Disability advocate’s Facebook page shut down
A disability advocate who relies on social media for work has had his long-standing Facebook account shut down for unspecified reasons.
Dunedin primary school closed for asbestos testing
Dunedin primary school closed for asbestos testing
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A Dunedin school has closed for testing as a brand of play sand it had been using is being tested for asbestos.
Scammers target Kiwis with 'extremely sophisticated methods'
Scammers target Kiwis with 'extremely sophisticated methods'
New Zealanders are losing six-figure sums to scammers pretending to offer anything from jobs to cryptocurrency investments and technology support.
Search for third child's body to resume after deadly fire
Search for third child's body to resume after deadly fire
The search for the body of a third child caught in a deadly house fire in Sanson is to resume Monday morning.
Pilot found trapped in wreckage after chopper crash
Pilot found trapped in wreckage after chopper crash
A pilot was found trapped in the wreckage after their helicopter crashed on Wellington's remote west coast this morning.
Search resumes for missing fisherman off Whangārei coast
Search resumes for missing fisherman off Whangārei coast
Search crews are resuming the search for a man believed to be missing in the sea in Northland.
One dead after Auckland hit-and-run
One dead after Auckland hit-and-run
One person has died following a hit-and-run in West Auckland's Henderson overnight.
Asbestos found in Kmart Magic Sand as recall expands
Asbestos found in Kmart Magic Sand as recall expands
Testing has found asbestos in multiple Kmart Magic Sand products, prompting warnings that people should "stop using them immediately".
Multimillion-winning ticket sold at South Island supermarket
Multimillion-winning ticket sold at South Island supermarket
Lotto has revealed where the three winning tickets from last night’s record-breaking “must-win” Powerball draw were sold, and one was a South Island supermarket
Community reeling after four die in house fire
'Devastating': Community reeling after four die in house fire
Four people, including three children, have died in a house fire in the town of Sanson, Manawatū's mayor has confirmed.
New measles case brings national total to 19
New measles case brings national total to 19
Health authorities have confirmed one new measles case, linked to Wellington College, bringing the national total in the current outbreak to 19.
Body found during search for missing overdue boat
Body found during search for missing overdue boat
Police have confirmed a body was found during the search for an overdue boat in Northland, which went missing on Friday night with two people onboard.
Police confirm fatalities after Sanson house fire
Police confirm fatalities after Sanson house fire
Police have confirmed several fatalities at the scene of a house fire in Sanson on Saturday afternoon.
Woman not guilty by reason of insanity in body-tampering case
Woman not guilty by reason of insanity in body-tampering case
A man lay dead on the deck of his home for up to 14 days before he was discovered by the police, who arrived at the address on an unrelated matter.
Three players share record $55 million Powerball prize
Three players share record $55 million Powerball prize
Three lucky Lotto players will be over the moon after each winning $18.3 million with Powerball First Division in tonight’s record $55 million draw.
One dead, two injured after 4WD rolls in Far North
One dead, two injured after 4WD rolls in Far North
One person is dead and two people are injured after a four-wheel-drive rolled on Tokerau Beach in the Far North last night.
Whakaari/White Island sends up big gas plume
Whakaari/White Island sends up big gas plume
Residents on the Bay of Plenty coast may smell sulphur due to activity on the Whakaari/White Island volcano, GeoNet says.
Family violence unit 'unaware' of fatal relationship
Family violence unit 'unaware' of fatal relationship
A specialist multi-agency family violence unit was unaware a man had been in a relationship with a woman he harassed and stalked before fatally stabbing her 55 times.
Greens accuse govt of 'throwing young people' to food banks
Greens accuse govt of 'throwing young people' to food banks
The Green Party is accusing the government of knowingly driving more people to foodbanks by tightening access to the Jobseeker benefit.
Police officer leaps into ocean to rescue woman
Police officer leaps into ocean to rescue woman
A police officer has jumped into the sea to help save a woman stranded on rocks near Auckland's Castor Bay.