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Rotorua woman Gemma-Elaine Duggan was kicked out of Tauranga's Bayfair Mall by a security guard because she was wearing a bikini top. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

'Treated like criminals': Woman booted out of mall over bikini top

25 Jan, 2020 3:28pm
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A woman claims she was discriminated against by security while trying to shop for a shirt.

Air Hostess Cecilia decided to give passengers a personal rendition of a Simon and Garfunkel tune. Photo / Ngapera Haitana

TRAVEL

Watch: Air NZ hostess sings to passengers in incredible performance

24 Jan, 2020 6:46am
Quick Read

"She was charming, gracious, vivacious and the passengers appreciated her."

A Wellington woman has posted a rather unique Trade Me listing offering a room to rent at her property for just $25 - but there's a catch. Photo / Trade Me

BUSINESS

Room with a view for $25-per-week - but there's a catch

21 Jan, 2020 6:00pm
3 minutes to read

'I'm looking for a reliable flatmate who can fetch my children to and from their schools.'

Glen Eden cat Bosley is lucky to be alive after being shot with a crossbow, narrowly avoiding hitting his spine. Photo / Jo Eden / Facebook

NEW ZEALAND

'Found him cowering, howling': Auckland pet cat shot with crossbow

16 Jan, 2020 8:20am
3 minutes to read

'I found him howling in pain and saw that he had a protrusion coming out of his back.'

The Lumsden Freehouse has made a splash after their temporary bathroom fix went viral. Photo / The Lumsden Freehouse. Photo / Twitter

LIFESTYLE

Auckland pub's hilarious fix up of damaged bathroom wall

13 Jan, 2020 9:47am
2 minutes to read

"It was meant to be a temporary fix but 18 months later it's still there."

A car that was stuck and mangled on a West Auckland railway line had to be rescued by a nearby digger. Photo / Jessica Rose

NEW ZEALAND

Watch: 'Stay in your lane!' Car crashes on train tracks as digger comes to rescue

9 Jan, 2020 6:03pm
2 minutes to read

"Dear cars, can you please stay in the car lane. Sincerely, trains."

Fish Smith offers a range of sauces and asks customers how they want their fish cooked. Photo / FishSmith/ Facebook

LIFESTYLE

Catch of the day: Best fish and chip shops in Aotearoa

4 Jan, 2020 7:07am
6 minutes to read

Not keen on cooking this summer holiday? Here's Kiwis' favourite chippies.

When you're too tired to change paddocks so you hitch a ride with old mate Josh Jackson. Photo / Josh Jackson

NEW ZEALAND

'No, ewe drive!': Is this the most 'Kiwi as' image of all time?

25 Dec, 2019 6:46am
2 minutes to read

A Taupō farmer's creative way to transport sheep went viral and brought joy to Kiwis.

Bradlee Mackay was bashed in a gutless attack outside the Green Bay shops in West Auckland. Now he's on the mend thanks to the community showering him with love. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

'Thank you': Community's incredible gifts after autistic Auckland man bashed

19 Dec, 2019 12:26pm
3 minutes to read

He was too scared to go outside after being bashed - now the community has lifted him up.

TRAVEL

Watch: Kiwi traveller's incredible footage captures hidden gems of NZ

5 Dec, 2019 6:49am
2 minutes to read

'I just want to show the world how diverse and amazing New Zealand really is.'

Autistic man Bradlee Mackay was allegedly attacked by two people in Green Bay on Monday. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Severely autistic man bashed outside West Auckland supermarket

3 Dec, 2019 10:24am
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"His face is covered with bruises. My brother is extremely traumatised and upset."

Bishop Brian Tamaki has hit out at Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern after Destiny School missed out receiving a cut of the bumper $400m school infrastructure bonus plan.

NEW ZEALAND

'Pay up, Jacinda': Tamaki slams Govt's $400m payout as Destiny School misses out

2 Dec, 2019 1:13pm
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"There's a fear funding Destiny School is funding students to convert to Christianity."

