A former New Zealand country manager for global electronics giant LG and two staff members have pleaded guilty to criminal charges of obstructing a Commerce Commission investigation nearly four years ago. The historic case has just come to light after name suppression lapsed for two of the trio. The three…

More Māori are choosing to have tangihanga at home instead of marae, says the Funeral Directors Association.The increase is being driven by factors such as cost, urbanisation of Māori and cultural disconnection.Rob Moke, 46, is one person who wants his tangihanga at home, due to religious differences with his whānau…

A man who claimed his cousin told him he helped John Beckenridge and his stepson disappear has retracted his allegation, in an astonishing twist in the Coroner’s Court.Oliver Watson’s allegation first emerged in 2023 when he was interviewed by police and signed a formal statement, claiming his cousin admitted in…

Lorde has debuted her new single What Was That at a surprise pop-up concert in New York City — that eventually went ahead after initially being shut down by police.The New Zealand singer posted a photo of Washington Square Park with the caption “tonight 7pm”.Fans flooded the park an hour…

NZ First leader Winston Peters has mounted a defence of his party’s proposal to define “woman” in law when questioned over its enforcement in a sometimes fiery interview with RNZ’s Morning Report.The party has proposed new legislation to ensure the term “woman” is interpreted as “an adult human biological female”…

The landlords of a Porirua home described as “not fit for human occupation” have been ordered to compensate their former tenants. The Cannons Creek house, occupied by tenants for 12 years, was described as leaky, with multiple holes and gaps in the walls, “significant” mould on the ceiling, rotting gutters,…

An Australian Married At First Sight groom claims he was left fearful after his estranged on-screen bride tried to destroy his life by posting about him online.Ryan Donnelly and Jacqui Burfoot were paired together in the most recent season of the hit Australian reality TV series but chose to separate…

Worldwide economic output will slow in the months ahead as United States President Donald Trump’s steep tariffs on virtually all trading partners begin to bite, the International Monetary Fund says, as global finance chiefs swarmed Washington seeking deals with Trump’s team to lower the levies. Indeed, the pace of negotiations…

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon appears to have been hit by a shell casing while watching a military demonstration with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.Earlier today, the New Zealand Government announced extending its deployment of Defence Force personnel in the United Kingdom to train Ukrainian troops until the end of the…

By Nona Pelletier of RNZ Transpower says it is putting New Zealand’s security of electricity supply first, when it comes to deciding when hydro storage held in reserve can be used. Transpower’s head of operations Chantelle Bramley said its issues paper received a wide range of feedback from stakeholders that…