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Staying on the right track essential for change

Chris Bishop speaks at a business lunch in Dunedin. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

Staying on the right track essential for change

2026 is election year and parties are already jockeying for position. In a five-part series ODT political editor Mike Houlahan asked a senior MP from the leading parties about how the first two...

'Significant injuries' after cliff fall

'Significant injuries' after cliff fall

A person has been airlifted to hospital after falling off a cliff at Te Onepoto / Taylors Mistake, near Christchurch.

Truck carrying house ploughs into motorway overbridge

Debris blocks lanes on the Southern Motorway in Auckland. Photo: Supplied / NZTA Waka...

Truck carrying house ploughs into motorway overbridge

A truck carrying a small house has ploughed into an overbridge on an Auckland motorway, piling debris onto the road.

NZ 'concerned' at US action against Venezuela

Foreign Minister Winston Peters has made the government's first statement following the US military action against Venezuela, saying New Zealand is "concerned".

Pair drown at Northland beach

Ripirō Beach in Northland. Photo: Wikipedia

Pair drown at Northland beach

Two men have drowned at a beach in Northland.

Three airlifted to hospital after four-vehicle Tekapo crash

Three airlifted to hospital after four-vehicle Tekapo crash

Four people have been transported to hospital, three with serious injuries, after a four-vehicle crash west of Tekapo this evening.

ManageMyHealth says code fixed after hack

ManageMyHealth says code fixed after hack

The operators of compromised patient data app ManageMyHealth say they have received "independent confirmation" from IT experts the flaws in its code have been fixed.

Waterspout captured by boatie during thunderstorm

A Northland boatie captured a waterspout in Whangārei Harbour. Photo: Chris Howe

Waterspout captured by boatie during thunderstorm

A Northland boatie has captured a waterspout on camera as he was sailing out of Whangārei Harbour.

Tribesmen drug syndicate busted

Tribesmen national vice-president Ricky Poa (pictured left) sat atop a multimillion-dollar drug...

Tribesmen drug syndicate busted

Open Justice reporter Al Williams looks at a Christchurch-based operation that exploited gaps in airport security, using commercial flights and tow trucks to move drugs and cash.

Historical Canterbury hotel reopens

Hotel director Sourav Sharma. Photo: RNZ / Anna Sargent

Historical Canterbury hotel reopens

The new director of a historic Canterbury hotel shut for more than a year is determined to bring the site back to life.

Person critically injured in ambulance collision

One person has been critically injured in a crash involving an ambulance and a car in Northland.

How to see first supermoon of 2026

A supermoon from 2025. Photo: Dr Brenda Midson / SUPPLIED

How to see first supermoon of 2026

Stargazers can expect to see the first supermoon of the new year tonight if skies are clear.

Privacy breach exposes risk of cutting IT experts: union

PSA National Secretary Fleur Fitzsimons. Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone

Privacy breach exposes risk of cutting IT experts: union

The Public Service Association says a security breach at privately run ManageMyHealth highlights the risk of cutting IT experts in public health.

Help sought over unexplained New Year's Day death

Help sought over unexplained New Year's Day death

Police are appealing to the public for information following an unexplained death in Auckland on New Year's Day.

Lightning strike sets fire to Auckland home

Lightning strike sets fire to Auckland home

A lightning strike set fire to a house in Auckland as thunderstorms hit the region last night.

Owner of bike near Lake Ōhau identified

The bike was left at the Temple Campsite shelter off Lake Ohau Rd. PHOTO: NZ POLICE

Owner of bike near Lake Ōhau identified

Police say they have identified the owner of a bike left near Lake Ōhau in the Mackenzie Basin and are no longer seeking information.

Pledging ‘real action’ on cost of living crisis

Megan Woods, determined to turn things around. PHOTO: TRACEY ROXBURGH

Pledging ‘real action’ on cost of living crisis

Megan Woods says she has seen nothing like the incineration of Labour legislation which she has watched from the opposition benches over the past two years.