New ZealandWitness appeal: Police probe fatal SH5 crash near TaupōThe crash involved a green Land Rover Discovery towing two motorcycles on a trailer.11 Mar 08:26 PM
New Zealand'Leaves us grasping': Exporters hit back as live animal trade stallsIndustry says three years without exports has cost rural areas $300m a year.11 Mar 08:04 PM
OpinionJacqueline RowarthDr Jacqueline Rowarth: NZ’s resource shake-up needs better dataOPINION: Lack of baseline data threatens NZ’s new, more permissive resource rules.11 Mar 07:51 PM
New ZealandFrom leap of faith to class of 1996: Te Arawa greats hit kapa haka stage againThe iwi has the reigning Te Matatini champion and runner-up teams. 11 Mar 05:08 PM
New Zealand'I was going to get it no matter what': Bidder helps raise record $172kThe Rotorua Supper Club raised a record $172,000 for local family retreats.11 Mar 05:06 PM
New ZealandGrandmother of boy killed by dogs will support accused owner in court'It feels like we are all being made to relive what happened that day.'11 Mar 05:03 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Sense of disbelief': Watch lost during fatal plane crash found in forest eight decades laterA name was engraved on the back - 'Tom’. Suddenly, the fragments aligned.11 Mar 05:00 PM
Wellington'Pretty grim': 1 in 3 NZ households struggling with food, report findsThe report found 68% of food-insecure households only started struggling in the past year.11 Mar 05:00 PM
PropertyWhangamatā bach tipped to be town's cheapest buy after price slashCouple reduce their expectations from $600,000 to below $460,000.11 Mar 05:22 AM
New ZealandHow to fight back as petrol climbs past $3 and minister warns of gougingSome 95 prices jumped up to 19c this week, pushing pump costs above $3 a litre.11 Mar 05:00 AM
New ZealandWho is responsible for maintenance of this neglected $70k sculpture?The 2011 work honours local voyaging traditions with its red, reed-like moving rods.11 Mar 04:00 AM
New ZealandKawerau bathers left in the cold by steam bore issuesPressure tests suggest cold water leaks are cooling the geothermal supply.11 Mar 04:00 AM
New Zealand'Won’t be making myself available': Stood-down deputy mayor doesn’t want job backThe role's up for grabs for the third time since Napier Mayor Richard McGrath was elected.11 Mar 03:17 AM
New Zealand'A real journey': Karn Dhaliwal takes NZ Zanda McDonald titleWaikato grower says he was 'taken aback' to hear his name called at the awards dinner.11 Mar 03:17 AM
New ZealandMahé Drysdale sticks his oar in over pontoon plan that's riling rowersThe regional council plans to build a waterfront Maritime Emergency Response Facility.11 Mar 03:00 AM
Manufacturing'They have been let down': Heinz Wattie's plans to shut three factories, 350 jobs at riskFrozen vegetables, Gregg's coffee and several dip brands would be axed.11 Mar 02:56 AM
New ZealandTropical system brings 100km/h winds, several regions in firing lineMetService has already recorded gusts of up to 90km/h in the north.11 Mar 02:07 AM
New ZealandKaimanawa horse muster to go ahead after funding uncertaintyDoC will now fully fund an April 'mega muster' in the Central Plateau.11 Mar 01:54 AM
New ZealandPolice seek perpetrator of Mahia home assault, who fled after being hit with golf clubChubby man, with a receding hairline, was wearing a white singlet and jeans, police say.11 Mar 01:40 AM
New Zealand'Powerhouse couple' win Waikato farm environment awardJudges praised their 'winning combination of profitability and environmental outcomes'.11 Mar 01:32 AM
New Zealand'Brazen': Masked trio confronts rangers at Rotorua stream over seized gearFish & Game alleges balaclava-wearing teens took seized fishing gear off the rangers.11 Mar 01:28 AM
New ZealandFrom school rock-wall to Olympian: Meet the Kiwi who can race up a wall in five secondsHe qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics one year after specialising in speed climbing. 11 Mar 01:00 AM
New ZealandSecond-Hand Sunday unites community over items too good for the dumpThe community took one person's trash and made it their treasure on Second-Hand Sunday.11 Mar 12:49 AM
New ZealandNZ Zanda McDonald Award winner Karn Dhaliwal on The CountryChristopher Luxon, Karn Dhaliwal, Emma Higgins, Vanessa Winning, and Phil Duncan.11 Mar 12:41 AM
New Zealand'Wish I had filled up last week': Motorists hit as fuel prices jumpLocals and tourists alike say they're feeling the burn of Tauranga’s rising fuel prices.11 Mar 12:40 AM
New Zealand'Out the gate': Drivers react to rising fuel pricesIt was another 'disruption' for businesses, just as their confidence began to return.11 Mar 12:29 AM
Energy'Energy on steroids': Todd picked to drill first superhot Taupō geothermal wellDrilling is due to begin about mid-2027 on the Rotokawa geothermal field.11 Mar 12:01 AM
SportBack from the dead: Kiwi axeman competing months after dying in wife's armsKahu Woolley was mid-competition in November when he collapsed and was declared dead.10 Mar 11:13 PM
New ZealandMan charged with wounding with intent after person hit by car in RotoruaPolice were called to Brookland Rd in Western Heights about 3.50am on Sunday.10 Mar 11:04 PM
New ZealandWhat do rural sector groups think of the RMA?More than 2200 written submissions have been lodged on the two new bills.10 Mar 10:49 PM
New ZealandMurupara doctor faces misconduct hearing in RotoruaThe tribunal is weighing five sets of misconduct allegations over Dr Conlon’s Covid care.10 Mar 10:31 PM
New ZealandOur Changing World: Iwi-led conservation in the Kaimai Mamaku rangesCan iwi-led conservation projects born from a Covid-19 government fund survive?10 Mar 10:10 PM
New ZealandBuried history: CT scans uncover Waikato’s long historical record of big earthquakesAt least five major quakes, three around magnitude 7, shook the area.10 Mar 10:00 PM
New ZealandHawke’s Bay Magpies and Hurricanes star signs for Italian clubMagpies star Isaia Walker-Leawere will head to Italy and miss the 2026 NPC season.10 Mar 09:55 PM
