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'Favourable conditions': Avocado industry predicts export boom

The avocado industry predicts better times after two tough seasons.

Gisborne's Grey St protests ongoing one year on as review looms

A review of the effects of changes on the street is due in October, before any decisions.

Transforming waste into eco-friendly fruit trays

Hawk's trays are used by NZ & Australian producers to export apples and avocados globally.

Thomas Coughlan: Regulatory Standards Bill shakes coalition and breaks Parliament

Opinion: Act has made it clear if the bill doesn't pass, the coalition is over.

'Dastardly deed in dead of night': Ex-Nats president slams Govt on pay equity

Sue Wood says she feels disconnected from the current party's direction.

Tearful hunter admits shooting and killing friend

Mark Jefferson was on a hunting trip when he accidentally killed Stuart Stobie.

Kāinga Ora scraps 450 new Northland houses, deepening shortage

Kāinga Ora halts 40 housing projects in Northland amid $12.3b debt

Storm leaves 13,000 without power in Tasman

High winds are ramping up.

'S*** happens': Injured motorcyclist's gracious response to being hit by car

A moment’s inattention by a driver at an intersection led to severe consequences.

Mixed verdicts delivered for Tribesmen accused of murdering one of their own

Mark 'Shark' Hohua died in June 2022 after a violent assault over money.

Heartbreak and anger as Dunedin teen sentenced for killing Enere McLaren-Taana

A 14-year-old boy has been jailed for three years and three months for fatally stabbing 16-year-old Enere McLaren-Taana at Dunedin’s bus hub. Video / Ben Tomsett

Fourth measles case in Wairarapa linked to overseas travel cluster

Locals are being urged to get immunised as another case is confirmed.

Wellington Chamber of Commerce boss resigns abruptly

Simon Arcus has been the CEO of the Wellington Chamber and Business Central since 2021.

Murder trial video shows chaotic final minutes of man's life

Jurors saw video of Joeli "Skunks" Rankin’s final moments as he approached a Mt Albert home with a machete. Chrishan Raju admits stabbing him but claims self-defence.

'Dumbfounded': Murder accused allegedly asked about dead mum's money at funeral

Julia DeLuney is accused of murdering her mother, Helen Gregory, in Wellington.

‘Huge upheaval’: Big Govt department's tech team to be cut

The Ministry of Social Development says most of those affected will be redeployed.

'Skyrocketing levels of Jew hatred': Why NZ is not immune to rising antisemitism concerns

A Melbourne synagogue was set alight in an alleged antisemitic attack.

Substation fault cuts power to thousands in Tauranga

Power was cut to 21,529 customers at 12.30pm in Tauranga.