Wild weather delivers power cuts, evacuations, terrifying flights and a crushed car
A downed tree in Homewood Road, Riversdale, Wairarapa today. Photo: Supplied / Paul Williams A person has died,…
More measles cases confirmed in multiple regions
There are now four active cases on measles in NZ – in Manawatū, Nelson and Auckland. Photo: Supplied/…
Well-known New Zealander charged with indecent assault can be named
Photo: Supplied A well-known New Zealander recently charged with indecent assault from three decades ago can now be…
Eru Kapa-Kingi responds to allegations by Te Pāti Māori leadership
Eru Kapa-Kingi, photographed on the Lower Treaty Grounds at Waitangi, February 2025. Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly Toitū…
NZ police officer investigated for grabbing a woman’s bottom in the UK
The officer was the victim of a “retaliatory assault” by the woman’s boyfriend and required hospitalisation. File photo.…
Chris Hipkins caught off guard by Labour’s health announcement
Labour leader Chris Hipkins and health spokesperson Ayesha Verrall. Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver Labour’s leader has admitted…
Rocky landings, anxiety and queues as Wellington winds cancel flights
Photo: RNZ/Samuel Rillstone Passengers travelling through Wellington Airport described “gripping their seats” through rocky landings in the capital…
‘Drivel’ vs ‘lazy’: War of words over Labour’s Future Fund
Photo: RNZ / Marika Khabazi Labour leader Chris Hipkins has hit back at criticisms of the thin detail…
Rocks thrown through Canterbury MP Matt Doocey’s car
Photo: Facebook / Matt Doocey A Canterbury MP’s sign-written car has been damaged by a rock that was…
‘It could have been any of us’: Man killed by branch in Wellington wind found by walker
A man has died after being hit by a falling branch on Mount Victoria, in Wellington. Photo: RNZ/Mark…
Labour MP Duncan Webb announces retirement from politics
Labour MP Duncan Webb. Photo: RNZ / Marika Khabazi Labour MP Duncan Webb has announced he will step…
Thousands of bank accounts closed, transferred to Inland Revenue
(File photo) Photo: RNZ / Richard Tindiller Every year, thousands of New Zealand bank accounts are closed and…