Govt rejects council's claim over who should cough up emergency services funding
Council is questioning why it is having to top up funding for critical health services.
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NZ Post makes significant changes to rural delivery services
NZ Post will no longer be delivering to rural addresses on Saturdays.
DoC approves decade-long Ruapehu deal to save ski season 'for years to come'
DoC gives the local Ohakune business collective the green light for the 2024 ski season.
Waikato wheelchair rugby player tackles Outward Bound course
The special programme was developed with Paralympics New Zealand and NZ Wheelchair Rugby.
'Atmospheric river' may bring more than a month's rain in three days
MetService issues a raft of new weather watches and warnings ahead of a big rain-maker.
Waikato referee selected for Paris Olympics match officials team
It will be the Hamiltonian's third global tournament.
'Destruction right in front of you': Swimmer fears council ruining river spots
Catherine Reeves enjoyed a picnic in the dense woods, then returned to find trees gone.
Fighting insomnia? One thing will help more than sleeping pills
Nearly all NZers experience some degree of acute insomnia throughout their lifetime.
Major Hamilton route closed at times for re-surfacing
A 6km section of the Waikato Expressway at Te Rapa is getting a new surface.
Film focuses on young Kiwis connection to the land
The Mountain is Rachel House's first feature film.
'The miracle man': David Buick wins NZ Shears open final
A 2021 farm accident left Wairarapa shearer wondering if he'd even walk again.
Gang-linked violence at rugby game 'extremely serious' - police
Police have confirmed the incident was gang related.
Pirongia Mountain Bike carpark upgraded
Improvements to allow for all vehicle access, with less risk of getting stuck in mud.
Tākaka man Peter Miller’s death not suspicious, police say
His body was found after his family raised concerns they hadn't heard from him.
Principal bids farewell, paves way for new leadership era
New adventures for Paraparaumu College principal Craig Steed.
Hot-pool heartbreak: Family members of missing man wish they had chance to say goodbye
'He had a beautiful heart and not a day goes by we don’t think of him.'
'No body, no parole': MP lodges Bill to keep murderers locked up if victim’s location kept secret
But a law expert says a blanket law change would likely lead to 'miscarriages of justice'.
One dead in Coromandel shed fire
Emergency services were alerted to the fire about 5.20pm Sunday.
'Realise I’m a bit old now': 100-year-old to pull curtain down on marathon career in Rotorua
Legend has a long history with the iconic race.
Second big Lotto win in days for Thames-Coromandel
Big payday after punter strikes it lucky.
Sea farmers set their sights on a bigger bounty
Industry, iwi and government want to double Waikato aquaculture exports by 2044.
The ultimate Women’s Lifestyle Expo returns
Many lifestyle brands will be gathered under one roof.
Ben Dalton takes over investment fund from Sir Brian Roche
The long-time bureaucrat takes over as chair of Ngāpuhi investments.
Dave Mollard: Beware the speakerphone scourge
OPINION: It is infecting our hospitals, causing harm to anyone close by.
'Why waste the best years of your life': Advice for living with Parkinson's
Peter Boston, 74, says Parkinson's doesn't mean that life can't be lived and enjoyed.
Horizons apologises after removing protest signs
The council said it was a mistake and reinstated the signs.
Intense weather ahead: Rain-maker to douse NZ, flooding threat
A moisture-packed system is set to saturate much of NZ, with warnings likely to be issued.
Ardern's wedding and basking in big events - how Flagship Events company battled past Covid
Hawke's Bay-based company coming to the end of another busy summer season.
Rob Rattenbury: Life on Whanganui’s East side
OPINION: We never set out to live in Whanganui East but that is how it turned out.
One dead after car rolls in Northland
Inquiries into the circumstances of the crash are under way.
Firefighters battle shed fire in Whitianga
When crews arrived the shed, which measures about 15m by 9m, the fire was 'well ablaze'.
In pictures: Hawke's Bay's weekend of openings
New mountain bike trails in Eskdale and a running milestone as well.
Motorheads revved up to see downtown street sprints in action
Thousands line streets in Whangārei's CBD for Northland Street Sprints.