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So-called golden age for Kiwi travel sees flight prices dip again
Travellers should take advantage of the so-called "golden age" of travel while it lasts.Return flights to Europe have dipped under $1000 again thanks to a combination of low fuel prices and increased competition in New Zealand.Flight...
Police urge hunters and trampers to prepare before going bush following a spate of search and rescues
Hunters, trampers and bush walkers are being reminded to prepare for unexpected situations following a number of search and rescue call outs this week.Hawkes Bay Police began searching for two women, aged 43 and 30, last night after...
Outlook: settled rainfall after April deluge
After a rain-drenched April, what falls over the country between now and July is expected to be closer to normal.That's according to the latest climate outlook issued by the Niwa, showing that rainfall totals are most likely to...
Huge amount of dirt and rocks from Kaikoura slip buries digger
A huge slip just south of Kaikoura last Thursday night nearly buried a digger, and the NZTA are still trying to figure out how to remove it.The slip happened overnight while the 20 tonne excavator was empty, and no one was working.Steve...
Good Samaritans' home goes up in flames: Woman tells judge she will be pleading guilty
The woman accused of burning down a house in Mauriceville has said she will be pleading guilty to arson.The woman, who was taken in by the occupants for the night after her own home burned down, is accused of intentionally damaging...
Greens make play for Maori vote with more candidates and national roadshow
The Green Party is making a play for the Maori vote with more candidates in Maori seats than any previous election and a nationwide roadshow to appeal to iwi leaders.The party's Maori caucus kicks off its national tour today in...
Exclusive: Barbecue for some of NZ's worst inmates cancelled
A barbecue planned at Auckland Prison for some of New Zealand's most high-profile and worst offending inmates has been cancelled as it was not authorised by management.The barbecue was planned for inmates in the prison's special...
Invercargill shooting: Victim to be farewelled next week
Invercargill shooting victim Verity McLean will be farewelled at a private funeral service next week.The 40-year-old was allegedly murdered by her husband Ben McLean, a local police officer.He has also been charged with the attempted...
Search for missing person in Whakatane River
A search is underway for a missing person in the Whakatane River.Police search and rescue and Coastguard responded to a report just before midday of a person in the water near the Peketahi Bridge, in Bay of Plenty.Searches are...
Auckland Council body should pay its own way, says councillor
Pressure is coming on Auckland Council's controversial tourism and economic development arm to pay its own way. Writing in today's Herald , senior councillor Desley Simpson is challenging Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic...
Kiwi killed in car crash in France
A New Zealand man has been killed in a car crash in France, the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed.More to come.
Kiwis living in South Korea unfazed by threats of war
Images of tanks lining up along the Korean Peninsula's northern beaches; the growth of North Korea's nuclear programme; talk of swift punitive measures and retaliations from the North to the South and vice versa; US President Donald...
RSA collection box ram-raid thieves should show mana, turn themselves in, urge police
A group of "despicable" thieves who stole donations to the RSA should show some "mana" and turn themselves in.Northland Police Inspector Justin Rogers said police were closing in on four offenders who targeted the Paparoa GAS station...
Hamilton business honouring war veterans
Local Hamilton company Wash Rite have decided to clean war veterans' houses for free, as a way of honouring their service to our country.Both Wash Rite owners Troy Hillard and Matt Faber are ex-servicemen themselves and feel there...
Independent Kiwi cider company takes out top international award
An independent Kiwi cider maker has won an international trophy naming their cider the best in the world.Zeffer Cider Co's "Cidre Demi-Sec" was the only cider to take out one of ten trophy titles at the 2017 International Brewing...
Two taken to hospital, one in serious condition, after being trapped in Napier crash
Two people were reportedly trapped after a truck and car crashed in Napier this afternoon.A Fire Service spokesman said emergency services were called to the incident about 12.59pm on Wakefield St in Onekawa.He said two people...
Australia's citizenship changes won't affect New Zealanders
A special pathway to citizenship for expat New Zealanders living in Australia remains intact, Prime Minister Bill English has confirmed.A spokeswoman for English said he had spoken to Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull today,...
Sale of Wellington City Council-owned land in Shelly Bay would bring 350 new homes
A proposal to sell a hectare of council-owned land in Wellington's Shelly Bay would bring 350 new homes to an area that has sat "dormant and under-utilised" for more than a decade.The community will be consulted on the proposed...
Police searching for missing Whitford man
Police are appealing for information after 55-year-old John Prangley went missing two weeks ago.Police say they have concerns for the safety and well-being of the man who left his Whitford home in East Auckland on April 13.Prangley...
Big rise in Auckland animal welfare complaints, SPCA says
Animal welfare complaints to the Auckland SPCA in Mangere rose by 9 per cent last year.This meant another 600 pets were allegedly subject to abuse, neglect or abandonment than the year before.The SPCA has seen 10,000 pets a year...