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Wairoa to transport landfill waste to Ōmarunui with remaining cyclone funds

Wairoa to truck waste to Hawke’s Bay’s Ōmarunui landfill

Some Hawke’s Bay shops may stop offering PayWave due to surcharge ban: Retail advocate

'Why would the business owner want to pay for that when they can’t on-charge?'

Pests catching pests: Ferrets v rabbits in Queenstown

A team of tamed ferrets has been making short work of a long-eared problem in Queenstown.

15-yr-old Xavier's farming idea leads to study at Cambridge

Xavier, a keen beekeeper, also completed leukaemia treatment last year.

Game on: Lotto seeks Powerball rule change by 2027 - will Govt play ball?

Should Lotto add one extra Powerball number, the odds would decrease to 1 in 42.2m

Waikato Regional councillor only candidate for $63k job

There were 32 nominations received for 14 Waikato Regional Council seats.

Thomas Coughlan: Can Luxon convince voters that better times are coming?

OPINION: The Prime Minister might be right. But what if nobody believes him?

The $600k zone: Families paying premium for homes near Auckland's most exclusive schools

Find out exactly how much you have to pay to live in every school zone in Auckland.

Jared Savage: Police hunger games ramp up at the top of the force

Analysis - The loss of two deputies has created an opportunity for the Police Commissioner

'I thought I was going to die': Man drove into ex, pinning her between car and retaining wall

Judge: Chad Erueti has 'an unimpressive history of violence' and needed to be jailed.

Government ministers Nicola Willis and Todd McClay provide a trade update

NZ Herald Live: Government ministers Nicola Willis and Todd McClay provide a trade update.

'Profound tragedy': Whānau gather in court after deadly one-punch assault outside rugby club

Daytona Thompson has been charged with Daniel Nganeko's manslaughter.

Gisborne council includes vaping in smoke-free policy

Vaping rates among Gisborne students rose from 1.6% in 2015 to 26.6% in 2023.

The Warehouse security guard threatened with knife after confronting shoplifter

The man had been eating food from the shelves inside the store.

Why a small tsunami is something we should be worried about

NZ’s entire coastline was on notice after the sixth most severe quake in history.

Use of urgency to upend pay equity scheme decided after PM met senior ministers

The pay equity changes prompted protests up and down the country.

‘Major blow’ to Wellington as Wētā FX announces layoffs

The company says 100 jobs are on the line.

One person dies after motorbike crash in Pukekohe, Auckland

Police were searching for a stolen motorbike shortly before the fatal accident.