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Te Awamutu man nets thousands with Facebook PlayStation scam, rips off employer
Te Awamutu’s Daniel Johnstone was sentenced to five months’ home detention for fraudulently selling PlayStations and an Xbox on...
Prolific burglar Jamie Downard admits Hamilton crime spree
Prolific burglar Jamie Downard, 47, admitted seven burglary charges and another of obtaining by deception when he appeared in...
Kiwi woman dies in Rarotonga after water-based incident at popular tourist spot
The woman died at Avaavaroa Passage, Rarotonga. Photo / RNZ By Caleb Fotheringham of RNZ A 49-year-old New Zealand...
Texts foreshadowed Auckland mother’s struggle to keep keep anger in check prior to infant’s death
In the weeks leading up to an Auckland infant’s death, the boy’s struggling single mother had repeatedly made it...
Former Shortland Street actor takes hunger strike protest over war in Gaza to Parliament in bid to speak with Winston Peters
A former Shortland Street actor has taken his hunger strike, in protest at the ongoing war in Gaza, to...
Herald afternoon quiz: May 22 – New Zealand News
Are you smarter than a robot? These questions were prepared with the help of the artificial intelligence chatbot, ChatGPT....
Far North Mayor Moko Tepania wants immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza
Far North Mayor Moko Tepania will ask that the council calls for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza at...
Native skinks cause cost blowout for Porirua sewage tank
A northern grass skink. By Nick James of RNZ Moving a native population of skinks has contributed to the...
Kirwee double fatal crash: ‘Atrocious’ weather a possible factor, police say
“Atrocious” weather conditions were “likely a factor” in a head-on crash that killed two people in rural Canterbury yesterday,...
Budget 24: Mike King’s Gumboot Friday gets $24m for mental health boost
Gumboot Friday founder Mike King (right) with Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey and New Zealand First leader Winston Peters...
