Navigation for News Categories
New Zealand
New Zealand headlines with summaries.
-
Fortnightly rubbish collection will increase illegal dumping, councillor believes
10 May 2024Auckland Council is proposing to cut household waste collection from weekly to fortnightly. Audio
-
Teen who died in Burnham Military Camp fire named
10 May 2024The fire is not suspicious, police say.
-
New Lord of the Rings movies production hub revealed
10 May 2024News of two new Lord of the Rings movies has sent a ripple of excitement through the home of Middle Earth in Wellington.
-
Gulf Harbour body in bag: Police give details of woman found dead
10 May 2024The woman is highly likely of Chinese decent, experts say, and likely aged between her early 30s to early 50s.
-
Liz Gunn defends calling worker a Nazi amid warning from judge
10 May 2024The trial of the former TVNZ host and her cameraman has resumed with more tense exchanges.
-
Planned school fight ups police presence at transport hub
10 May 2024Extra police and security guards are at the New Lynn bus and train station in Auckland after reports of students planning a fight.
-
Lynskey, Malcolm among cast for Pike River Mine movie
10 May 2024Melanie Lynskey and Robyn Malcolm play Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse, who have been prominent in seeking justice for bereaved families.
-
Driver who killed ministry worker in hit-and-run near Te Papa jailed
10 May 2024Jason Tuitama, 24, was sentenced to to four years and four months in prison.
-
Community approach needed to end public disturbances in Auckland suburb - security
10 May 2024"We're all pushing the vision of safe community," head of security for the town centre says.
-
Pupils warned to avoid train station over fears of planned after-school brawl
10 May 2024Police say they are watching the New Lynn station ahead of a possible mass fight.
-
Gang member behind Ponsonby shooting was deemed 'low-risk' by Corrections
10 May 2024Hone Kay-Selwyn shot a man, but had been deemed as a low risk of reoffending by the Corrections Department in 2020.
-
Teens, gang member arrested in Auckland
10 May 2024Within six hours, 10 people, including teenagers and a Killer Beez gang member, were arrested for fleeing police.
-
'A pretty dire state': Collins announces $571 million Defence spend-up
10 May 2024An extra half a billion dollars is going to Defence in this year's Budget for pay and equipment upgrades, the Defence Minister has announced.
-
What's being done to prevent more power shortages?
Officials are looking at better ways of choosing who gets the power during shortages amid relentlessly growing demands.
-
Meet the Papakura tattoo artist who inks celebrities
7 May 2024Leroy Roberts is on a mission to put Māori art on the map, one tattoo at a time. Jogai Bhatt meets the artist who counts big names among his clients.
-
15-year-olds arrested for burglary, fleeing police
10 May 2024Two teens have been arrested for breaking into vape stores around south Auckland, and then fleeing police in a stolen car.
-
ERO set to cut 13 jobs, union says
The Education Review Office is set to cut 13 jobs, the Public Service Association says.
-
Six arrested for serious assault that left victim's jaw broken
10 May 2024The assault took place in Pukekohe in 2023.
-
Cold snap power cuts narrowly avoided with 'significant' cutbacks
10 May 2024The country has avoided power cuts as households and big industrial users rallied to cut back on an unseasonably cold day. Audio
-
Decision on new name for National Park sent to minister
10 May 2024National Park is the current name for the village on the western edge of Tongariro National Park but iwi researchers claim Waimarino as the original name.
-
Auckland's Onehunga train line running on reduced frequency
10 May 2024A network control system failure had earlier suspended all services.
-
Enchanter trial: Courtroom in tears hearing emotional interview of skipper
Skipper Lance Goodhew has broken his silence on the tragedy, telling a court about his dramatic escape from his submerged vessel, and how he survived on one last air pocket.
-
Police investigating fuel syphoning at DOC carparks
10 May 2024There have been seven reports of petrol being drained from tanks in vehicles parked overnight at DOC carparks in the past month.
-
'Everything about it is just joy' - The Secret of the Wiggles' success
After about 30 years teaching and entertaining children, The Wiggles are still going strong, and they are back in New Zealand for another tour.
Top News stories
- Harlem Globetrotters 'shoot their shot' at Auckland's Eden Park
- Short staffing in Gisborne Hospital when elderly patient died - report
- Te Pāti Māori slams tabling of controversial Oranga Tamariki Bill during Parliament recess
- Nelson residents support council buying out flood-affected properties
- Auckland deputy mayor Desley Simpson urges AT to consult over parking charges