Cold snap brings summer snow to north
A cold snap is being felt across the country, with high winds forcing the cancelling of ferry crossings and some North Island locals reporting snow.
Bodies of pair killed in NSW plane crash recovered
Bodies of pair killed in NSW plane crash recovered
The bodies of a pilot and passenger killed after their light plane crashed into the ocean have been recovered after an extensive retrieval operation by NSW Police.
Dozens of traps set after fruit fly found
Dozens of traps set after fruit fly found
Biosecurity NZ says more than 100 extra fruit fly traps have been set up since a fly was found in South Auckland.
Massive winter storm to clobber parts of US
Massive winter storm to clobber parts of US
Millions of Americans from the Plains to the East Coast face the threat of blizzards, heavy snow, treacherous ice and freezing rain through to Monday.
Four injured after vehicle hits police car
Four injured after vehicle hits police car
Four people have been left injured, including two police officers, after a vehicle crashed into a stationary police car last night near Whangārei.
Briton killed in New Orleans was stepson of former royal nanny
Briton killed in New Orleans was stepson of former royal nanny
One of the victims of the New Year's Day attack in New Orleans was Edward Pettifer, a 31-year-old from London whose stepmother was a nanny to Prince William and Prince Harry.
LGBTIQ+ renters putting up with 'uninhabitable' housing: Otago researcher
LGBTIQ+ renters putting up with 'uninhabitable' housing: Otago researcher
Renters who are takatāpui/LGBTIQ+ are putting up with uninhabitable housing conditions because they are too scared to speak out, a University of Otago researcher says.
US plans $8 billion arms sale to Israel
US plans $8 billion arms sale to Israel
The administration of President Joe Biden has notified Congress of a proposed $US8 billion arms sale to Israel, a US official says.
Lack of Covid leave a problem: nurse
Lack of Covid leave a problem: nurse
Nurses have been reluctant to test for Covid-19 and take time off work due to fears of running out of sick leave, an Auckland nurse says.
One dead in crash near Auckland
One dead in crash near Auckland
One person is dead and another seriously injured following a crash in Karaka, south of Auckland yesterday.
'Horrendous' day for some but better weather on the way
'Horrendous' day for some but better weather on the way
It is by no means a "bummer summer" despite the cool temperatures and wet weather seen by much of the country since Christmas, a forecaster says.
Calls for warning labels on alcohol may grow after US announcement
Calls for warning labels on alcohol may grow after US announcement
Warning labels on alcoholic drinks would help limit the number of cancers caused by alcohol, but other policies are also needed, says a public health researcher.
NZ saw lowest drowning death toll in six years in 2024
NZ saw lowest drowning death toll in six years in 2024
Provisional figures show a significant reduction in the number of drownings last year.
Man charged with sexual assault of crew member in Fiji
Man charged with sexual assault of crew member in Fiji
A man has been charged with the rape and sexual assault of a female airline crew member in Fiji on New Year's Eve.
Controls placed on produce after fruit fly found
Controls placed on produce after fruit fly found
Legal controls have now been imposed on the movement of fruit and vegetables in Papatoetoe, Auckland, where an Oriental fruit fly was found yesterday.
Fire risk escalates in Australia as heatwave sets in
Fire risk escalates in Australia as heatwave sets in
Firefighters are bracing for bushfire flare-ups and increasing fire danger as southern Australia swelters through a three-day heatwave.
Weather hits Cook Strait ferry crossings
Weather hits Cook Strait ferry crossings
Holidaymakers have been left adrift after several passenger ferry crossings were cancelled today due to strong winds and large swells in Cook Strait.
An interesting connection
An interesting connection
I have recently stumbled across the Otago Daily Times' account of the 1923 wedding of Norman and Dorothy Haggitt.
First marathon of the new year?
First marathon of the new year?
At 12:01am on January 1, two local Queenstown runners, Michael Heyes and Hayley Holmes, set off into the dark, racing against the rising sun to be the first in the world to complete a marathon in...
Auckland Council confiscating recycling bins
Auckland Council confiscating recycling bins
Auckland Council has been confiscating recycling bins in an effort to stop people throwing rubbish in the wrong bin.