SFO to investigate 2017 Labour Party donations
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has launched an investigation in relation to donations made to the Labour Party in 2017.
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Govt delays over rents causing 'pain and expense'
Govt delays over rents causing 'pain and expense'
Small business owners are feeling abandoned by the Government, over what they call failures to implement proper, effective measures to control rent and lease arrangements.
Scam fears prompt gun owners to ignore police request
Scam fears prompt gun owners to ignore police request
Police are urging licensed firearms owners to provide contact details, and say their request by email is not a scam.
30 deportees to arrive in NZ this week
30 deportees to arrive in NZ this week
Thirty New Zealanders will be deported from Australia this week and will stay in a state-run isolation facility for 14 days upon arrival.
Greens unveil plan to tackle use of fossil fuels
Greens unveil plan to tackle use of fossil fuels
The Green Party wants an immediate ban on new industrial coal boilers, as part of its plan to transition away from fossil-fuels.
Two bodies recovered from car in lake - eyewitness
Two bodies recovered from car in lake - eyewitness
Two bodies have been recovered from a car that plunged into a lake near Rotorua yesterday, according to an eyewitness.
'Lock them up' - Grey Power furious over isolation escapees
'Lock them up' - Grey Power furious over isolation escapees
Grey Power is enraged by what it says is the stupid and dangerous behaviour of people fleeing managed isolation facilities, and says they need the book thrown at them.
Covid escapee broke window to get out of hotel
Covid escapee broke window to get out of hotel
There is one new Covid case in NZ today, as news emerges of yet another escape from a managed isolation facility.
Queries over blanket ban on isolation exemptions
Queries over blanket ban on isolation exemptions
A legal academic says the Ministry of Health appears unsure if a "blanket ban" on compassionate exemptions from managed isolation is legal.
Doctor outraged patient info shared with rescue helicopter trusts
Doctor outraged patient info shared with rescue helicopter trusts
An intensive care doctor is outraged health officials are giving rescue helicopter trusts a daily list of Covid-19 patients, saying it's completely unnecessary.
Police have duty to keep public safe: union
Police have duty to keep public safe: union
Pulling up to 200 officers off the front line to guard managed isolation facilities could put the public in danger, the police union warns.
Traveller with Invercargill link tests negative
Traveller with Invercargill link tests negative
A person who arrived in Malaysia from New Zealand this week initially tested positive for Covid-19 - but has since tested negative.
Teen murderer recaptured
Teen murderer recaptured
Convicted murderer Haami Hanara, who escaped from a Youth Justice Facility in Auckland at the weekend, has been caught by police.
NZ to review relationship with Hong Kong
NZ to review relationship with Hong Kong
The New Zealand Government is "reviewing the settings of its relationship" with Hong Kong, the Foreign Affairs Minister has announced.
Warbirds over Wanaka head grilled over crash
Warbirds over Wanaka head grilled over crash
The head of airshow Warbirds over Wanaka has been grilled about why two mobile platforms were on a grass strip that caused significant damage to a vintage plane.
Farewell for Constable Matthew Hunt
Farewell for Constable Matthew Hunt
Friends and family have farewelled police officer Constable Matthew Hunt, who died while on duty last month.
Family's bid to recover son's body from Lake Wakatipu rejected
Family's bid to recover son's body from Lake Wakatipu rejected
A Californian family have an underwater drone ready to look for the body of their son, who drowned in Lake Wakatipu after a skydiving jump went wrong.
Homeward bound: How virus changed travel to and from NZ
Homeward bound: How virus changed travel to and from NZ
Job uncertainty, no access to welfare, and concerns over Covid-19 are some of the drivers behind the flood of New Zealanders abroad coming back to Aotearoa.
Woods signals changes to managed isolation after escapes
Woods signals changes to managed isolation after escapes
Megan Woods has signalled there could be more police involvement in managing returnees after two escapes in a week.
Covid privacy breach info came from Health Ministry, says Boag
Covid privacy breach info came from Health Ministry, says Boag
Former National Party president Michelle Boag says the Ministry of Health sent her the private details of people infected with Covid-19.