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Chefs 'very excited' by Michelin chance

Amisfield executive chef Vaughan Mabee. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Award-winning South Island chefs 'very excited' by Michelin chance

Chefs are relishing the chance to be included in the world-renowned Michelin Guide, but a union is calling it a lavish subsidy for top-tier restaurants.

NZ's $500k pot of gold

The two-litre jar is selling for roughly $500,000 and contains some of the rarest mānuka honey in...

World's most expensive honey: NZ's $500k pot of gold

A New Zealand company has created what is believed to be the world's most expensive honey.

Tenants of damaged house win compensation

Tenants win compensation after living in drafty, damp and cracked rental home

A couple who paid more than $500 a week for a draughty, damp house on a hillside slump zone have won more than $6000 in compensation and damages after a Tenancy Tribunal case.

Person killed, 31 hurt after car collides with bus

The crash happened on Te Ngae Rd in Rotorua. PHOTO: RNZ

School bus and car collide: One dead, 31 injured, two critical

A person has died, and two others are critically injured after 31 people were hurt in a crash between a school bus and a car.

Good Samaritan comes to aid of 79yo who 'blacked-out' after crash

The crash happened in Kenmure Rd. Photo: Google Maps

Good Samaritan comes to aid of 79yo who 'blacked-out' after crash

An injured pensioner was whisked away from his crashed car by a vigilant member of the public before an ambulance arrived.

Man who offered to guard Jacinda Ardern guilty of sending lewd emails

John Doherty once wanted to be a security guard for former Prime Minister Dame Jacinda Ardern....

Man who offered to guard Jacinda Ardern guilty of sending lewd emails

A man who once wanted to be a security guard for former PM Dame Jacinda Ardern has been sending lewd emails to another person in political circles, calling her "the girl of his dreams".

Former deputy police commissioner pleads guilty

Jevon McSkimming appeared at the Wellington District Court on Thursday. Photo: RNZ / Mark Papalii...

Former deputy police commissioner pleads guilty to possessing child sexual exploitation, bestiality material

Former Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming has pleaded guilty to possessing child sexual exploitation and bestiality material.

Blaze caused by fireworks

'Very dangerous': Residents use garden hoses to fight blaze caused by fireworks

Locals with garden hoses helped busy Wānaka fire crews last night.

Unemployment now at a nine-year high

Unemployment now at a nine-year high

Some 160,000 people are now without jobs - the highest number since 1994.

Drugs 'life-changing' for young with type 2 diabetes

New drugs targeting weight loss and diabetes management can help lower the number of young people affected by type 2 diabetes, a paediatrician says.

NZ’s biggest new gold mine project reaches milestone

NZ’s biggest new gold mine project reaches milestone

Santana Minerals has formally lodged a fast-track application for New Zealand’s biggest new gold project in more than four decades.

Tramper found dead near river

Tramper found dead near river

A woman has been found dead on the West Coast after failing to return from a tramping trip.

Simon Dallow to leave 1News at Six

Simon Dallow and Melissa Stokes. Photo: 1News

'Years of service': Simon Dallow to leave 1News at Six

Simon Dallow will step down from his post as presenter of 1News at Six at the end of the month, after nearly 20 years in the seat.

30,000 breath tests falsified

Tens of thousands of alcohol breath tests were "falsely or erroneously recorded. File photo: RNZ

'There was no pressure': Police rule out review despite 30,000 breath tests falsified

Police say there was "no pressure" on staff to meet alcohol breath test targets and have ruled out reviewing how they are applied, after it was revealed 30,000 tests had been falsified.

Stabbing followed gang member being told he couldn't smoke meth

Ernest Albert claimed he was being set up because he was trying to leave the Rebels MC gang....

Stabbing followed gang member being told he couldn't smoke meth

After a Rebels MC gang member was told he was not allowed to smoke methamphetamine inside his friend’s home, he stabbed the man multiple times, then repeated the act on an elderly neighbour.

PM warns NZ should advance national interests

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon at APEC in South Korea. Photo: RNZ/screenshot

PM warns NZ should advance national interests

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says the change in the trading environment has been a "wake-up call" for many countries.

Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown sworn in, lashes out

Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown. Photo: Marika Khabazi/RNZ

Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown sworn in, lashes out

Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown and the city's 19 councillors were sworn into office on Friday evening.

'Happy Halloween': Red balloons pop up from city's drains

A red balloon strung up above a MacLaggan St gutter. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY.

'Happy Halloween': Red balloons pop up from city's drains

Parents, keep your children on a leash - lest they get lured down into the drainage system.

Pensioner caught pooping in public

Pensioner caught pooping in public after threatening bar worker

A 74-year-old man who threatened and pushed a woman working in a central city bar was soon tracked down by police while ‘‘excreting’’ in a bush.

Teachers slam proposed curriculum changes

Primary school teachers have voted the reject the 1% pay rise offer. Photo: Getty Images

'Unrealistic and developmentally inappropriate': Teachers slam proposed changes to history curriculum

History teachers have slammed the government's proposal to water down the teaching of NZ history in schools and study topics such as Ancient Egypt and the French Revolution.

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