Qantas launches Auckland-Adelaide flights today
She said she had been in New Zealand on holiday for two weeks and would come back. “The…
Tauranga City Council to spend $1.49m to stop landfill leachate entering stream
The council approved $1.49m for the upgrades at a meeting on Wednesday. The money was not budgeted for…
Government pockets nearly $700k from Kiwi who died with no will or traceable family members
Typically, this is to relatives in order of significant relationships, starting with partners and children, before moving to…
Whangārei fire contained after smoke pours through Cameron St sushi shop
Kitchen crew were getting ready for a busy Labour Day Monday lunchtime, she said. She did not believe…
KiwiSaver turns 18, assets climb $5b to nearly $135b
“We have our first $1 billion default fund, and more on the way,” Bunkall said. KiwiSaver assets on…
Microchip leads to reunion for cat missing 11 months from Wellsford home
She said the person who “took her in” may not have known to check for a microchip. Willow…
Government to save nearly $2.5 billion in KiwiSaver changes over four years
A spokesman for Minister of Finance Nicola Willis said the forecast $2.467b savings over that period relates to…
Eric Smidt’s $521m superyacht Infinity turns heads on Auckland waterfront
Intrepid does usually have a helicopter on the back of it, but this was offloaded below Stanley Point…
Hamas calls for swift hostage-prisoner swap as Trump urges quick talks
A senior Hamas official told AFP on condition of anonymity that the Palestinian militant group “is very keen…
Meth-addled Nathaniel Scott steals relative’s $15k firearms collection
‘He’s betrayed me, my wife and my kids’ In his statement, the relative said Scott’s actions had “greatly…
Auckland boarding house Burnley Lodge fined $27,500 for unsafe, unhealthy conditions
The tribunal found the company had breached its responsibilities by failing to maintain the premises and comply with…
Real estate agent, husband and companies fined nearly $1m for flouting foreign buyer ban
The couple admitted wrongdoing and have been ordered to sell the properties that were acquired without consent. In…