Gloriavale Christian School closure: Call for leavers to help families adapt
Virginia Courage, who left the community with her family in 2019, said Gloriavale families would need ample support.…
More than 1.3 million Kiwis passports due to expire by 2027 as minister urges early renewal
Minister of Internal Affairs Brooke van Velden is urging New Zealanders to prepare for the pile-up and plan…
Coastguard rescues man from water after mayday call from Whangārei’s Parua Bay
Another blessing was that the Customs vessel Hawke 5 was also nearby and was ahead of the Coastguard…
Parents of toddler with leukaemia call for Māori Italian stem cell donors
It wasn’t until they were faced with this reality that Nicoll and her family realised how much ancestry…
One NZ hit with $1.1 million penalty for breaching emergency call obligations
Flood said One NZ had worked closely with the Commerce Commission to put the breaches right. “No customers…
Northland artists back Buy NZ Made call to shop local before Christmas
“Buying NZ-made means you get local service, trusted quality, and the satisfaction of knowing your purchase directly supports…
US President’s special envoy said he had the ‘deepest respect’ for Putin in leaked phone call
Witkoff, who spoke of his “deepest respect” for Putin during the call, advised Russian negotiators to flatter and…
PM backs minister’s ‘pragmatic’ call to spend Kāinga Ora money on local bridge
The money was part of a Kāinga Ora Infrastructure Acceleration Funding agreement with Lower Hutt City Council designed…
Large-scale search efforts now suspended for missing girl swept into ocean at Garrapata Beach
Large-scale search efforts have been suspended for a missing girl after a family of three was swept into…
Pāpāmoa residents call chip seal resurfacing ‘road vandalism’
Pāpāmoa Residents and Ratepayers Association chairman Philip Brown said residents of Santa Monica Drive, Montego Drive, Santa Barbara…
Kāpiti man Graham Russell Smith has been missing for a year, police renew call for information
The area has multiple walkways and mountain bike trails, and is a popular area for walkers, day trampers…
Truckers call for faster crash investigations after SH1 closure near Ward
“It doesn’t change the fact that these drivers were stuck for hours, with no food, no toilets and…