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    Police have closed a section of SH2 near Matatā after an incident. Photo: RNZ/Cole Eastham-Farrelly

    One dead, another in custody after serious incident in BoP

    One person has died and another has been injured, after a serious incident in Matatā on Saturday afternoon.

    NZ on 'wrong side of history' over Palestine - Opposition

    Labour foreign affairs spokesperson Peeni Henare said New Zealanders would feel let down today....

    NZ on 'wrong side of history' over Palestine - Opposition

    Opposition parties say the government is on the "wrong side of history", after it decided against recognising Palestinian statehood.

    Drink-driving cop appeals over concern for his job

    Bay of Plenty policeman Harrison Rickard-Simms outside Tokoroa District Court after successfully...

    Drink-driving cop appeals over concern for his job

    A police officer who was caught drink-driving after going out to buy food has successfully appealed his conviction, but his fight to keep his job continues.

    Neighbours block access to major Christchurch development

    The Colombo St site where M Group wants to build residential units. Photo: NZME

    Neighbours block access to major Christchurch development

    A multimillion-dollar residential development in the heart of Christchurch has turned nasty with neighbours blocking access to the site and exchanging expletives.

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    Opinions split over 150% visitor fee increase

    Flowering mega herbs sit on the hillside above Perseverance Harbour on Campbell Island earlier...

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    Opinions split over 150% visitor fee increase

    Access is going to be opened up to Subantarctic Islands but the fees to get there are to rise by more than 150%

    NZ refuses to recognise Palestinian statehood

    Winston Peters during his speech to the United Nations. Photo: Reuters

    NZ refuses to recognise Palestinian statehood

    The government has decided against recognising Palestinian statehood, retaining its "when not if" position at the United Nations General Assembly.

    Luxon defends NZ decision to not recognise Palestine

    Prime Minister Christopher Luxon addresses media on New Zealand's position over Palestine. Photo:...

    Luxon defends NZ decision to not recognise Palestine

    The Prime Minister says the conflict in Gaza would not end by New Zealand recognising the state of Palestine at this time.

    Obituary: opinions, ideas spurred on O’Connor

    Tom O’Connor, a man of words. Photo: supplied

    Obituary: opinions, ideas spurred on O’Connor

    Tom O’Connor was not a man you forgot easily.

    Man fails in $5m claim against bank over $18 dispute

    Photo: Getty Images

    Man fails in $5m claim against bank over $18 dispute

    When a man's claim for $2.5 million in relief from a bank failed in the High Court, he doubled down and asked for millions more at his next attempt.

    Cancer patients feel let down by Luxon promises

    Malcolm Mulholland from Patient Voice Aotearoa. Photo: Supplied via RNZ

    Cancer patients feel let down by Luxon promises

    Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says he has not forgotten blood cancer patients but will give no assurance that a campaign commitment will be fulfilled.

    'Highly sought-after' tutor indecently assaulted school students

    Rashmi Kant (inset) has been sentenced in the Napier District Court to home detention on 11...

    'Highly sought-after' tutor indecently assaulted school students

    A scientist who became a “highly sought-after” tutor following the Covid pandemic has been convicted of the indecent assault of three of his school-age students.

    PM calls for faster vote count

    Christopher Luxon voting in 2023. Photo: RNZ / Tim Collins

    PM calls for faster vote count

    The prime minister says he expects the Electoral Commission to speed up the official vote count after an election.

    Peters lobs 'truth bomb' on climate change at UN

    Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters in New York attending a leaders' breakfast at the United...

    Peters lobs 'truth bomb' on climate change at UN

    New Zealand's Foreign Affairs Minister says the world needs to face the "elephant in the room" on global emissions, during a climate change meeting in New York.

    Landlords woo tenants with freebies as rentals stay vacant

    TradeMe's August data showed that while the national median rent remained flat at $620 a week,...

    Landlords woo tenants with freebies as rentals stay vacant

    A glut of vacant rentals in the capital city has shifted the dynamic between landlords and renters, with some tenants knocking close to $100 off their weekly rent.

    'Very terrified girl': Caregivers face numerous charges

    The couple were approved caregivers for Oranga Tamariki/ Children's Ministry and face numerous...

    'Very terrified girl': Caregivers face numerous charges

    Warning: distressing content. A Whangārei husband and wife face numerous allegations of violence and cruelty towards children placed in their care since 2012.

    Teaching Council investigated after complaint

    Education Minister Erica Stanford. Photo: RNZ / Mark Papalii

    Teaching Council investigated after complaint

    Registration body the Teaching Council is being investigated over its management of procurement and conflicts of interest.

    Loafers Lodge blaze: Man found guilty of murder

    Esarona David Lologa lit the fatal fire on May 16 in 2023. Photo: RNZ

    Loafers Lodge blaze: Man found guilty of murder

    Five people died after Esarona Lologa set fire to Wellington's Loafers Lodge boarding house in 2023.

    'I thought that was it': Mayday issued over possible fire on flight

    Photo: Calvin Samuel / RNZ

    'I thought that was it': Mayday issued over possible fire on flight

    Emergency services rushed to Auckland Airport earlier today after the pilot of an inbound Qantas flight issued a mayday call over the Tasman.

    New Zealanders detained in US immigration crackdown

    Two federal agents walk towards an entrance of the Broadview ICE detention facility in Illinois....

    New Zealanders detained in US immigration crackdown

    There are at least 15 New Zealanders currently imprisoned in the United States, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFAT) says, three of them in immigration detention.

    Police detected Phillips but feared 'he was prepared to put children in harm's way'

    Tom Phillips vanished into the Waikato bush with his children in 2021. Photo: RNZ /...

    Police detected Phillips but feared 'he was prepared to put children in harm's way'

    Police have revealed further details about the search for Tom Phillips and his children saying the fugitive was "detected in transit" but it was not safe to intervene.
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