New Zealand‘It’s our life, our home’: Merino Downs wins top farm awardThe Roberts family has transformed two farms into a 269ha dual-system operation.01 Apr 09:42 PM
New ZealandFree Chiefs tickets on offer to Rotorua locals for Super Rugby clashThe 1000 free tickets are only available to Rotorua residents.01 Apr 09:35 PM
New ZealandWoman's shock at stabbing scene: 'This person is literally dying and you are all just watching'Man who'd also been further injured in a hit-and-run was lying in the middle of the road. 01 Apr 08:53 PM
New Zealand'Projects ready to go shouldn't be delayed': Bishop backs Te Awa Lakes planTe Awa Lakes will receive up to $50m for new water and road links.01 Apr 08:45 PM
New ZealandLast hurrah before Memorial Pool closes after 70 yearsThe site will be redeveloped into a new aquatic centre – but the timeline is unclear.01 Apr 08:15 PM
New ZealandSH5 closed: Two critically injured in truck and van crashMultiple ambulances, two helicopters and fire crews are at the scene.01 Apr 07:46 PM
New ZealandRural GPs brace as fuel costs hit patient travel and emergency calloutsRural GPs say fuel hikes are pushing up costs for emergency prime callouts.01 Apr 07:37 PM
New ZealandMinistry blows hole in Rotorua council’s pensioner housing promiseMSD advice challenges council’s ‘no worse off’ pledge to pensioner village tenants.01 Apr 07:24 PM
New ZealandMigrant dad with brain cancer faces visa deadline and uncertain futureFar from home, a migrant father faces a devastating brain cancer battle.01 Apr 07:23 PM
New ZealandTrain driver on phone in near miss as report warns of nationwide safety gapThe trains missed the hi-rail vehicle at Kereone by three and a half minutes.01 Apr 07:12 PM
New ZealandWaioweka Gorge to fully open over Easter under stop/goNight closures resume on April 7.01 Apr 06:42 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandNang sellers claim they didn’t know some of the deals they were doing were illegalTwenty-six shops spoken to after rise in sales of 2-3 litre canisters of nitrious oxide. 01 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandFuel price pressure increasing some council costs by up to 25%Roading and transporting solid waste are among the hardest-hit services.01 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionLNG v pumped hydro: Will NZ choose to import risk or build cleaner resilience?OPINION: Ditch LNG terminal and back Lake Onslow for true energy security.01 Apr 05:00 PM
New Zealand‘Difference between life and death’: Waikato mum faces 9‑month transplant waitShe was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia just hours after a GP visit.01 Apr 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Hopeful and encouraging': Buyer circling at-risk Kaitāia timber millsAn investment group including local business people is in talks to buy Juken.01 Apr 04:00 PM
New ZealandWatch: Up-close orca encounter stuns Kiwi beachgoersOne local said the 'playful beasts of the sea' swam under the wharf.01 Apr 06:00 AM
CrimeMan raped friend's daughter after being welcomed into their home following jail releaseJerry Moka jumped out the window and ran off when his friend confronted him.01 Apr 06:00 AM
New ZealandCouncil ‘burning money’ on January storm recovery as $16m bill mountsA 110,000cu m slip on Helena Bay hill has only been 25% cleared so far.01 Apr 05:00 AM
New ZealandCentury-old war tortoise steals the show on surprise visit to Te PapaTorty was carried from Greece in Stewart Little's rucksack in 1916.01 Apr 04:46 AM
New ZealandMusic, sports, and culture: Thousands expected at Easter eventsBig crowds are expected at the Tauranga Jazz Festival and a basketball tournament.01 Apr 04:00 AM
New ZealandProtesters who scaled 15-storey Fonterra building cost dairy giant almost $300kThe activists have now been sentenced for the protest, which saw some abseil the building.01 Apr 04:00 AM
New ZealandDog control: Whanganui backs status quo as neighbours push big changesThe Whanganui council says current dog laws are not a pressing concern locally.01 Apr 02:54 AM
New ZealandWatch: Tip jars stolen from two Rotorua cafesThe cafes believe the same man is responsible for the 'brazen' thefts.01 Apr 02:31 AM
New ZealandDriver who killed Mongrel Mob motorcyclist told 111 ‘I hope he dies’Robert Tihema was found guilty of careless driving causing Avia Faataape’s death.01 Apr 02:28 AM
New ZealandCabinet gives Eastern Institute of Technology $10m to finish rebuildThe money has been described as a 'game changer' for the Taradale campus.01 Apr 02:20 AM
New ZealandFreak tornado strikes town centreMetService's Braydon White says radar and local data showed almost no storm risk.01 Apr 01:23 AM
OpinionOn borrowed time: How long can NZ keep bird flu strain at bay?H5N1 on the march; H7N6 poultry outbreak here showed how fast strains can escalate.01 Apr 01:08 AM
New ZealandThe Country: Sir Ian Taylor after Shane Jones exits goldmine debateChristopher Luxon, Sir Ian Taylor, Dr Victoria Hatton, Duncan Humm and Craig Hickman.01 Apr 12:38 AM
New ZealandWatch: Rotorua cafes' tip jar thefts caught on cameraThe same person is suspected of taking the tip jars at two different Rotorua eateries. Videos / SuppliedWatch31 Mar 11:53 PM
New ZealandIce baths and yoga: High school health class helping kids practise stress managementTeacher Caitlin Cahill is teaching stress management techniques she wishes she learned.31 Mar 11:41 PM
BusinessFonterra, Greenpeace settle over misleading '100% New Zealand grass-fed' butter claimsGreenpeace filed a lawsuit against Fonterra in 2024 over what it called 'greenwashing'.31 Mar 11:39 PM
New ZealandRising into the skyline: New mass-timber office building for HastingsEighty Hastings council staff will move into the complex.31 Mar 11:31 PM
PremiumPremiumBusinessLoad of bull? Start-up founder raises questions after R&D grant application rebuffedPLUS: Analyst swings from Xero foe to friend; what EECA blew on Mevo.31 Mar 11:29 PM
