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Watch: Dramatic moment four plucked from water after boat sank

Thu, 11/02/2021 - 08:10
Police have released dramatic footage of a Waitangi weekend rescue operation of four people left clinging to a pillow when their boat sunk. The gripping video posted on the police Facebook page begins ...

Mongrel Mob Kawerau president, his son and another man jailed

Thu, 11/02/2021 - 08:05
The president of the Mongrel Mob Kawerau chapter and his son have received jail time totalling more than three decades for drug-dealing involving tens of thousands of dollars. Frank Amadeus Milosevic ...

Sean Plunket moving to the 'next thing' after leaving MediaWorks

Thu, 11/02/2021 - 07:29
Controversial talkback host Sean Plunket is moving on to the "next thing" after leaving his Magic Talk radio show and MediaWorks. In his first interview since leaving a two-year stint on radio station ...

Bruce Springsteen arrested for drink-driving

Thu, 11/02/2021 - 07:27
Bruce Springsteen is facing a drink-driving charge in New Jersey. Springsteen was arrested November 14 in a part of the Gateway National Recreation Area on the New Jersey coast, a spokesperson for the ...

Fran O'Sullivan: Air NZ lawyers up for deep dig into Saudi fiasco

Thu, 11/02/2021 - 07:15
OPINION: Air New Zealand has lawyered up with a Queens Counsel now on board at CEO Greg Foran's direction to deal with the potentially serious legal ramifications of the "Saudi affair". Foran wants ...

Samoan church taken off Charities Register after employees stole millions

Thu, 11/02/2021 - 07:07
A Samoan church in Auckland has been struck off the Charities Register after its employees stole millions of dollars in church funds, and poured millions more into dubious investments. It follows a two-year ...

Years after massacre, Isis victims are finally buried by loved ones

Thu, 11/02/2021 - 07:00
They had waited years to bury the remains of their husbands, sons and brothers. Cradling fresh earth draped in Iraqi flags, the Yazidi women called out as if their loved ones could still hear them. On ...

Elite Auckland golf club seeking to rezone land to avoid redevelopment

Thu, 11/02/2021 - 06:52
A prominent Auckland golf club is looking to rezone its 80ha course in Papatoetoe in a bid to stave off future development. But not everyone is pleased with the Royal Auckland and Grange Golf Club's ...

Lost trust: Teen's cancer journey leaves emotional and physical scars

Thu, 11/02/2021 - 06:49
Ainsley Tonks lost her childhood, her health and three years of her schooling to cancer. And perhaps most sadly of all, the Taupō 14-year-old, who is now in remission from B-cell acute lymphoblastic ...

MBIE paying for Air NZ crew to isolate at hotel but arrangement 'under review'

Thu, 11/02/2021 - 06:47
Some Air New Zealand crew members arriving back in New Zealand are isolating at Auckland's Hotel Grand Windsor, with taxpayers footing the bill. But the arrangement is "currently under review", according ...

Debbie Ngarewa-Packer: As a wāhine, I will wear what I want

Thu, 11/02/2021 - 06:44
COMMENT One of the things I enjoy most about walking to Parliament is looking at the various forms of fashion that are used to represent activism. One regular (protester) wears a full suit with shoes ...

How right-wing radio stoked anger before the Capitol siege

Thu, 11/02/2021 - 06:43
Shows hosted by Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and other talk radio stars promoted debunked claims of a stolen election and urged listeners to "fight back". Two days before a mob of Trump supporters invaded ...

New Auckland house finished, sold - without water

Thu, 11/02/2021 - 06:10
A new Auckland house has been built and sold but its owner can't move in because it doesn't have water. Jing Zhang complained she had bought lot 46, 35 Hayfield Way, Karaka, last year and although the ...

Mistaken identity murder: Police identify suspects in 'brutal' execution

Thu, 11/02/2021 - 06:09
Police investigating the murder of David Kuka - an innocent man who was the victim of mistaken identity - are circling a specific pool of suspects believed to have committed the "execution style" slaying. Today ...

Frances Cook: Emotional buying in the housing market a red flag

Thu, 11/02/2021 - 06:06
OPINION: There are many reasons to be cautious about our housing market these days. But the biggest red flag to me has to be the high emotions, stoking FOMO and panic buying. Emotions and money just ...

Government scrapping RMA to tackle the housing crisis

Thu, 11/02/2021 - 06:03
New Zealand's tired and failing master act for the environment will be scrapped and replaced with new laws, helping tackle a spiralling housing crisis and climate-change threats. In one of the largest ...

Trump loyalist lashes out at Aussie TV host

Thu, 11/02/2021 - 06:02
A former Trump White House figure has launched an angry tirade on Australian TV while being grilled over the deadly Capitol Hill riot. The historic second impeachment trial of Donald Trump is under way ...

Myanmar protests spread as security forces brace

Thu, 11/02/2021 - 06:02
Large crowds demonstrating against the military takeover in Myanmar again defied a ban on protests Wednesday, even after security forces ratcheted up the use of force against them and raided the headquarters ...

Mike Hosking: Australia has a Covid plan and a vision - NZ has neither

Thu, 11/02/2021 - 06:00
OPINION: Is the line of people criticising our MIQ effort now longer than the queue waiting to get into MIQ? This newspaper alone these past couple of weeks has featured many a column inch looking ...

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