New ZealandSolo mum who lived on $40 a week seeks Waiariki seatToni Boyton is Labour’s Waiariki candidate for a second time.29 Oct 04:50 PM
PremiumOpinionClosing voter enrolment early a step backwards for democracyOPINION: Voters should be able to enrol right up to and including election day.29 Oct 03:55 PM
New ZealandTeen admits hammer attack after car-spiking arrestThe victim of the attack suffered a fractured skull and eye socket and needed surgery.29 Oct 02:50 AM
New Zealand'Take your jacket off': Man's skull and eye socket fractured in pub hammer attack28 Oct 04:08 AM
PremiumOpinionKiri AllanAndrew Campbell's recollections of Ardern as PM amplify what the Chrises lack 24 Oct 07:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Parents who kept their children out of school deserved prosecutionOPINION: They have failed to meet their legal and moral obligations. 09 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionThe polytech revival is here – and it needs its communityOPINION: Toi Ohomai's chief executive calls for communities to invest in local institute.06 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandWoman’s body found at sea after alleged flight from police into riverA 33-year-old man faces driving charges and has been remanded in custody.06 Oct 05:49 AM
New Zealand'A vulnerable age': Parents refuse to say why kids didn't go to school for several yearsThe teenagers were absent from any school roll from 2021 until April 2024.06 Oct 12:00 AM
New ZealandCalls answered: Health NZ approves more nursing roles for Bay, Lakes hospitalsIt comes after Tauranga Hospital nurses declared a state of emergency.02 Oct 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandDishwasher at 12, NZ's youngest Domino's owner at 18 – now he oversees 149 stores Napier's Liam Stops went $450,000 into debt at age 18 - all to buy a Domino's store.26 Sep 04:00 PM
New Zealand'I blasted them up': Guilty verdict after shooter's Facebook admissionTaane Natana told a live online audience what he had done that same night.25 Sep 03:36 AM
New Zealand'Elephant in the room': Jury weighs live Facebook videoTaane Natana has been on trial, accused of murdering Tuterangi Moeke.24 Sep 06:00 AM
New ZealandYouths allegedly kidnapped by fake policePolice want information about a black Holden Commodore used in the incident.22 Sep 10:07 PM
New ZealandMaggots found in resident’s wounds five times at care home, HDC findsThe report found failures in wound, pain, nutrition and end-of-life care.20 Sep 10:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandTargeted and locked up: Inside the eight-year police blitz on the ComancherosHow the gang was relentlessly targeted by the police National Organised Crime Group17 Sep 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumCrimeTwo men allegedly took guns to a fist-fight. One was shot dead. The other's on trial.'I blasted them up,' accused said on Facebook Live. His lawyer says he was performing.14 Sep 07:00 PM
New Zealand'I told my mate: bro, hold on’: Man recalls moments before wave hit fishing charterSeveral people were thrown overboard, including a 79-year-old man who 'disappeared'.11 Sep 11:00 PM
Lifestyle'I'm not a criminal' – Whakaari hero Mark Law on being honoured, then prosecutedThe helicopter pilot has spent years working hard to rebuild his business.05 Sep 11:29 PM
New ZealandHonda race team motorbike stolen from Rotorua workshopThe theft has left a team rider without a bike to race on at Hampton Downs this weekend.03 Sep 11:10 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionFour Māori candidates offer different paths to political powerTāmati Coffey says Waiariki’s candidates must work together after voting.31 Aug 04:00 PM
New ZealandMongrel Mob members arrested, drugs and ammunition seizedSix men face court charges over alleged public gang patch displays.27 Aug 05:14 AM
New Zealand'Disappointing': No plans to add PCP-related illnesses to ACC legislationAdvocates say former sawmill workers face challenges getting ACC cover for the illnesses.26 Aug 07:05 PM
PremiumPremiumAirlinesAir New Zealand result: How bad will it be?The loss that sparked a coalition flare-up will likely be minor compared to what's coming.24 Aug 09:00 PM
New Zealand'We were injured at work': Calls for redress for ex-sawmill workersAotearoa must 'confront its toxic legacy with urgency and care', commission says.18 Aug 12:00 AM
New ZealandPolice name victim of fatal crash near RotoruaThe fatal crash was the third serious crash near the intersection in five days.17 Aug 02:12 AM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Abandoned to their fate': Pilot slams emergency services' inaction in new bookMark Law has since won an award for bravery the day Whakaari/White Island erupted.16 Aug 05:00 PM
New Zealand‘Loud and rumbly’: Sharp quake rattles Bay of PlentyGeoNet recorded light shaking from the quake, centred 15km west of Whakatāne.11 Aug 06:44 AM