Upper Hutt woman Denise Whiteman is warning Kiwis to be cautious after she claims suction cups scorched the back of her husband's car seat. Photo / Denise Whiteman

NEW ZEALAND

Woman's warning to Kiwis as everyday item nearly sets car on fire

2 Dec, 2019 11:30am
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Woman issues warning after item found in many vehicles scorched her husband's back seat.

The motel owner followed the alleged offender on foot. He says it took police more than 1.5 hours to respond to his numerous calls. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

1.5-hr chase: Victim says police 'too busy' to assist, instead ask him to follow offender

29 Nov, 2019 6:54pm
5 minutes to read

'Looks like you have to do the police's job for them these days,' says motel owner.

Westfield Newmarket. Photo / Jason Oxenham

BUSINESS

'Total scam': Customers slam Westfield Newmarket over parking prices

22 Nov, 2019 2:18pm
5 minutes to read

Westfield believe members are getting a good parking deal. But members are raging.

Israel and Maria Folau dined at an Auckland restaurant which then donated their payment to Rainbow Youth.

SPORT

Restaurant's last laugh: The Folaus inadvertently donate to gay charity

21 Nov, 2019 9:50am
3 minutes to read

The sporting couple were happily served - and then their payment given to a LGBTQ+ group

Phill Hooper's latest creation has gone viral. Photo / Phill Hooper / NZME

LIFESTYLE

'Game changer': Kiwi's epic sandpit summer hack for your children

20 Nov, 2019 12:20pm
3 minutes to read

"The best thing about it is the neighbourhood cats can't get in and leave any presents."

The moment an offender rammed into a police car near Matamata. Photo / Johnny Atkins

NEW ZEALAND

Watch: Terrifying moment offender rams police car during chase

13 Nov, 2019 7:06pm
2 minutes to read

'He drove up to the spikes and realised he couldn't get around them so thought bugger it.'

Police have released CCTV footage of a suspect who is wanted in connection to an assault on a woman on a walkway near Browns Bay last Friday. Photo / NZ Police

NEW ZEALAND

Watch: CCTV footage of alleged North Shore assault suspect

12 Nov, 2019 7:09pm
3 minutes to read

Community on edge as police hunt suspect wanted over assault of woman on walkway.

Passenger Stuart Dawson claims the cyclist refused to move and hurled abuse at the train manager. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Cyclist on train refuses to give priority seat to mum with pram

11 Nov, 2019 6:36pm
3 minutes to read

Auckland cyclist creates a stir with disrespectful behaviour on commuter train.

Incredible footage has emerged of a beluga whale 'playing rugby' with a group of South African rugby fans on a boat near the Arctic Pole. Photo / Facebook / Alon Kowen

SPORT

Watch: Incredible moment beluga whale 'plays rugby' in Arctic Circle

8 Nov, 2019 8:51am
2 minutes to read

"Maybe the All Blacks could sign this fella up. Would look good in the front row."

The New Lynn cafe's gingerbread person jar has created a splash. Photo / Supplied

LIFESTYLE

The West Auckland cafe selling 'gender neutral' gingerbread people

6 Nov, 2019 12:33pm
3 minutes to read

'It blew me away someone had the time to have a go at gingerbread men in a jar in a cafe.'

A customer has been left feeling insulted and disrespected after a Christchurch cafe wrote a nasty message on their receipt about her children. Photo / Instagram

LIFESTYLE

'Terrifying kid': Cafe's nasty note on customer's receipt

4 Nov, 2019 10:30am
3 minutes to read

'We just walked out before even getting our food because this is some disrespectful bull.'

Mark Richardson has apologised on the AM show after he accidentally outed co-host Ryan Bridge's sexuality on live TV and radio. Photo / AM Show

ENTERTAINMENT

Ryan Bridge outed on live TV by Mark Richardson gaffe

24 Oct, 2019 10:13am
3 minutes to read

"It's just my private business and not something I've really bothered sharing."

