A Hawke’s Bay community hammered by Cyclone Gabrielle has officially had its most important connection restored. A big crowd was in attendance to open the new Moteo-Puketapu Bridge on Saturday, two ...

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Rotorua’s George Snook has won the Extreme Kayak World Championships. The 2025 Hiko Devils Race in Lipno, Czech Republic, doubled as the AWP Extreme World Championships finals. The best white-water ...

A 20-year-old law student has triumphed over Auckland Transport in court, with a judge ruling that the installation of three speed bumps and a raised pedestrian crossing was unlawful. Sean O’Loughlin ...

The total volume of retail sales in New Zealand increased 0.5% in the June 2025 quarter compared with the March 2025 quarter, according to figures released by Stats NZ today. Figures are adjusted for ...

A Northland skipper critically injured when his ferry was hit by a power boat travelling at high speed more than two years ago has died. Bill Elliott, from Russell, was left paralysed by the April ...

The trial of a prominent sportsman accused of injuring an infant resumed in the Dunedin District Court today, entering its second week. The defendant, who has interim name suppression, has pleaded not ...

For many flyers, air turbulence can be an unnerving experience. And in a world warming under the effects of climate change, it is only set to worsen, according to a growing body of scientific evidence ...

A group of Paihia property owners are taking their council to court over a proposed new heritage rule requiring a resource consent to dig a hole more than 500mm deep. The landowners, whose informal ...

Whanganui has “spring on the horizon” early this week with clear skies and warm days forecast before a weather system brings showers and westerly winds. MetService meteorologist Silvia Martino said ...

High School Old Girls completed a dream return to the top echelon of Gisborne netball with victory over YMP in the grand final of the Premier Grade on Saturday. Two years after dropping out of the ...

Race Relations commissioner Dr Melissa Derby said the Northland police officer who referred to a suspect as a “little black 1″ should never have written or sent the vile email. The email, sent by an ...