62% of special votes disallowed in Kaipara’s knife-edge council election
Snow Tane, who placed second in Kaipara’s tight mayoral race, says a voting process that disenfranchises a majority…
Person who fell from Wellington balcony was fleeing gunshot, police say
Police at the scene on Monday. Photo: SAMUEL RILLSTONE / RNZ A person who fell from a Wellington…
Why this week’s elections may leave America more divided than ever
By Ronald Brownstein, CNN The 2025 United States state legislative elections will be held on Tuesday (Wednesday NZ…
Te Pāti Māori electorate branch calls for party president John Tamihere’s resignation
John Tamihere. (File photo) Photo: RNZ/Lillian Hanly The executive of one of Te Pāti Māori’s electorates is petitioning…
KiwiSaver provider Simplicity to invest in infrastructure, vows to buy NZ assets
Simplicity managing director Sam Stubbs said InfraKiwi would be looking to buy established assets in energy, water, transport,…
‘There was no pressure’: Police rule out reviewing breath-test targets after 30,000 tests falsified
File photo. Tens of thousands of alcohol breath tests were “falsely or erroneously recorded. Photo: RNZ / Alex…
Wellington Girls’ College ignoring ministry advice by telling some students to stay home after measles cases
Wellington Girls College Photo: supplied A Wellington principal says she was following Health New Zealand advice when she…
Man killed after being crushed by ride-on mower
File image. Photo: 123RF A coroner ruling on the death of a Far North man under a ride-on…
Tonnes of pest fish taken out in bow hunting competition
A few of the 4661kg of Koi Carp shot over the weekend Photo: RNZ Ross McNaughton It was…
What we know about the UK train stabbing
Police and British Transport Police officers walk on the platform alongside an LNER Azuma train at Huntingdon Station…
Labour’s capital gains tax ‘valuation day’ details not to be revealed until after election
The family home, farms, and other assets will be exempt from Labour’s recently announced CGT policy. Photo: RNZ…
Conservationist Brad Windust slams Biosecurity NZ over hornet response
Photo: Biosecurity NZ Northland conservationist Brad Windust has slammed Biosecurity New Zealand’s response to the arrival of yellow-legged…