NZ Local News
Rat-plagued Dunedin South Countdown supermarket pushes back reopening – again
By RNZ A rat-plagued Dunedin supermarket has pushed back its reopening again after another rat sighting. Countdown Dunedin South...
Copyright divorce dispute: Artist Sirpa Alalaakkola wins right to keep copyright after appeal from ex-husband
Marlborough painter Sirpa Elise Alalaakkola has won her bid against her ex-husband’s claim to copyright on her work. It...
Man ‘collared’ by police in Auckland Airport departure lounge after relationship with Nelson 13-year-old
The 24-year-old in a sexual relationship with a 13-year-old was caught in the departure lounge at Auckland International Airport,...
Apiculture NZ plan: Beekeepers not impressed with new honey strategy
New Zealand Beekeeping Inc is concerned over Apiculture NZ’s new plan. Photo / Warren Buckland By Sally Murphy of...
Mairangi Bay beached boat: Skipper claims he is protesting about wastewater in Waitematā Harbour
The owner of a beached yacht on Mairangi Bay claims he’s driven it into the shallows of the popular...
Rescuer describes moment surfer slams into sand at Mangawhai Bar, suffering critical spinal injuries
The bar break at Mangawhai Heads (right) has powerful waves breaking on a shallow sand bottom, with rips created...
Wellington water woes: Gaping sinkhole opens at Tawa Intermediate School
A gaping sinkhole has opened up at Tawa Intermediate School. A gaping sinkhole 1.5 metres wide and two metres...
Bethells Beach fisherman winched off rocks by Westpac Rescue Helicopter in dangerous seas
Police say a fisherman is “incredibly lucky” to be alive after a harrowing ordeal in which he became stranded...
Port Hills fire: Christchurch police speak with two people seen on walking track moments before blaze
Police have spoken with two people seen on a walking track moments before the Port Hills fire was noticed,...
Auckland bank employee Aayush Arora’s gambling addiction sparked $262,000 embezzlement from ANZ
A former Auckland bank employee who embezzled $262,000 from the business to fuel a severe gambling addiction has been...
