Ross Lamborn decided to buy land red-zoned after Cyclone Gabrielle from a council in Hawke’s Bay.Now, just over a month later, he’s been told he has to leave — in a saga that is causing quite a stink for all involved.The purchase of Category 3 land in Pākōwhai from Hastings…

Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po was welcomed to the Upper Treaty Grounds today for her first visit as monarch. She was joined by dignitaries from Te Moana nui a Kiwa (Pacific Islands), iwi leaders, and Te Pāti Māori.This time last year, her father the late Kīngi…

China’s Ministry of Commerce has announced implementing counter tariffs against the US on multiple products, while declaring other trade-related measures, including an investigation into Google.The government said it would implement 15% tariff on coal and liquefied natural gas products, as well as a 10% tariff on crude oil, agricultural machinery,…

Two charities are calling for the Government to step in and help pensioners struggling to pay the rent as research shows it is getting harder for people to afford housing.A recent Massey University study shows a single pensioner on a “no frills” budget had a weekly spend of $564.25 in…

Police have identified human remains discovered in a Waikato forest as a tramper missing in the area since March last year.A local hunter alerted police to the discovery in Pukeora Forest on January 27, with police now able to confirm the remains were those of 79-year-old Judy Donovan.Donovan was laying…

The Government has outlined its “turnaround plan” for Kāinga Ora after a 2024 review found the Crown entity was “underperforming” and struggling financially. The Government-commissioned review of the nation’s biggest landlord, led by former Prime Minister Bill English, was released in May last year and identified several issues with the…

Video appears to show the moment a truck crossed the centre line and clipped the side of an oncoming tanker shortly before the latter crashed.The incident took place on State Highway 1 at Topuni, north of Auckland, mid-morning yesterday.Police said yesterday no injuries were reported, but there were major delays…

Two police officers used excessive force when arresting young people in an 2022 incident in Auckland, the police watchdog has found. On September 26, 2022 police arrested five young people, aged between 10 and 14, after pursuing and stopping them in a stolen car in southeast Auckland.The end of the…

A jetski has been found in the search for a man who went missing while attempting a crossing of Cook Strait. The man left the Tasman District in the morning bound for Plimmerton, north of Wellington, but did not arrive as expected.Police and search and rescue teams have been conducting…

More than 21,000 lifejackets have been recalled due to a fault in a mechanism which may prevent them from inflating correctly. The faulty Halkey-Roberts mechanism is installed in the Hutchwilco Classic 170N Manual Inflatable Lifejacket and Hutchwilco Super Comfort 170N Manual Inflatable Lifejacket, which were manufactured from June 2021 to…