

Health and Disability Commissioner orders Health NZ to apologise to family of woman who died of sepsis after procedure
When a woman underwent an outpatient procedure to remove cancer from her small intestine, a suspected perforation occurred and she was...


Nelson shoplifter James Weir pleads guilty to new dishonesty charges, steals whisky and meat
Habitual shoplifter James Dean Weir gave staff at Liquorland the thumbs up as he sauntered out of the store with a $40 bottle of whisky...


7.3 earthquake strikes near Vanuatu live updates: Bodies seen after buildings destroyed, tsunami threat passes
7.3 earthquake strikes near Vanuatu live updates: Bodies seen after buildings destroyed, tsunami threat passes Bodies have been seen as...


Four people swept away in rip at Cape Farewell rescued by helicopter
Four people have been plucked from the rocks and a rip in a helicopter rescue after they were pulled from the beach by strong tides at...


7.3 earthquake strikes near Vanuatu live updates: Bodies seen after buildings destroyed, tsunami threat passes
Bodies have been seen as rescuers comb through the rubble of buildings which collapsed when a 7.3 earthquake struck the island nation of...


Te Puke man Joseph Riwhi extradited to Australia to stand trial for alleged violence
A man who claimed he came to New Zealand not to avoid a criminal trial, but to “escape living in constant fear” of his partner’s family,...


Tourists missing after boat capsizes off Egyptian coast
Egyptian authorities have said 17 people including tourists are missing after a tourist yacht capsized off the country’s Red Sea coast on...


Whangārei jury finds Ike Kingi, Leonie Farrell, Stacy Jamieson guilty in Bob Kleiman murder case
A landlord’s chilling discovery of a lifeless body in a pool of blood set off an investigation that would reveal a pact among three...














