ANALYSIS: Selling an election year Budget with no sweets is no easy feat, especially when the country is tired, a bit over it and looking for anyone to just give them a sign of better things to come.

TVNZ has pulled a food show featuring Vaughan Mabee from its on-demand platform after allegations of misconduct emerged involving the former Amisfield executive chef. It was revealed earlier this ...

The hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius is seen at anchor after arriving at the port of Granadilla in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. Photo: Manu Fernandez / AP Prefer us on Google Anyone ...

A kayak had washed ashore near Hardinge Rd in Napier, sparking a police investigation to make sure the owner was safe.

To this day, Storme Turany and her then-partner Tony Farmer remain the only suspects in the suspected homicide of Turany’s ...

A Waikato dairy farmer who fired an experienced worker via a “go away” text message has been ordered to pay $1250 in penalties for failing to provide basic employment documents. The Employment ...

With tears streaming down her face, the aunt of a baby who died by suspected intentionally inflicted injuries has shifted the focus away from her sister, and towards the only other person who was home ...

A woman who was determined to get back on her horse after becoming a paraplegic in a riding accident last year has died. Lauren Simpson suffered a “horrific horse riding accident” on March 29, 2025.

Saturday’s Lotto numbers have been revealed, with $10 million up for grabs. They are 18, 12, 26, 3, 10 and 32. The bonus ball ...

The Government is forging ahead with changes to conservation land management, in what Minister Tama Potaka describes as “the most significant reform of conservation legislation in nearly 40 years”.

A formerly high-profile priest, who went on to become dean of Dunedin, sexually violated a teen he plied with drugs and ...

Prefer us on Google A person has died after a tree they were chopping down fell on them at a Waikato farm. The incident in Kopaki happened about 1.40pm on Saturday, police said. “Initial enquiries ...