New World fire believed to be accidental
Fire and Emergency believe the cause of the New World Victoria Park fire was accidental.
Arrest made after four-hour stand-off
Arrest made after four-hour stand-off
A man has been arrested following a four-hour stand-off in the Auckland suburb of Mt Roskill.
Missing Christchurch woman walked into hotel
Missing Christchurch woman walked into hotel
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Police have released CCTV footage of missing Christchurch 79-year-old Elisabeth Nicholls as they make another appeal for information on her whereabouts.
Commissioner supports exemptions for two police recruits
Commissioner supports exemptions for two police recruits
The Police Commissioner says he fully supports the Assistant Commissioner's decision to sign off on exemptions from recruitment standards for two recruits.
Person dies in Christchurch family-harm incident
Person dies in Christchurch family-harm incident
One person has died and another suffered minor injuries after a family-harm incident in Christchurch on Wednesday.
Otago returns to top 200 in world university rankings
Otago returns to top 200 in world university rankings
The University of Otago has returned to the top 200 in the QS World University Ranking for the first time since 2022.
Three students hit by car outside school
Three students hit by car outside school
Nelson College for Girls says it's working with police to understand how a car hit and injured three students, and if any changes are needed to improve safety around the school.
Private use of publicly-funded cancer drugs will widen inequities, doctors warn
Private use of publicly-funded cancer drugs will widen inequities, doctors warn
A move to allow private patients to access publicly-funded cancer drugs threatens to increase wait times for those in the public system, warn senior doctors.
Labour moves ahead in cost of living poll
Labour moves ahead in cost of living poll
Labour has overtaken National as the party New Zealanders consider most able to handle the cost of living, according to the latest Ipsos Issues Monitor survey.
Coroner takes aim at Runit after fatal league head injury
Coroner takes aim at Runit after fatal league head injury
A Coroner has taken aim at Runit competitions saying they should not be recognised as an official sport.
Kāinga Ora cans hundreds of new homes
Kāinga Ora cans hundreds of new homes
State housing provider Kāinga Ora is halting hundreds of housing developments which would have delivered nearly 3500 homes, and selling a fifth of its vacant land.
Father of six jailed for violent rampage
Father of six jailed for violent rampage
An angry man struck his partner while she was holding a baby because she wouldn’t talk to him, before going on to injure six other people, including three children, in a fit of rage.
61-year-old does burnout in front of South D cops
61-year-old does burnout in front of South D cops
A 61-year-old Dunedin man gave police an exclusive skid show as he revved his engine, fishtailed and did a burnout in front of them in South Dunedin.
Pair in Dunedin road rage as feud boils over
Pair in Dunedin road rage as feud boils over
An ongoing feud bubbling away between two Dunedin men hit boiling point when they tried to ram each other off the road.
'Heavy hearts': Cafe goes into liquidation
'Heavy hearts': Cafe goes into liquidation
The owners of the London Canteen have let their customers know with "heavy hearts" the cafe at Oderings Garden Centre in Barrington has gone into liquidation.
Cook Islands funding frozen over China links
Cook Islands funding frozen over China links
New Zealand has paused its core sector support funding for the Cook Islands after its government signed partnership agreements with China earlier this year, Winston Peters office says.
'Unexplained' Christchurch car park death not missing woman
'Unexplained' Christchurch car park death not missing woman
A woman who died after being found with critical injuries in a Riccarton car park was not Elisabeth Nicholls, police say.
Trump on Iran: 'Nobody knows what I'm going to do'
Trump on Iran: 'Nobody knows what I'm going to do'
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei rejected Donald Trump's demand for unconditional surrender and the US president said his patience had run out.
NZ embassy staff evacuated from Tehran
NZ embassy staff evacuated from Tehran
Two staff and their families have been evacuated from the New Zealand embassy in Tehran.
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New hospital build boss to get $2.5k a day
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New hospital build boss to get $2.5k a day
A corporate troubleshooter is being paid $2500 a day to lead the new Dunedin hospital’s build due to ministerial claims the project could drag down Health NZ without his leadership.