Mount Maunganui dragon sculpture ordered off council land after bylaw breach
The dragon, made from scrap metal, sitting on a large rock at night, at the end of Commons…
Joe Rogan reacts live to Charlie Kirk shooting during podcast with Charlie Sheen
“That’s f***ing awful,” Sheen said. “And … is he dead?” Rogan asked his producer Jamie Vernon. “One of…
New Silver Ferns coach Yvette McCausland-Durie asked to replace Dame Noeline Taurua hours before shock announcement
McCausland-Durie and her husband, Nathan Durie, this year reopened the oldest Māori boarding school in Aotearoa after it…
New secondary school subjects revealed, including civics education, journalism; artificial intelligence to be used
The new secondary school subject list. Photo / Ministry of Education Subjects that are intended to be led…
Scott Watson fails to overturn his convictions for murdering Ben Smart and Olivia Hope
“He maintains he is innocent,” he said. Cook said Watson intended to make an application for leave to…
Christchurch boy Connor Coster remembered after four‑year cancer battle
But his parents, Bobby Coster and Lisa Robertson, were told curative options had run out and that the…
Social media ‘diss’ link to stabbing murders of two Melbourne boys
Chat sites frequented by people with knowledge of Melbourne’s youth gangs have also seen claims emerge about what…
Teen stepmum Jessica Mulford appeals to have jail time halved for killing toddler
Justice Campbell said while the cause of Harlee-Rose’s death had been determined, the mechanism remains unknown. “But it…
Court fines builder Francis Sheppard $25,000 for altering 1860s heritage cottage without resource consent
Lavatai was ultimately discharged without conviction, while Sheppard was ordered to pay a $25,000 fine. According to the…
Vladimir Putin warns Western troops in Ukraine will be ‘legitimate targets’
“If some troops appear there, especially now during the fighting, we proceed from the premise that they will…
Wellington arson trial: Court hears Maya Moore had a volatile temper
Moore is on trial facing nine charges, including five of arson and one of attempted arson. The 50-year-old…
Hamilton man attacked woman, stabbed toddler and killed baby on New Year’s Day
He stabbed her two more times before running back into a Hamilton house. Inside, the man went on…