07:00am Sun 13 Jul, 2025
Life's full of surprises - but none quite as sweet as the giant kūmara unearthed at Carmel Retirement Village in Ohauiti by Ted Schischka. 'I put the spade... Read More
04:00pm Sat 12 Jul, 2025
Mark Kelvin Jefferson said the word 'guilty” through tears as he admitted causing the death of a friend in a hunting incident. Stuart Stobie, 72, from... Read More
02:00pm Sat 12 Jul, 2025
The SPCA has raised concerns about people it says are abusing and emotionally blackmailing staff for not being able to rehome pets. According to the society,... Read More
10:00am Sat 12 Jul, 2025
Holidaymakers at a Coromandel hot spot have been urged to stay away from the beach after a deadly yellow-bellied sea snake washed up alive on the sand. The... Read More
07:00am Sat 12 Jul, 2025
A coffee roastery in Tauriko is helping brew a better future for Fijian villages, one bean at a time, thanks to the passion of a Tauranga family. What began... Read More
12:00pm Fri 11 Jul, 2025
NZers are being told they are "on their own" after recommendations to withdraw financial assistance for property buy-outs and climate adaptation measures, says... Read More
07:00am Fri 11 Jul, 2025
Envirohub's upcycled clothing challenge is back to divert clothing from the landfill and turn it into something fit for a runway. The designs of 63 Bay of... Read More
06:45am Fri 11 Jul, 2025
'I think it was probably 11-12 o'clock the night before,” said Lesley Rutherford. 'The skies just opened up and so much water came down it had nowhere... Read More
08:01pm Thu 10 Jul, 2025
A huge spike in meth use last year shows little sign of shrinking, but police data suggests it has not meant a big increase in crime. Wastewater data shows... Read More
06:00pm Thu 10 Jul, 2025
Teams working to prevent the spread of myrtle rust detected on Mauao in Mount Maunganui are warning people to stay away from pōhutukawa trees on the mountain. This... Read More
11:48am Wed 09 Jul, 2025
A swarm of earthquakes has been detected under Mt Ruapehu. GNS Science duty volcanologist Yannik Behr said an earthquake swarm was detected beneath Mt Ruapehu's... Read More
07:30am Wed 09 Jul, 2025
A freshwater fish species found only in New Zealand is having the spotlight shone on it through new University of Canterbury research. Ancient and endemic... Read More