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Rod Emmerson’s cartoons: Week of April 15 – 21
April 19. Illustration / Rod Emmerson With so many voices in the digital age, it’s vital to know who...
Herald morning quiz: April 19 – New Zealand News
Are you smarter than a robot? These questions were prepared with the help of the artificial intelligence chatbot, ChatGPT....
Tauranga election: Olympian rower Mahé Drysdale considers running for council
New Zealand’s Mahé Drysdale after taking gold in the 2012 London Olympic Games men’s single scull rowing. Photo /...
Hastings facing one of highest rates rises in country – council could hit $700 million debt
Hastings District Council is proposing a huge – but unsurprising – 25 per cent rates increase from July as...
Government ends loan scheme for earthquake-prone building owners
The Government is winding down a loan scheme and pilot scheme providing free advice for owners to help them...
Hamilton care worker steals elderly woman’s life savings in spending spree
Former care support worker Jaide Alexander, 25, walks into the Hamilton District Court for sentencing on four dishonesty charges...
Pākiri mana whenua’s victory may be brief as fast-track approval bill offers miners new chance
Pakiri Beach. Photo / Martin Sykes The third generation of a whānau trying to stop sand mining at Pākiri...
Te Papa’s Treaty of Waitangi exhibition vandalised in protest to be removed next week
A Treaty of Waitangi display panel at Wellington’s Te Papa Museum that was defaced using power tools and spray...
Black Power veteran Kevin Moore eyes up Supreme Court in ongoing battle against eviction
Kevin Moore has been illegally occupying Māori coastal land for the past 11 years. A desperate final attempt to...
Canterbury pilot who landed microlight aircraft in fog faces $6500 fine
A microlight pilot who landed in foggy conditions and refuelled with a passenger on board faces a fine of...
