Residents keep faith in troubled Newtown despite rise in antisocial behaviour
Black Coffee co-owner Paige Simoneau Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Vowing to stay and fight the good fight.…
Parents left out-of-pocket as dentist moves to Panama
The boy’s teeth when he was 10, before straightening treatment began at True Alignment Orthodontics and before all…
Two more people charged with murder of Tyreece Te Pairi in Hamilton in July
Tyreece Te Pairi, 20, was fatally injured during an altercation on Alexandra Street shortly after midnight on 20…
Trump claims Washington’s murder rate is higher than Bogotá or Mexico City. Here’s what the stats from those countries say
President Donald Trump has intensified his criticism of the security situation in Washington, DC. Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images…
Mayor Wayne Brown renews call for Auckland bed tax
Wayne Brown has long campaigned for a bed tax on visitors to help fund destination marketing and events.…
Teen charged after car crashed into Kumeū house
Photo: RNZ/Calvin Samuel A teenager has been charged after a car crashed into a house in the north-west…
Local Government Minister to propose policy that caps rates
Local Government Minister Simon Watt. Photo: Alex Burton A policy proposing a model for capping local council rates…
Kiwi murderer David Ngatokotoru Martin to be deported from Australia under 501 law
By Tara Shaskey, Open Justice reporter of Kiwi man David Ngatokotoru Martin was jailed for murdering Luke Hankey…
Covid-19 inquiry: Second week of public hearings cancelled
Chris Hipkins and Jacinda Ardern pictured at a a vaccination clinic in Lower Hutt in February 2022. Photo:…
Education minister over-reached on te reo in books, say principals
Erica Stanford was worried five-year-olds would be confused by Māori words in the Ready to Read Phonics Plus…
Woman charged after toddler found in suitcase applies for permanent name suppression
The woman charged with ill-treatment of a child has appeared at the Auckland District Court. Photo: RNZ /…
Magnitude 4.9 earthquake shakes lower North Island
The earthquake was located south of Hastings. Photo: GeoNet The east coast of the North Island has been…