Grant Robertson fires back at Nicola Willis over Cook Strait ferry budget blowout
Finance Minister Nicola Willis has revealed the potential cost to the taxpayer is now many times what the Government initially signed up to and said the situation was “deeply troubling”. “I am ...
Bangladesh v New Zealand second test: Glenn Phillips lead Black Caps recovery mission
Glenn Phillips cracked a new high score on the third day of the second test against Bangladesh, lifting the Black Caps to an unlikely first-innings lead and improving their prospects of saving the ...
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Lou Vincent’s life ban from cricket reversed as former Black Caps batter gets second chance
Lou Vincent hoped in 2020 to be let back into the sport he loved. Photo / Geb Burns Lou Vincent said he was grateful to be given a second chance as his life ban from cricket was lifted on Friday night ...
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The mission to retrieve 900,000 banknotes from north Gaza
Palestinians search for survivors of the Israeli bombing in Rafah, Gaza Strip. Photo / AP Through the rubble of north Gaza, under cover of a brief Israel-Hamas truce, a convoy of vehicles last Tuesday ...
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New Zealand Youth Film Festival winners announced at Wellington ceremony
The winner of the New Zealand Youth Film Festival's Best Overall Film award for 2023 is Flynn Biara Allan for his film Tuned Out. Photo / YouTube December 8 will go down as a very memorable day for ...
Harvey Bowler Avenue of Trees
Image 1 of 10: Harvey Bowler Avenue of Trees in Levin's Memorial Hall. Bruce Falloon attended the annual Spring Fling in Foxton on Labour Day. The Annual opportunity for businesses and groups to ...
Māori names: First Waka Kotahi, now Kāinga Ora, Te Whatu Ora among government departments likely to revert to English name first
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency appears to be the first government department to fall in line with the new Government policy of dumping Māori names first in favour of English nam ...
Harvey Bowler’s Avenue of Trees in Levin attracts 70 entrants
Santa now has his own spot at Levin’s annual Avenue of Trees. “We had so many trees this year that we ran out of room, ...
Meth addict Al-Mobarak Al-Enezi thanks judge for jailing after terrifying Auckland home invasion
A violent home invasion in New Lynn on Halloween night two years ago “terrified” the lone occupant as six armed strangers forced their way inside and helped themselves to her valuables. A desperate ...
Serial Auckland sex offender uses fake urine for drug test, breaching sentence conditions, as Supreme Court mulls permanent name suppression
A man convicted of sexual offending against six teenage girls in Auckland has admitted breaching his release conditions. The breach of his post-detention condition arose from a failed drug test and ...
Portrait of a killer as a young man: How David Hawken nearly got away with 1995 murder
David Hawken tried to put his dark past behind him. Once a feared hoodlum in Christchurch’s rampant gang underbelly, he had moved to the wilds of Central Otago to live a quiet life. But his new world ...
Christopher Luxon visits Cyclone Gabrielle-hit Wairoa
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says he’s going to make sure he’s working with the Hawke’ Luxon is out of the ca ...