Typical new home loan borrower now about $270 a month better off – economist
BNZ chief economist Mike Jones said the average mortgage rate paid in June was 5.66 percent. Photo: RNZ…
NZ facing toughest national security environment of recent times – report
Director-general of security Andrew Hampton. Photo: VNP/Louis Collins The intelligence service warns threats to national security need to…
Mt Eden prisoner reportedly sexually assaulted as calls for help dismissed
Mt Eden Corrections Facility is New Zealand’s largest remand prison. Photo: RNZ/Calvin Samuel The head of an independent…
Armed police at Maketū for search in relation to death of Zain Matenga Taikato Fox
Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver Police, backed up by the armed offenders squad, are carrying out a search…
Father-son NRL double on the cards with Warriors new signing
Photo: © Photosport Ltd 2004 www.photosport.co.nz Promising winger Haizyn Mellars has the chance to complete the first father-son…
Pair charged over cryptocurrency, jewellery robbery four years ago
Photo: 123rf Two people have been charged over a burglary in Auckland in 2021, after information from a…
Bay of Plenty’s Napoleon Eketone sentenced for indecently assaulting teen exchange student
By Hannah Bartlett, Open Justice Reporter of Napoleon Eketone had earlier pleaded guilty to a charge of indecent…
Israel says it has taken first steps of military operation in Gaza City
Tents housing displaced Palestinians in Gaza City. Photo: OMAR AL-QATTAA / AFP Israel’s military has taken the first…
Bill to ban protesting outside private homes passes first reading
Standing in for Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith, James Meager said the bill would be a welcome relief to…
Former Dilworth housemaster Ian Wilson remains an undue risk, declined parole for the sixth time
By Tara Shaskey, Open Justice multimedia journalist of Former Dilworth housemaster Ian Wilson’s sixth attempt at parole has…
Sickness, reliever shortage forces schools across country to close
The Ministry of Education says guidance is available for schools to help them understand when a sick child…
Gang Conflict Warrant in place after Levin shootings
Manawatū Area Commander Inspector Ross Grantham. Photo: RNZ / Alexander Robertson Police say a Gang Conflict Warrant is…