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'Reckless, disruptive, and unacceptable': Police target boy racer meet-up in Upper Hutt

Inspector Simon de Wit said the groups pose a real risk to public safety.

Ken Laban elected Lower Hutt Mayor in historic Pasifika first

The well-known broadcaster is New Zealand's first Pasifika mayor.

‘F*** the song’: Stewart Copeland on The Police, clashing with Sting and his love of NZ

The Police drummer brings his storytelling tour to New Zealand in January.

Hold the bubbly: The mayoral races going down to the wire

While some mayors are popping corks, other races are too close to call.

Hundreds without power as heavy rain and severe winds lash lower north

Parts of the Canterbury High Country is also getting heavy rain.

'My truck killed them': Driver in fatal crash speaks about horror of survival

'It was the worst kind of nightmare you can think of.'

Timber Museum's big plan: Putāruru site aiming for top tourist tier

The museum holds rare machinery, including New Zealand’s last intact Crabtree engine.

Small gin makers plot comeback after fight with global giant

The global firm that owns Monster Energy opposed the start-up using the word 'mother'.

Heavy rain and wind warnings to linger across central NZ through weekend

The Tararua Range faces 52 hours of heavy rain under an orange warning.

Dame Jacinda Ardern makes surprise cameo in Pike River film

The 20-second star turn no one saw coming.

Power rankings: New Zealand’s top sporting schools of 2025 revealed

Which school can claim to be the country’s biggest sporting powerhouse?

Man bit woman until she bled during sex assault, masturbated on public transport

Wellington chef Aakash Aakash has been sent to prison for the sexual offending.

Another senior Greens staffer's exit deepens party’s term of upheaval

Louis Day steps down as Green Party communications chief.

Te Papa to cut jobs in restructure amid $13m forecast deficit

Rising costs and maintenance of buildings have put a strain on the museum's cash reserves.

Triple murder case: Court waits on medical, psychologist reports

A trial date has been set for February 2027 in the High Court at Rotorua.

'Avoid non-essential travel': Flooding sparks emergency operations' centre activation, highway closure

Authorities are speaking to schools ahead of afternoon bus runs amid flooding and slips.