A first glimpse of inside the damaged Sky City International Convention Centre. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Exclusive: First photo from inside SkyCity reveals devastation

24 Oct, 2019 9:24am
3 minutes to read

First image of inside damaged convention centre has been revealed.

A number of companies have generously come forward offering up free office space to Aucklanders in the CBD who have been evacuated due to the SkyCity Convention Centre inferno.

BUSINESS

'This is NZ': Companies offer free office space to workers displaced by fire

23 Oct, 2019 1:35pm
3 minutes to read

"This is New Zealand. Helping out one another in our hour of need."

Popular Auckland restaurant and pub HeadQuarters Viaduct has generously offered firefighters tackling the SkyCity inferno free meals, drinks and a place to lie down.

LIFESTYLE

'You're heroes': HeadQuarters pub offers firefighters free meal, drinks

23 Oct, 2019 11:43am
3 minutes to read

"Don't even ring, just turn up. We know you, you know us, you're gold, we owe you this."

A man was caught on CCTV allegedly stealing a range of sex items from an adult store in Auckland on Thursday. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Watch: Horny heist - Man caught stealing leopard dress, sex toys from Auckland sex shop

22 Oct, 2019 12:15pm
3 minutes to read

A man has joined the wall of shame after allegedly stealing an array of adventurous items.

SPORT

Watch: Kiwi as! Punter's epic DIY Rugby World Cup flat grandstand

22 Oct, 2019 8:27am
3 minutes to read

'It's the best thing since Betty White. I hope it sparks people to try it in their lounge'

Satya Chai Lounge. Photo / Rebecca Zephyr Thomas

LIFESTYLE

Auckland restaurant's controversial 'hipster allergies surcharge'

14 Oct, 2019 7:24pm
5 minutes to read

Pub owner explains true meaning behind menu joke, hits back over political correctness.

The woman's family were abandoned by Jetstar and were forced to sleep on the airport floor for more than two days without food and water. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Kiwi confronts Cook Islands PM after Jetstar abandons passengers

11 Oct, 2019 1:32pm
6 minutes to read

Abandoned at the airport for days, one Kiwi woman saw the Cook Islands PM and pounced.

Customers have lashed out at vegan protesters who stormed St Lukes Countdown on Sunday, disrupting shoppers in the process. Photo / Delta Wolfepine

NEW ZEALAND

Police called as vegan protesters storm supermarket

17 Sep, 2019 2:32pm
2 minutes to read

Activists storm Countdown and disrupt customers trying to purchase meat.

BUSINESS

Whittaker's slams Kiwis over body shaming of ambassador

16 Sep, 2019 2:26pm
3 minutes to read

It was meant to be a celebration of new chocolate. Kiwis turned it into body shaming.

Steve the goat is world famous in Auckland since ages ago. Photo / @Goat_Walking / Supplied

LIFESTYLE

Kiwi as bro! Auckland goat goes viral after visiting Bunnings, cafes, beach

9 Sep, 2019 1:50pm
2 minutes to read

Steve the goat from Whenuapai has gone viral thanks to his legendary antics.

Yulia reunited with her father Viktor and mother Lyudmila. Photo / Belarus Police

LIFESTYLE

'We never lost hope': Missing 'train girl' found after 20 years

4 Sep, 2019 3:39pm
3 minutes to read

Yulia vanished in 1999, with her dad accused of murder. Twenty years later, she returned.

An ATM machine has been ripped out of a wall and stolen from the Darfield post shop in Canterbury in the early hours of Sunday morning. Photo / Facebook

NEW ZEALAND

ATM ripped out, stolen from Canterbury town post shop

2 Sep, 2019 1:51pm
2 minutes to read

A trail of destruction was left at the scene with the debris scattered across the road.

