‘It’s all gone already to pay off debts’: Oyster farmers react to compensation deal
Mahurangi oyster farmers have struck a $1 million compensation deal. Photo: Bella Craig They are purveyors of some…
Schools, early learning centres urged to stop using asbestos-contaminated sand
Educational Colours Rainbow Sand has been recalled. Photo: Supplied / Product Safety NZ The Ministry of Education has…
Bill to expand Road User Charges introduced
The shift from a system of matching odometer readings to paper labels on the windscreen, towards using subscriptions…
‘Guess who’s coming to you’: Killer Nathan Boulter makes 600 calls to victim before fatal stabbing frenzy
Nathan Boulter appearing at the Auckland District Court in 2011. Photo: NZPA / David Rowland A man who…
‘Controlled burn’ near Tongariro ruled out as wildfire cause
The fire impacted varied terrain including, sub-alpine scrub, alpine scrub, wetlands, frost flats and pockets of kaikawaka forest.…
Ousted Te Pāti Māori MP Tākuta Ferris says expulsion ‘a joke’
Te Tai Tonga MP Tākuta Ferris. Photo: RNZ/Lillian Hanly A meeting yesterday between ousted Te Pāti Māori MPs…
Nearly 200 schools write to Education Minister Erica Stanford over removal of Treaty obligations
Education Minister Erica Stanford visits Rangitoto College, Auckland, 5 August 2025. Photo: RNZ / Calvin Samuel Two of…
Cop turned aviation boss Chris de Wattignar on leave after scathing IPCA report
Former deputy commissioner Chris de Wattignar Photo: police A former senior leader at police is on leave from…
Suite of banking competition changes adopted by government
Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Scott Simpson. Photo: The government has accepted most of the recommendations out…
Black Caps cruise to T20 series win over West Indies in Dunedin
Devon Conway. Game 3 of the T20 international cricket series between New Zealand and West Indies at Saxton…
David Seymour blames teacher strikes for drop in school attendance in last week of term
David Seymour says strikes in the final week of Term 3 prompted many to begin their holidays early.…
Record number of New Zealanders leave country
Photo: RNZ New figures show Australian visitor arrivals surged over the past year – while migration data shows…