Otago locals range from curious to staunchly opposed on giant gold mine
About 120 packed into the Cromwell Districts Presbyterian Church where plans to mine a vast gold deposit in…
Man dies in one vehicle crash in South Otago
Wellington Free Ambulance. Photo: Supplied / Wellington Free Ambulance One person has died in a single-vehicle crash on…
Waitaki mayor warns of huge rates hike after council leaves Southern Water Done Well
Mayor Gary Kircher. Photo: RNZ / Simon Rogers A ratepayers group in Waitaki backs its district council’s independent…
Morning Report: Nicola Willis to make ‘series of announcements’ on supermarkets
Photo: RNZ / Mark Papalii Finance Minister Nicola Willis will make a “series of announcements” about supermarket competition…
Waikato man Ricky Davies has a ‘distorted attitude’ to sex, says sentencing judge
By Belinda Feek, Open Justice reporter of Ricky Davies, 60, was sentenced in the Hamilton District Court to…
Erin Patterson is a triple murderer – that’s no excuse for inhumane prison conditions
By Thalia Anthony* of Erin Patterson arriving in the back of a prison transport vehicle at Latrobe Valley…
‘All destroyed’: Fire engulfs Marshall Islands parliament complex
Marshall Islands firefighters try to contain the fire. Photo: Chewy Lin Photo & Film / Chewy Lin Fire…
Pipe bomb supplies, guns, cash and drugs seized in Hutt Valley
Cash seized as part of Operation Trunk. Photo: NZ Police / SUPPLIED Supplies to make a pipe bomb…
Denmark demands answers from US over Greenland ‘interference’ attempts
The US President has repeatedly said America needs Greenland for security reasons. Photo: Supplied / Ciril Jazbec Denmark…
SPCA worker injured retrieving runaway cat after man frees shelter animals in Nelson
By Tracy Neal, Open Justice reporter of SPCA Nelson feline attendant Carmen Torrance was injured trying to retrieve…
How did gender pay gap get smaller?
Photo: 123rf New Zealand’s gender pay gap has narrowed to its lowest level on record – and one…
Matthew Ellery, who killed his girlfriend’s baby, denied parole
By Jeremy Wilkinson, Open Justice reporter of Matthew Shane Ellery was jailed for life for the murder of…