A woman was charged $7.10 for a 600ml of coke. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Say what? Is this NZ's most expensive 600ml coke?

29 Aug, 2019 12:06pm
3 minutes to read

'We've been through avocado, cauliflower crises, but I've never seen a coke so expensive!'

NEW ZEALAND

'Unforgivable': Locals disturbed as dead rabbit paraded around Pukekohe

28 Aug, 2019 10:06am
3 minutes to read

"The rabbit was dead but it didn't deserve this unforgivable treatment."

A third person has come forward claiming they have been the target of a suspicious doorknocker on the North Shore - this time in broad daylight. Photo / Facebook

NEW ZEALAND

Sinister doorknocks: Caught on camera in broad daylight

22 Aug, 2019 7:08pm
6 minutes to read

Fears a suspicious doorknocker now targeting homes in broad daylight.

Members of the Les Mills gym in New Lynn have been warned to check on their health after one of its members who attended a class was diagnosed with measles. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Les Mills warning: Member with measles attended class

21 Aug, 2019 7:51pm
3 minutes to read

Members are being warned to monitor their health after infected member attended a class.

SPORT

Jonah twist? Producers slam Lomu's former manager over TV drama claims

20 Aug, 2019 4:07pm
3 minutes to read

Rugby great's former manager was heavily involved in making of drama, say producers.

LIFESTYLE

Sweet as! Classic Kiwi snacks they should resurrect

20 Aug, 2019 1:21pm
4 minutes to read

Let your mouth salivate over these Kiwi classics they should bring back from extinction.

The group serenaded the Haddad's manager after he gave them extra food for free. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Watch: Customers go viral after serenading West Auckland takeaway worker

2 Aug, 2019 12:16pm
2 minutes to read

"Singing for their kai, that's how it's done. Only in Tat North!"

The cameraman who filmed an Audi R8 while hanging out of a moving car on the Harbour Bridge on Sunday could face a fine of up to $20,000. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Defiant Harbour Bridge cameraman faces $20k fine

31 Jul, 2019 11:46am
4 minutes to read

Police knocked on his door, but the photographer has explained why his stunt was safe.

A man has cheated potential death when sheets of iron came blowing down the valley as a tornado ripped through Taranaki on Friday afternoon. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

'Nearly lost his head': Man's lucky escape as tornado rips through Taranaki

12 Jul, 2019 4:46pm
3 minutes to read

'The iron smashed into his ute. He thought that was it, he was s****ing himself.'

Destiny Church bishop Brian Tamaki and close friend Jevan Goulter. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Tamaki adviser: Give paedophiles death penalty

9 Jul, 2019 6:39pm
5 minutes to read

"It's hypocrisy people supporting voluntary euthanasia but not involuntary euthanasia."

Dressed in sock-feet and sitting on a bright yellow, inflatable duck, 94-year-old Millie was caught on camera zooming down the waterslide. Photo / Oaks at NorthPoint

LIFESTYLE

Watch: Nursing home makes epic water slide for 94yo resident

27 Jun, 2019 2:17pm
2 minutes to read

Daredevil 94-year-old Millie has gone viral after her antics at a nursing home.

Donna had given up hope of ever seeing Prime after two years on the run. Then a phone cal out of the blue reunited the two. Photo / Supplied

LIFESTYLE

The cat came back two years later: 'One of the best rescues ever'

25 Jun, 2019 1:16pm
5 minutes to read

Donna gave up hope of seeing Prime again. Then a stranger's phone call reunited the pair.

TRAVEL

Watch: Kiwi traveller's incredible footage captures hidden gems of New Zealand

19 Jun, 2019 6:31pm
2 minutes to read

'I just want to show the world how diverse and amazing New Zealand really is.'

22-year-old Valkerim Miller was brutally assaulted in the back of a stranger's car. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Hitch-hiker brutally bashed, robbed in back of stranger's car

4 Jun, 2019 2:14pm
3 minutes to read

Man asked for a ride and was assaulted.

