than two years
Being included in the strategy does not mean automatic consent for a site to be developed, as it…
Drug farmer built ‘wall-less’ structure on Waikato swamplands to harvest cannabis plot
Then, in February 2022, police discovered about 1000 cannabis plants in six different spots in the lake area,…