Carrots turn side of highway orange
It has long been said that eating carrots helps improve your eyesight. But you would be forgiven for thinking you were seeing things if you drove the Waipahi Highway in the last 12 hours or so.
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Trans-Tasman bubble plan hits turbulence
Trans-Tasman bubble plan hits turbulence
A plan to create a Wellington-Canberra travel bubble has been described as ''curious'' by the government-sanctioned group that's been working for weeks on the project.
Rush on to deal with water from burst main
Rush on to deal with water from burst main
A burst water main in central Queenstown caused chaos for several hours yesterday as businesses scrambled to keep their shops from flooding.
$18.7m cigarette smuggling case: Businessman jailed
$18.7m cigarette smuggling case: Businessman jailed
A businessman has been jailed in what has been described as an "unprecedented large-scale tax evasion" after he and his company smuggled nearly 20 million cigarettes into NZ.
Leak fires up calls for move to level 1
Leak fires up calls for move to level 1
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is being urged to move NZ to level 1 immediately in light of the criteria in a leaked Cabinet paper.
No new Covid cases for 13th straight day
No new Covid cases for 13th straight day
New Zealand has now gone 13 days in a row with no new Covid-19 cases, and Director general of Health Ashley Bloomfield says it is the envy of many other countries.
Govt to provide free sanitary products in schools
Govt to provide free sanitary products in schools
The government is taking steps to tackle period poverty by providing free products in schools.
Anxiety turns to joy during firm's unexpected Covid meeting
Anxiety turns to joy during firm's unexpected Covid meeting
When Jenny Beck called all of her staff into a meeting after the Covid-19 lockdown, the mood was anxious.
‘Inappropriate’ track names to go
‘Inappropriate’ track names to go
Mountain Biking Otago has been ordered to rename three of its Signal Hill mountain-biking tracks after the Dunedin City Council deemed their monikers inappropriate.
Pressure mounting on Air NZ to give choice of refund or credit
Pressure mounting on Air NZ to give choice of refund or credit
A consumer watchdog says it is not reasonable for Air New Zealand to deny customers refunds and offer them credits instead.
Jet boat driver was three times alcohol limit
Jet boat driver who died in crash was three times alcohol limit
A jet boat driver involved in a fatal crash on the Hollyford River last year had a blood alcohol level of three times the legal driving limit, an investigation has revealed.
Lotto jackpot: Woman's trip for milk bags family $7.3m
Lotto jackpot: Woman's trip for milk bags family $7.3m
A Kiwi woman's trip to a local store to pick up milk has bagged her family $7.3 million.
TransTasman bubble in July?
TransTasman bubble in July?
Australians will be able to register their interest for flights to New Zealand in July, according to reports from across the Tasman.
Rules and restrictions on businesses to be lifted
Rules and restrictions on businesses to be lifted
The prime minister says there will still be strict controls on the border, but all current rules and restrictions on businesses and services will be "essentially lifted" under alert level 1.
Dairy stops selling golliwog dolls
Dairy stops selling golliwog dolls
A Dunedin dairy has removed golliwog dolls from its shelves after a backlash online.
Air NZ hanging tough on ticket refunds
Air NZ hanging tough on ticket refunds
Air New Zealand is hanging tough on refunds in the face of renewed pressure from Consumer NZ, which says the airline will suffer lasting brand damage.
Covid-19: Life in alert level 1
Covid-19: Life in alert level 1
Carefully skirting other shoppers at the supermarket and staying seated in pubs could soon be a distant memory, with NZ on track to move to alert level 1 next week.
Sex attack victim 'thought she would die'
Sex attack victim 'thought she would die'
A woman who was dragged down a gravel path and sexually violated on the shores of Lake Dunstan will live with the memories of her ordeal for the rest of her life, a court has heard.
Bonus NCEA credits for students hit by lockdown
Bonus NCEA credits for students hit by lockdown
Students will be offered bonus credits in this year's senior school assessments to compensate for lost classroom time during the Covid-19 lockdown.
Damaged Ford GT40a real traffic stopper
Damaged Ford GT40a real traffic stopper
Firefighters inspect a damaged Ford GT40 after a crash on Dunedin’s Southern Motorway.