Search efforts have been called off for a boat believed to be carrying 700kg of methamphetamine off Northland’s east coast, police say.Earlier this week, 10 people were charged with conspiracy to import a class A drug and participating in a criminal organised group.The search and charges were part of what…

A man has been arrested after allegedly stabbing a security guard in the neck in Auckland’s Newmarket this afternoon.Police said the incident occurred on Broadway at around 2.35pm. There were cordons in place in front of luxury store Moncler.Detective Senior Sergeant Martin Friend said security guards approached a man when…

Evidence on the benefits and risks — or lack of either — of puberty blockers when used to treat gender dysphoria in children and young people is limited, the Ministry of Health says.In releasing its long-delayed evidence brief on Thursday, the ministry urged “a more precautionary approach” for the care…

Education Minister Erica Stanford apologised in Parliament today after allegedly calling Labour’s education spokesperson Jan Tinetti a “stupid b****” during question time.Tinetti had been questioning Stanford about rural bus routes being cancelled when the Minister mouthed the comment at Tinetti. Labour’s Duncan Webb raised Stanford’s unparliamentary remark with the Speaker…

Families who set screen time rules for their children promote healthier childhoods with better sleep patterns which could reduce the risk of obesity, according to a new study.Research from the University of Auckland and City St George’s, University of London used data from 5733 children and their mothers, derived from…

A teenage boy has been charged after a woman was allegedly violently assaulted in Auckland’s Balmoral early this morning.Detective Senior Sergeant Martin Friend said the woman and teen had met at a Balmoral Rd property at around 2am when an argument occurred.Friend said the alleged offender was asked to leave…

Pamela Hayden, the longtime voice actor behind Milhouse Van Houten — Bart Simpson’s very uncool friend — is stepping away after 35 years of whining.Hayden, 70, who voiced Milhouse, Jimbo Jones, Rod Flanders, Janey and Malibu Stacy, will sign off from The Simpsons on November 24 in a Treehouse of…

Police say officers are ready to enforce new gang laws that will come into effect from midnight. The Gangs Act 2024, passed into law earlier this year, gives police new powers to disrupt and target gang activity from November 21.The legislation prohibits the display of gang insignia in public and…

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has explained why he didn’t meet yesterday’s Hīkoi mō Te Tiriti at Parliament. There were extraordinary scenes yesterday when a crowd estimated by police to be as many as 42,000 marched through Wellington to Parliament, many of them voicing opposition to the Government’s Treaty Principles Bill. …

Alec Baldwin’s Western Rust has had its world premiere at a film festival in Poland with a dedication to cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was fatally shot in an accident on the set three years ago.Organisers called for a minute of silence before showing the film, which opened to a full…