Ronaldo sent off against Ireland, risks missing first World Cup match
Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off for elbowing Ireland defender Dara O’Shea in the second half of…
Repeat offender Ngakurarangi Kohu sentenced to 10 months in jail after bail breach
Then in early 2025, Kohu was in a car on Raumanga Valley Rd, Whangārei, where police were responding…
Basketball: NZ Breakers won’t wear ANBL ‘Pride’ insignia
Breakers guard Parker Jackson-Cartwright under pressure from Isaac Humphries of Adelaide 36ers. Photo: Photosport NZ Breakers won’t wear…
Heavy vehicle check finds a quarter with ‘defective’ brakes
An inspection of 910 heavy vehicles and trailers in the central North Island this month led to more…
Detection is not prevention: will drug testing drivers really make NZ roads safer?
By By Joseph Boden, Professor of Psychology, Director of the Christchurch Health and Development Study, University of Otago…
Benefit change ‘throwing young people’ to food banks – Greens
The government wants 50,000 fewer people on the benefit by 2030. (File photo) Photo: RNZ / Quin Tauetau…
Dozens of schools and childcare centres used asbestos-contaminated sand
The Ministry of Education says nearly 60 schools and early childhood centres have contacted them over possible asbestos…
Jenny-May quits Breakfast show | Star News
Breakfast co-host Jenny-May Clarkson will leave her role at the morning show later this month, amidst TVNZ’s plans to…
Aussie who accosted Ariana Grande at movie premiere gloats about arrest: ‘I’m free’
Security quickly took over the situation, arresting him while Erivo and Yeoh comforted Grande. But it appears the…
Police officer jumps in sea to save woman stranded near Auckland’s Castor Bay
Castor Bay on Auckland’s North Shore. Photo: RNZ / Emma Stanford A police officer has jumped into the…
‘Reframes history’: fears Māori knowledge diluted in plan to revise New Zealand curriculum | Māori
As cows grazed sleepily in a nearby paddock, then-14-year-old Leah Bell watched as a local Māori elder cried.…
Road freight industry urges caution on proposed tolling changes
An organisation representing the road freight transport industry is urging caution on the Government’s latest transport Bill, which…