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Nelson man Jason Wayne Kerr paid women in Asia to see their children dance naked
Jason Wayne Kerr was sentenced to three years and nine months in prison for offending including the sexual exploitation...
Whanganui rates rise: Councillors share thoughts on proposed 10.6 per cent increase
Whanganui district councillors met this week to approve the Long Term Plan consultation document. Photo / Bevan Conley Whanganui...
Taupō firefighters respond to kitchen fire
Fire and Emergency and St John Ambulance attend a kitchen fire at Kapua Pl, Taupō. Firefighters responded to a...
Editorial: Sir Russell Coutts is a champion sailor but is causing major waves off the water
The New Zealand SailGP team on the water as racing goes on hold due to an endangered mammal being...
Audrey Young: Prime Minister Christopher Luxon handles China spy challenge well
Christopher Luxon meets China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Beehive last week. Photo / Pool OPINION It is...
Gloriavale Christian sect members developed a distinct accent as a result of isolation, linguist says
Living in isolation in a closeted community has given members of the Gloriavale Christian sect an accent that is...
Great Barrier Island’s Tryphena Wharf to close amid collapse risk; all sailings redirected
The structural integrity of Tryphena Wharf is in critical condition, with SeaLink warning of a “risk of collapse” should...
Car crashes into Urbano Bistro: How Rotorua mum Sian Habgood survived
Sian Habgood was out for dinner with her husband, Jethro, at Rotorua’s Urbano Bistro when a car smashed through...
PM Christopher Luxon bemoans ‘red tape’ after dolphins scupper SailGP racing
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon believes the cancellation of SailGP racing in Lyttleton following dolphin sightings speaks to New Zealand’s...
Beach Hop behaviour mixed with 16 arrests
The annual Repco Beach Hop Festival was well attended. Image: Jason Sayers Unruly behaviour has again marred the Repco...
