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Auckland schoolgirl hit by falling signpost after bus collides with pole

An Auckland schoolgirl is injured after being hit by a falling signpost following a bus collision with a pole.

Police uncover 'large-scale' cannabis op at home in upmarket Auckland suburb

Police have found a “large-scale” cannabis operation in an upmarket Auckland suburb after a burglary was reported.

Kerre Woodham: If Oranga Tamariki is the children's last resort, God help them

Kerre Woodham comments on a case, currently at the Coroners Court, of a child who took her own life after Oranga Tamariki failed to help her wit…

Star Labour candidate pulls out of election race

Labour's Vietnam-based candidate Warrick Cleine has withdrawn his candidacy for the election, saying circumstances have changed.

Trauma of baby's stillbirth 'changed our lives forever'

A family says they had to “watch in horror and guess what was going on” after one of their loved ones delivered a stillborn baby.

Secret Moa Point report released, finds ignored risks in lead-up to disaster

A third report into what went wrong at Moa Point has detailed design flaws and risks that were ignored in the lead-up to the February disaster.

Where last night's two $5m winning Lotto tickets were sold

Lotto has revealed where New Zealand’s two latest Powerball multimillionaires purchased their winning tickets.

Person dies in Matakana Island house fire

One person has died in a house fire on Matakana Island on Saturday.

Labour unveils KiwiSaver policy – what's different to National's proposal

The Labour Party would make employer KiwiSaver contributions compulsory, even when employees reduce or pause their own contributions, and lift t…

One dead and 30 missing after ferry sinks in rough conditions off Vanuatu

One person died and 30 are missing after a ferry sank off the coast of Vanuatu, the South Pacific nation’s Government said today.

Senior Labour MP appears unaware of own party's tax policy details

Senior Labour MP Willie Jackson appears unaware of the details of his own party’s tax policy, evading questions over whether the proposed capita…

John MacDonald: I like the cut of NZ First's 501s

Despite concerns about Australia’s 501 deportation scheme and the relatively low number of non-citizen offenders in New Zealand, John MacDonald…

Kerre Woodham: What are you looking for from this Election?

Kerre Woodham wonders what Kiwis are considering and thinking about in the lead up to the 2026 Election.

Pair at centre of triple homicide investigation wed as teens

The pair at the centre of a triple homicide investigation in Rotorua married as teenagers and had spoken about their dream to build a future tog…

Act wants to abolish Waitangi Tribunal once final historical claim settled

The Act Party is promising to wind up the Waitangi Tribunal once the final historical claims are heard, if elected.

Mike's Minute: A deeper dive into the PISA numbers

Mike Hosking looks deeper at what New Zealand's PISA numbers actually show when compared to the rest of the OECD.

'Parking mishap': Burgers aren't the only things being flipped at a New Lynn McDonald's

A car has flipped onto its roof in a narrow McDonald’s drive-thru in Auckland’s New Lynn.

Rotorua homicides: Baby and toddler among three dead

A scene guard remains this morning at the Rotorua property where two children and a woman were killed on Monday.