Motu Rd slip: Road to stay closed for months as major fix planned
“Because the road bench appears to be gone, any repairs will likely be large-scale and require careful planning…
New $64m Pekatahi Bridge aims to ease SH2 bottleneck and secure vital freight link
NZTA already owned the necessary land to deliver the project. He said SH2 was a vital link connecting…
Whakatāne crash victim named as police seek witnesses
Eastern Bay of Plenty area commander acting Inspector Paul Wilson said police were seeking further information from people…
China Eastern Airlines launches Shanghai-Auckland-Buenos Aires service today
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown, Immigration Minister Erica Stanford and Tourism and Hospitality Minister Louise Upston are among the…
Ukraine deploys special forces to defend Pokrovsk from Russian assault
“A comprehensive operation to destroy and displace enemy forces from Pokrovsk is under way,” Ukrainian commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrsky…
Pōrangahau fires: Police urge travellers to avoid the area over Labour weekend
The Bush Road and Schaeffer Road fires are contained. “At Schaeffer Road there are dive crews working on…
Colin Magee signs off from Radio 1XX to start real estate career
That experience opened the door to his first part-time announcing job, and from there, Magee was hooked. “I…
Gunman kills 3 police officers, wounds 2 in Pennsylvania
The shooting happened Wednesday afternoon in the Township of Codorus in York County, 210 kilometres southwest of Philadelphia.…
40-plus jobs to go at EIT Eastern Institute of Technology in restructure
The job losses will likely be spread about 25% in Tairawhiti and 75% in Hawke’s Bay, EIT confirmed,…
Foreshore and seabed: Supreme Court issues new ruling on customary marine rights to rivers
The judgment also covers the application of the two-pronged customary rights test, which has been the subject of…
Earth Sciences NZ monitors cluster of earthquakes along eastern side of North Island
“Of the 34 earthquakes, 31 have been less than magnitude 3. The sequence is playing out at around…
Motorcyclist dies after colliding with school bus in Rūātoki, eastern Bay of Plenty
Whakatāne District Council Te Urewera general ward councillor Andrew Iles said it was “gut-wrenching news”, not only for…