Wellington Town Hall furniture snapped up: ‘Everyone loves a piece of solid wood’
Some of the furniture from the Wellington Town Hall being sold at the tip shop. Photo: RNZ /…
Italy urges Gaza flotilla carrying Greta Thunberg to hand over aid after drone attack
The Italian government sent navy frigate Virginio Fasan to help a Gaza-bound flotilla on 24 September 2025, after…
Police warn landlords after 120 cannabis grow houses shut down
Photo: Thirty people have been arrested, thousands of dollars seized and more than 10,000 cannabis plants destroyed in…
Two men charged after unprovoked supermarket car park attack in Auckland’s Pukekohe
Photo: RNZ / REECE BAKER Two people have been arrested after an assault outside an Auckland supermarket last…
Auckland city ‘to grow both up and out’: Minister welcomes high-rise housing density plan
File photo. Housing and RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop. Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Housing and RMA Reform…
Former Kiwi test cricketer Bruce Morrison dies
Bruce Morrison was test cap number 96 after earning national selection in 1963. Photo: supplied Former New Zealand…
More than 1000 Indonesians sick from school meals in more food poisoning outbreaks
By Ananda Teresia Salwa Nur Azmi, an elementary school student gets treatment in a makeshift clinic whilst she…
Waihekeora Reservoir formally opened in drought-plagued corner of Northland
Cutting the ribbon for the new reservoir are, from left, Te Tai Tokerau Water trustee Kathryn de Bruin,…
Former provincial rugby player Tuaefe Palelei loses bid to stay in Australia after drug dealing
By Ric Stevens, Open Justice reporter of Tuaefe Palelei (left) playing for Karaka in 2007. He is currently…
Electoral Amendment Bill: Submitters want fewer restrictions, more sausages
Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith. Photo: RNZ / Mark Papalii The government’s Electoral Amendment Bill has faced a deluge…
International students join growing number of rough sleepers in Auckland, advocate says
More than 800 rough sleepers are now being helped in Auckland. File photo. Photo: RNZ / Luke McPake…
Police go global in search to identify man found dead in Heathcote Valley
The backpack found with the man. Photo: Police / Supplied Police are working with overseas authorities to try…