Coastguard’s Old4New programme is heading to Whanganui to promote safety on the water this summer. Old4New offers the opportunity to trade in old lifejackets for a discount on a new Hutchwilco ...

A 50-house state housing project in Northland, described by one neighbour as a “battery hen development”, has been shelved with existing units being upgraded for letting. But Kāinga Ora is reluctant ...

When a waitress cleared away cups and cutlery at Kinney’s table, he made a comment to her before grabbing her around the hips ...

Five people have been arrested in the Bay of Plenty following two alleged burglaries involving fleeing drivers, police say. At about 3.45am today police went to Tamamutu St in Taupō after a ram raid.

He was 69-year-old John Michael Hickey, from New Plymouth. Police released Hickey’s name in a statement today. “Our thoughts are with his family and loved ones at this time,” the statement said.

The number of homes consented in November was 3100, up 4.8% up on the same month in 2023, but annually numbers are continuing to fall and costs are rising at a fraction of what they were previously.

Far North world boxing champ Mea Motu is leaving this week for her date with destiny and her quest to be the first Kiwi fighter to be a unified boxing world champion. Motu, the reigning IBO super ...

The country added almost 6000 jobs in November with service industries fuelling the increase. Stats NZ today said filled job numbers rose 0.3% compared to October. Primary industries provided 436 ...

Meghan Markle has announced that the release of her new Netflix show has been delayed amid the devastation wreaked by wildfires in Los Angeles. The Duchess of Sussex was set to release her cooking and ...

John Fraser-Mackenzie was appointed as chief executive of the Employers and Manufacturers Association (EMA) in 2024. How would you describe 2024 for your business? Our purpose at the EMA is to ...

More dashcam footage has emerged capturing a “crazy” near-miss where an overtaking car forces oncoming traffic to swerve on to the gravel. The video, shared with the Herald, shows the moment the car ...

Hamilton’s Mayor Paula Southgate, first elected in 2019, will not be running for re-election this year. In a Facebook post, Southgate announced that it was time for a change. “It is now time to make ...