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Election 2026: Christopher Luxon, Chris Hipkins face off in debate

Labour and National leaders went head-to-head over their plans for New Zealand. Source link

Flydubai axe attack: New Zealand Police investigate co-pilot’s time here

Last Wednesday (local time), the flight’s Indian captain was assaulted by the co-pilot but managed to open the cockpit door, allowing passengers and...

Gisborne house fire: ‘Mystery hero’ Tim Morris comes forward after rescuing elderly man

Senior station officer Tim Lister told the Gisborne Herald the interior of the house was “significantly damaged”.“The elderly man who lived there was...

Green Party announces $4 billion passenger rail plans connecting major cities

The Greens’ planned Stage Two works for a faster journey between Auckland and Tauranga - under the Project: Future umbrella - would...

Mystery woman found in central Auckland: Police appeal for help identifying her

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Hollywood star Cliff Curtis injured in Auckland waterfront crash

Firefighters arrived at the crash to find a man trapped inside a Prius, Fire and Emergency Auckland city senior station officer Michael Manning...

Canterbury police work with scrap metal industry to curb copper theft profits

Canterbury police said they were “working with the Scrap Metal Recycling Association to discuss ways to make it harder for offenders to profit...

Bay of Plenty Regional Council to launch $30k probe into Lake Rotorua ‘forever chemical’ contamination

The trust called for urgent investigation into whether the chemicals were accumulating in fish, shellfish and other mahinga kai species, or traditional food...

Addington Raceway open to talks on future of Apollo Projects Stadium

NZMTC chief executive Brian Thompson said it was exploring how the wider Addington precinct could evolve but that did not mean taking a...

Weather: ‘Strong cold front’ sweeps across New Zealand, snow traps vehicles in South Island

The transport authority said extra care is needed when driving those routes. MetService has warned severe gales and heavy rain are possible in...

Karl Mokaraka heckles Chris Hipkins at Ōtara markets as Trevor Mallard steps in

Despite the rain, the Labour leader received a warm response from those at the markets. He engaged them on issues like the cost...

Remuera residents awoken in early hours to sound of large tree cracking, falling across road onto cars

A local, who wished to stay anonymous, told the Herald the tree had been growing on a reserve at the lower end of...

Two people rescued from bottom of cliff in Castor Bay, Auckland

A Fire and Emergency spokesman said they were called by the ambulance service at 4.57am to the incident, which happened around the Esplanade...

Nicky Hager’s new book, Dirty Work: Taxpayers’ Union’s Jordan Williams responds

Taxpayers’ Union executive director Jordan Williams says it is “very tempting” to want to sue Nicky Hager over his new book, Dirty Work.The...

Awareness and use of nicotine pouches rising in New Zealand

‘Seeing is believing’: World leaders gather in Tuvalu ahead of COP31

Firefighters battling large vegetation fire in Queenstown stand down for night