Local elections 2025: Deputy mayors chosen for Napier, Hastings, Wairoa; final regional councillor elected
Deputy mayors will be sworn in during the first council meetings set down for the end of October…
Josh Furlong’s AP Top 25: In week of chaos, Ohio State looking like team to beat
SALT LAKE CITY — A Friday night upset sparked a weekend of chaos in college football. Previously unbeaten…
Gaza-Egypt border crossing will remain closed, Netanyahu says
JERUSALEM — The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt will remain closed until further notice, Israeli Prime…
Federal troops in San Francisco? Locals, leaders scoff at Trump’s plan
SAN FRANCISCO — About 24 hours after President Trump declared San Francisco such a crime-ridden “mess” that he was recommending…
Nelson air traffic control tower opens late: Auckland-bound flight delayed
“In line with standard procedure, contingency measures were activated and pilots were notified.” One passenger on the flight…
Balcony collapses at apartment near UC campus, 10 injured
Ten people were injured, including one critically, after a balcony fell from a Corryville apartment building late on…
Spain probing clothing titan’s death as homicide
Another testimony by Estefania Knuth, a professional golfer who was Isak Andic’s partner, highlighted “the poor relations between…
Rotorua Lakes Council election results finalised: Robert Lee, Merepeka Raukawa-Tait returns confirmed
Lee is one of five re-elected general ward councillors, along with Wang, Kai Fong, Brown and Paterson, with…
Local body elections 2025: Ken Couper elected Whangārei Mayor, defeating Vince Cocurullo
Couper has been elected as Whangārei District Council mayor after first being elected to represent the Bream Bay…
Charlie Puth reveals wife Brooke’s pregnancy in ‘Changes’ music video
Charlie Puth is letting the world in on some “Changes” in his life. The 33-year-old singer/songwriter on Oct.…
Rotorua Lakes Council election results finalised: Robert Lee, Merepeka Raukawa-Tait returns confirmed
Lee is one of five re-elected general ward councillors, along with Wang, Kai Fong, Brown and Paterson, with…
Local Elections 2025: Waipā elects Mike Pettit as new mayor
“The three of us [mayoral candidates O’Regan, St Pierre and Pettit] said from the start that whatever the…