Christchurch-based money lender fined $200k
Christchurch-based money lender fined $200k
A Christchurch-based money lender has been fined $200,000 for charging customers as much as 182.5 percent interest on short and medium-term loans.
Swimmer pulled from rip at Auckland beach dies
Swimmer pulled from rip at Auckland beach dies
A swimmer has died after being pulled from a rip at West Auckland's Piha Beach this afternoon.
Apology 'will never erase what happened'
Apology 'helps with closure, will never erase what happened'
An apology without action is just empty words, survivors say, after hours of speeches from heads of government agencies and politicians were broadcast around the country.
Man declared a squatter, evicted from dead parents' home
Man declared a squatter, evicted from dead parents' home
A man who lived in his parents' home after their deaths - on the understanding he paid the bills and maintained it - has been evicted for failing to keep his side of the bargain.
Family mourn woman killed in crash tragedy
'Hole in our hearts': Family mourn woman killed in pre-school crash tragedy
The family of a kindergarten worker killed when a truck smashed into a Victoria pre-school says she was the light of their lives and they will "miss her like crazy".
Octagon packed for hīkoi
Octagon packed for hīkoi
More than 1000 people packed the Octagon today in support of a hīkoi bound for Wellington.
Seagulls causing chaos at Christchurch cafés
Seagulls causing chaos at Christchurch cafés
Businesses on Christchurch's New Regent St are being overrun by red and black-billed gulls nesting on roofs, swooping and pooping all over the place.
Pharmac to disestablish Māori advisory group
Pharmac to disestablish Māori advisory group
The government's drug-buying agency, Pharmac, has decided to disestablish its Māori advisory group.
Abuse in care: PM's speech in full
Abuse in care: PM's speech in full
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon today made a formal apology in the House to people abused while in care.
Motorcyclists join national rego protest
Motorcyclists join national rego protest
Motorcyclists from across Otago revved their engines and squealed their tyres in Dunedin yesterday to protest a proposed hike in motorcycle registration fees and ACC levies. Read subscriber story...
Video of cop tasering 95yo shown in court
Video of cop tasering 95yo shown in court
A police officer told an elderly woman with dementia symptoms they were "not playing this game" before he tasered her in dramatic footage played to his criminal trial.
PM speaks with Trump
PM speaks with Trump
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has spoken with the US President elect Donald Trump.
Climate envoy says work will continue despite Trump's return
Climate envoy says work will continue despite Trump's return
US climate envoy John Podesta has urged governments to keep faith in the country's promise to combat global warming, saying Donald Trump can slow, not stop, the transition from fossil fuels when he returns as President in January.
Abuse in care: PM delivers public apology
Abuse in care: PM delivers public apology
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has made a public apology in Parliament to the thousands of people abused while in care. “The State you trusted let you down, and for that I am sorry.”
Top minister calls for Israeli sovereignty in West Bank in 2025
Top minister calls for Israeli sovereignty in West Bank in 2025
Israel's finance minister says he hopes Israel will extend sovereignty into the occupied West Bank in 2025 and that he will push the government to engage the incoming Trump administration to gain Washington's support.
Thousands farewell Sir Robert Gillies
Thousands farewell Sir Robert Gillies
Thousands of people are at Te Papiouru Marae in Rotorua to farewell Sir Robert Gillies (Bom) for the final time.
Immigration adviser on tape offering job for $70k
Immigration adviser on tape offering job for $70k
By Gill Bonnett of RNZAn immigration adviser has been recorded telling an overseas worker she can help get him residency with a fake job in return for $70,000.
Apologise then act: What Māori abuse survivors want
Apologise then act: What Māori abuse survivors want
For Māori survivors, who make up the majority of an estimated 200,000 people abused, what was inflicted on them has created long-lasting impacts on their sense of identity and belonging.
Hundreds of survivors to miss abuse apology
Hundreds of survivors to miss abuse apology
Survivors and advocates have criticised the decision to hold the government's abuse in care apology in Parliament today, as it's meant hundreds have missed out on seeing it in person.
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Rising seas will affect city schools
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Rising seas will affect city schools
Three Dunedin schools have been red flagged as being in danger of flooding as sea levels rise due to climate change.