Minister for Rail Winston Peters on the $671m scrapped ferry fiasco
Winston Peters and the Interislander ferry Photo: RNZ Minister for Rail Winston Peters has defended the cost of…
Here’s what Putin really wants from Trump – and it’s not peace in Ukraine
By Matthew Chance, chief global affairs correspondent, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin. Photo: Sergei Guneyev / POOL /…
Landowners back plans to block Cape Palliser access due to ‘shocking’ vandalism
Cape Palliser Lighthouse. Photo: 123RF Private owners whose land is being used as a thoroughfare to reach a…
Auckland Council to go ahead with plans to cut Takapuna Golf Course to nine-holes
If Auckland Council’s plan goes ahead, this 10th tee would no longer exist Photo: Davina Zimmer Auckland Council…
Neighbours question fatal police shooting that left woman dead, partner critically injured
Police at the scene of the fatal shooting at Clyde Road in Bryndwr, Christchurch on Thursday morning. Photo:…
Supreme Court finds wrong legal test used to lock up autistic man for nearly 20 years
Excerpts from letters Jay has written “to the judge” about wanting to be home with him Mum. Photo:…
Meta’s flirty AI chatbot invited a retiree to New York. He never made it home
Photo: Norbert Grisay / Hans Lucas / AFP By Jeff Horwitz, Reuters Meta’s generative-AI guidelines allow bots to…
Trump orders 800 National Guard deployed in Washington DC mission
The US National Guard has been deployed by the president to deter crime in Washington DC. Photo: Alex…
Final cost of breaking South Korean ferry contract revealed
A digital image of a new Interislander ferry that was to be built by Hyundai Mipo Dockyard. Photo:…
Man pleads guilty over ‘coward punch’ that killed Daniel Nganeko
Daniel Nganeko. Photo: Supplied A man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter over an unprovoked attack outside a rugby…
Supreme Court gives green light to riverbeds’ inclusion in Māori customary marine title orders
The Ōtara River near Opōtiki. Photo: The Supreme Court has found riverbeds can be included in Māori customary…
Police blame job cuts for not following Cabinet’s orders to improve asset management
A police officer is seen carrying a rifle. Photo: RNZ Police admit they ate into their ability to…