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Controls placed on produce after fruit fly found

A biosecurity operation is under way after a single male Oriental fruit fly was found in a...

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.

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.

Two critical after Auckland crash

Two critical after Auckland crash

Two people have been taken to hospital with critical injuries after a car crashed into a power pole in Auckland this morning.

Holiday road toll lowest since 2020

Holiday road toll lowest since 2020

The road toll for the Christmas holiday period just ended is on track to be the lowest in several years.

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.

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Footage shows ‘true nature’ of industry: Peta

A screen shot of the Peta video showing a shearer trying to turn over a sheep. IMAGE: PETA

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Footage shows ‘true nature’ of industry: Peta

An animal rights group that produced undercover footage of alleged abuse of sheep in New Zealand during shearing says the operation was not about finding a few alarming incidents.

'She believed in people': Tributes for Dame Tariana

Then-Maori Party co-leader Tariana Turia at Parliament in 2014. Photo: Getty Images

'She believed in people': Tributes for Dame Tariana

A stern but loving auntie, a woman of unshakeable principle, the very definition of a wāhine toa - just a few of the tributes for Dame Tariana Turia, who has died aged 80.

$10m worth of meth seized at Auckland Airport

Customs seized 20kg of methamphetamine from a flight at Auckland Airport. Photo: Supplied / NZ...

$10m worth of meth seized at Auckland Airport

Customs have arrested three drug couriers at Auckland Airport, seizing methamphetamine with a combined street value of more than NZ$10 million.

Stalwart advocate for Māori remembered

Former minister and Te Pati Māori co-founder Dame Tariana Turia died yesterday, aged 80.

Interim suppression for man accused of killing officer

Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming. Photo: NZ Police

Interim suppression for man accused of killing officer

The man accused of killing a police officer has been remanded in custody after appearing in the Nelson District Court.

Wet weekend, but summer set to return

The cool and wet start to the year persists into the weekend for much of the country. But summer is set to return - just as many are going back to work.

OT not involved with family at time of alleged murder

Police in a Hamilton street after a baby was killed and another child and a woman seriously...

OT not involved with family at time of alleged murder

Oranga Tamariki says it was not involved with the whānau of a baby who died this week at the time of the violent killing.

Three believed hurt in Canterbury crash

Three people have reportedly been injured in a crash on SH1 in Canterbury.

Banned bathroom heaters cause Chch house fires

The charred remains of a Serene bathroom heater after a house fire in Christchurch. Photo: Fenz

Banned bathroom heaters cause Chch house fires

A warning has been issued after two separate house fires in Christchurch over the past 24 hours were caused by "prohibited" Serene bathroom heaters.

Victim of Canterbury workplace accident named

The man who died after an incident at a Canterbury workplace just before Christmas has been named.

Nelson out in force for slain officer

The vigil was held in Trafalgar Square. Photo: RNZ

Nelson out in force for slain officer

More than 1000 people have attended a vigil in Nelson for Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming, killed after being hit by a vehicle while on patrol early on New Year's Day.