NZ Local News
Port Hills fire: State of local emergency declared; helicopters battle large fire in Christchurch; Princess Margaret Hospital and residents evacuated
A state of local emergency has been declared for Christchurch City, including Banks Peninsula, and the Selwyn District due...
Former Dilworth housemaster Ian Wilson declined parole again, to reappear in six months
Ian Wilson has made a bid for parole. Insert, his victim Neil Harding. Photo / NZME WARNING: This story...
Tiny Deane sells Rotorua emergency housing security business Tigers Express Security to Armourguard
Tiny Deane has sold his controversial security business. Photo / Andrew Warner Emergency housing manager Tiny Deane says he...
Four Hawke’s Bay artists to receive financial windfall
Four Hawke’s Bay artists have been selected for the Gwen Malden Te Matau-a-Māui Contemporary Art Commissions. Four local artists...
Restricted fire season for Auckland and Northland begins today
By RNZ A restricted fire season is in place for Auckland and Northland from today. Fire and Emergency regional...
Supermarket mice: Customer finds mouse running around West Auckland Pak’nSave aisles
A customer at a West Auckland supermarket was left “disgusted” after she spotted a mouse running through the aisles...
Person critically injured in single-vehicle crash in Buller District, SH67 closed
Emergency services are responding to a serious crash that has left State Highway 67 in the Buller District closed...
Bay of Plenty man Eli Johnson allegedly murdered after testifying against Mongrel Mob ‘captain’
Mongrel Mob Aotearoa member Quadye Hulbert, left, and prospect Billy Rielly in the dock of the High Court at...
Treaty leapfrogs education to become one of top three issues for voters
ACT leader David Seymour has put Treaty issues at the top of the agenda. Photo / Michael Cunningham OPINION...
Muriwai firefighters Dave Van Zwanenberg’s and Craig Stevens honoured at ceremony a year after their deaths in Cyclone Gabrielle
A service to remember two volunteer firefighters killed during Cyclone Gabrielle a year ago today has begun this morning....
