Bridge jump prompts warning
Footage uploaded to social media and believed to be taken at the weekend shows two men leaping into Waitematā Harbour from the maintenance walkway that runs under the bridge.
Canyon teams assisting in search for missing tramper
Canyon teams assisting in search for missing tramper
Specialist canyon teams have joined the search for a missing tramper in Kahurangi National Park.
2025 New Zealand’s fourth-warmest year
2025 New Zealand’s fourth-warmest year
Dunedin was hot yet cold. Dry but wet. Alexandra was the driest in the country while it blew at record level all over the South on October 23.
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Health portal under fire as demand set to expire
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Health portal under fire as demand set to expire
Questions are mounting for the operators of the under-fire Manage My Health portal as a leading University of Otago medical academic has been called in by the company as an adviser.
Movement of produce restricted after fruit fly found in Auckland
Movement of produce restricted after fruit fly found in Auckland
Legal controls restricting the movement of produce are now in place in Auckland's Mount Roskill, affecting more than 8500 properties.
'Illegal' harbour bridge jump sparks warning, probe
'Illegal' harbour bridge jump sparks warning, probe
Water Safety NZ says it's not worth risking your life for social media views after footage of two people jumping off the Auckland Harbour Bridge emerged online.
PM working from home as year gets under way
PM working from home as year gets under way
The Prime Minister is working from home as the year gets under way, with Parliament not set to return until the end of the month.
Heat alerts issued as temperatures set to soar across NZ
Heat alerts issued as temperatures set to soar across NZ
MetService has issued heat alerts for hotspots across the country as temperatures are forecast to soar on Friday.
'Hey buddy': Pleakley the tūī has a lot to say
'Hey buddy': Pleakley the tūī has a lot to say
A cheeky tūī with the gift of the gab is delighting visitors to Waikato's Ōtorohanga Kiwi House.
Canyon teams called in for Kahurangi search
Canyon teams called in for Kahurangi search
Specialist canyon teams will join the search for a tramper missing in Kahurangi National Park since December 30.
Patient data uploaded to portal after contract ends
Patient data uploaded to portal after contract ends
A patient was shocked to discover more than two years after her GP ended a contract with Manage My Health, the hacked portal continues to receive her new medical records.
Neglectful dog breeder fails in latest bid to overturn ban
Neglectful dog breeder fails in latest bid to overturn ban
A German shepherd breeder who was banned from owning dogs for almost a decade has tried to have the prohibition overturned.
Dunedin driest but dips out in sun stakes
Dunedin driest but dips out in sun stakes
Dunedin may have claimed the driest city honours for 2025, but it was also the equal-coolest and the least sunny of the six main centres.
Manage My Health to start notifying patients
Manage My Health to start notifying patients
GP clinics are scrambling to advise their worried patients in the ongoing fallout from the Manage My Health ransomware attack.
Otago among unis accepting Duolingo tests
Otago among unis accepting Duolingo tests
New Zealand universities are now accepting English tests taken through language app Duolingo.
Group may have used pool at scene of unexplained death
Group may have used pool at scene of unexplained death
Police are urging a group who may have been at the address of an unexplained death in Auckland at the start of the year to come forward.
One in critical condition after motorcycle crash
One in critical condition after motorcycle crash
A motorcyclist is in a critical condition after a crash that temporarily closed a section of State Highway 75 in Christchurch.
Swampy to the rescue
Swampy to the rescue
A purpose-built amphibious excavator named Swampy has begun dredging the pop-up garden patch growing out of the Taylor River in Blenheim.
Memorial lets mother know 'her little ones' lives mattered'
Memorial lets mother know 'her little ones' lives mattered'
A Sanson cafe owner says a memorial to the children of the Field family is a chance to let mother Chelsey Field know "her little ones' lives mattered".
Ex-users of health portal may be vulnerable
Ex-users of health portal may be vulnerable
People whose GPs no longer use NZ's biggest health portal may still have had their historical data hacked.