Absolute Traffic Solutions liquidated over $1.1m Inland Revenue debt, 85 staff sacked
They appear in the accounts as preferential creditors but whether they will get their wages and salaries remains…
Man bled to death after building site accident; St John breached care standards, HDC finds
When an ambulance did arrive, more than half an hour after the first call, the crew discovered the…
The tax and legal minefields to be aware of when retiring overseas – Diana Clement
Tax residency: The invisible trap New Zealand Super portability and health insurance is mind-boggling, but wait until you…
Punters left reeling as huge outsider Affirmative Action is all action in Sir Colin Meads Trophy
“We’ve been waiting for him for a long time as we had tried to get him going as…
Otago University’s Critic student magazine celebrates 100 years of publication
The Otago University Students’ Association (OUSA) publication has chronicled, provoked and entertained across a century of student life,…
Roger O’Byrne’s digger incident costs thousands, appeal dismissed – neighbour suffers ongoing anxiety
O’Byrne, 75, was charged with wilful damage and convicted after a trial in September 2024. He was told…
French couple handed suspended sentence for illegally keeping rooftop-roaming panther
The court in the northern city of Lille condemned the 41-year-old man in the couple to 18 months…
Rotorua fatal crash: Taupō truck driver was using phone when he killed oncoming driver
Tracey Hohepa said when they didn’t return immediately, her gut told her something wasn’t right. “Then I got…
Police car was not on a callout when it was crashed into Napier family’s fence
“I knew someone had crashed into our fence and smacked the tree over.” Her partner quickly went outside…
Truck driver Robert Clifford on phone when he crashed into van, killing RSE worker Kaiea Taubakoa in Blenheim
There was no indication he even braked, the police summary of facts said. The impact shunted the van…
Carol Hirschfeld is back on screen – this time as the voice of musician Shayne Carter
Hirschfeld (happily) got roped in when, during a voiceover session, which was on camera, Carter got awkward and…
Husband scours 16 tonnes of rotten food waste to find wife’s wedding rings
At first, they thought the rings had slipped down the drain, but they watched the dash cam footage…