Kiwis and Australians witnessed a short but stunning light show as a meteor burnt up in the atmosphere just after midnight. Photo / ABC

NEW ZEALAND

Watch: Stunning meteor lets off boom, lights up New Zealand skies

22 May, 2019 6:16pm
3 minutes to read

'Brilliant bright white light bursting out from darkness then a falling shower of flames.'

An Auckland couple and the Department of Conservation are asking tourists to heed danger signs after a group approached and touched wild seals in the Tasman region. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Watch: 'Disrespectful' - Tourists ignore warning signs, harass wild seals

26 Apr, 2019 3:33pm
3 minutes to read

Group, including children, were "posing for photos, crouching down to get closer".

NEW ZEALAND

Folau a disservice to Christianity: NZ Catholic Church's swipe at rugby star

16 Apr, 2019 6:11pm
3 minutes to read

The Catholic Church says Folau's comments are damaging to Christianity.

Footage has emerged of a man recklessly driving down a cycle lane in the Auckland suburb of Waterview. Photo / Jessica Rose

NEW ZEALAND

Watch: Erratic driver hoons down Auckland cycle path

9 Apr, 2019 2:00pm
3 minutes to read

"His behaviour was pretty erratic. He almost backed over a woman walking a dog."

Bystander Vai Lefau's hilarious account of a Queensland KFC robbery is a must-watch. Photo / 7 News

NEW ZEALAND

Watch: Kiwi stops knife-wielding KFC robber

4 Apr, 2019 3:41pm
4 minutes to read

'There were already five blokes. Two were holding golf clubs, trying to be Tiger Woods.'

Bill and Ben have been returned to the daycare three weeks after they were stolen. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

'Happy children': Stolen turtles back at Te Atatū daycare

29 Mar, 2019 12:55pm
2 minutes to read

'Our children are excited at their return and greeted them with a squeal of delight.'

Mt Eden residents are devastated after an iconic clown statue was stolen from outside a cafe on Mt Eden Road on Thursday night. Photo / Supplied / Google

NEW ZEALAND

Owner, locals devastated after clown stolen from Mt Eden cafe

29 Mar, 2019 11:44am
2 minutes to read

'Our customers are out looking for him. He's been part of our identity for 25 years.'

Terrifying footage has emerged of a driver coming inches away from colliding with oncoming traffic during a dangerous overtaking manoeuver south of Christchurch. Photo / Stephen Carter

NEW ZEALAND

Watch: 'Inches from carnage' - Terrifying near-miss on South Island road

27 Mar, 2019 12:32pm
3 minutes to read

"It would have been carnage and three families would have been mourning their loved ones."

Customs officers formed a human barrier to close off borders at Auckland International Airport during the two minutes' silence last Friday. Photo / supplied

NEW ZEALAND

'Proud Kiwi': NZ Customs closes border to honour Chch

26 Mar, 2019 10:34am
4 minutes to read

'I was in awe of what was happening. You made us think what it means to be a Kiwi.'

A Catholic school that lost one its old boys in the Christchurch mosque attacks has paid tribute by performing a spine-tingling haka and waiata for their fallen brother. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Watch: School that lost old boy in attacks performs spine-tingling haka

19 Mar, 2019 4:28pm
3 minutes to read

Catholic school welcomed their Muslim brother with open arms. Now they're in mourning.

A West Auckland resident made an alarming discovery at the children's playground after taking his dog for a walk last Saturday. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Horror find at kids' playground in West Auckland

15 Mar, 2019 9:35am
3 minutes to read

'It's not what you expect to see at the park first thing in the morning.'

An Auckland mother has posted heartbreaking footage of the emotional toll watching the

Heartbreaking footage: Kiwi kids in tears, traumatised over sick Momo suicide game

3 Mar, 2019 1:04pm
7 minutes to read

An Auckland mother has posted heartbreaking footage of her children.