HHeadlines Read More ‘Much loved’ animals at Auckland, Hamilton zoos farewelledDecember 12, 2025 It has been a difficult day for New Zealand zoos as two much-loved animals have been farewelled: Auckland…
HHeadlines Read More Skipper hits swimmers with propeller after day of drinkingDecember 11, 2025 A Christmas Eve swimming and fishing trip turned to a bloody disaster in 2022, when two women were…
HHeadlines Read More Tom Phillips’ gun licence revoked months before second disappearanceDecember 10, 2025 Police records show fugitive father Tom Phillips’ firearms licence was suspended just weeks after his first disappearance in…
HHeadlines Read More Off-duty Kiwi cop arrests protestors who attacked UK’s Crown JewelsDecember 10, 2025 A Waikato police officer on holiday in the UK has been praised for intervening after protesters smeared custard…
HHeadlines Read More Paeroa business fined over ‘callous exploitation of vulnerable migrants’December 2, 2025 A Paeroa business has been fined more than $150,000 after migrant workers were forced to work up to…
HHeadlines Read More Fatigue warning from coroner after fatal crashDecember 1, 2025 A coroner has found the death of a driver who crashed into a school bus could have been…
HHeadlines Read More Media challenge Tom Phillips reporting restrictions at High CourtDecember 1, 2025 A challenge to court orders that suppress certain details regarding the Tom Phillips case has continued today with…
HHeadlines Read More Man arrested after shot fired near popular Thames swimming spotNovember 30, 2025 A 20-year-old man has been arrested after a shot was fired near a popular Thames swimming hole yesterday…
HHeadlines Read More Pig farm hit with $430k fine for ‘appalling’ effluent pollutionNovember 24, 2025 A pig farm in Waikato has been hit with the largest fine in the 34-year history of the…
HHeadlines Read More Council fined $105k for ‘unacceptable’ wastewater dischargesNovember 21, 2025 Matamata-Piako District Council has been fined $105,000 for repeatedly discharging poorly treated wastewater into a Waihou waterway. The…
HHeadlines Read More Flooding risk from downpours in Bay of Plenty, surrounding regionsNovember 19, 2025 Several orange-level heavy rain warnings remain in place as downpours saturate the Bay of Plenty and surrounding areas…
HHeadlines Read More Firearms seized, 2 arrests, after dirtbiker draws police attentionNovember 19, 2025 A helmetless dirtbike rider has attracted the attention of police – resulting in two arrests, the dirtbike being…