Police have announced they are treating the death of a man in Auckland’s Pukekohe at the end of last year as a homicide. Donnie Houben, 48, was found dead at a gang-associated property on Times Pl on December 30.Detective Inspector Karen Bright said police had been treating the death as…

The Whangārei District Council has put off any likely decision about whether to change tack on its fluoridation refusal after the mayor failed in his bid to take the debate behind closed doors.In another twist in the council’s ongoing fluoridation refusal, the council today decided in a narrow 7 to…

It might be a “holy grail” for retailers, but there’s a warning that shopping on subscription can be fraught with problems for consumers.One of the world’s best known subscription retail brands, HelloFresh, has had criminal charges filed against it by the Commerce Commission, which alleges it misled customers it was…

By Eloise Gibson and Kate Newton of RNZ As insurers move towards individual risk ratings for properties, industry leaders have warned that a growing number of homes could be left without insurance. If a growing number of homes became difficult or impossible to insure, that could cause their value to…

By Susan Edmunds of RNZ US President Donald Trump has set global financial markets wobbling… again. The NZX opened lower on Tuesday and many KiwiSaver investors checking their balances might have had an unpleasant surprise. Here are five things to do if you’re worried about market volatility.Check your risk profile against your…

Resource teachers of literacy and resource teachers of Māori are “shocked and “devastated” by a proposal from the Education Minister to stop funding 174 roles from next year.”Given that this is the Government’s mandate at the current time to improve literacy within New Zealand, it just does not make sense…

A coroner is urging Wellington City Council to spend the millions of dollars required to install permanent balustrades along the waterfront, following the accidental drowning of Sandy Calkin in 2021.Sandy Calkin’s father Roger Calkin said the balustrades would be his son’s legacy — so no other family would have to…

The family of an Auckland father-of-two who died shortly after being taken into police custody earlier this month is calling for the mandatory use of police body cameras.Faasala Samu Matue, 45, known as Sam, died at Ōrere Point Beach in East Auckland on March 2.The vehicle he was travelling in…

Three people were hospitalised in the Wairarapa over the weekend after ingesting an unknown substance which they believed to be cocaine but was likely an opioid.Wellington crime services manager Detective Inspector John van den Heuvel said police were notified after paramedics responded to a residential address in Tinui after the…

The Commerce Commission is taking meal-kit provider Hello Fresh to court for allegedly misleading consumers over subscriptions.The Commission has filed criminal charges against HelloFresh New Zealand, as it believed the company breached the Fair Trading Act by misleading consumers in cold calls used to “re-activate” customers who had previously cancelled…