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Napier council calls for feedback after fiery reaction to rates hike plan

The Napier council's draft three-year plan proposes an average 23.7 per cent rates rise

Napier: Plans revealed for new stopbank at Waiohiki after floods

"Gap” in the stopbank network next to Waiohiki.

Tributes for former Napier city councillor Mark Herbert

Mark Herbert was a Napier city councillor from 1998 to 2016.

Radical new cancer vaccine could be a game-changer for melanoma patients

The vaccine was created using the same technology used to create the Covid-19 vaccine.

Police praise teenagers lost in Southland bush

Southland teenagers who had to be rescued after getting lost in the bush overnight.

Social media posts of luxury Mercedes-Benz on Auckland beach with ‘clown mask’ driver leads to arrest of Head Hunter

But the gang member has hit back online to claim that he wasn't wearing the clown mask.

Auckland property investment scammer will be deported back to China

A man who was jailed after concocting an elaborate $6 million property scam to defraud overseas investors has been granted a year to get his affairs in order before he is deported back to China.

Police praise teenagers lost in Southland bush

The five boys were rescued overnight after getting lost on the Makarewa Falls track in the Hokonui Hills.

Government urged to hit the gas on revamp of road user charges

Infrastructure New Zealand is pushing for new road user charges to be brought in quicker to help relieve pressure on strained transport funding.

Israel-Hamas war: Sadness for Kiwi family after premature Palestinian baby Sabreen Jouda dies

Baby Sabreen loses fight for survival after being cut from dead mother’s womb.

The curious case of the Wellington pigeon pincher

Two bronze bird statues have flown the coop, leaving art lovers all aflutter.

Child dies after crash in driveway in Karaka, Auckland

A section of the road is closed and enquiries are underway.

Child dies after driveway crash in Karaka, rural Auckland

Police have closed a section of road after the second driveway fatality involving a child in the past week.

Shane Jones in ‘Make NZ Great Again’ mode with new law - Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup

Opinion: Shane Jones and Chris Bishop's approach will appeal to the public.

Tauranga teen needs stem cell transplant for rare disease

Sixteen-year-old Daniel Patterson was born with Wiskott-Aldrich-Syndrome.

Kaitāia bus driver, 71, sentenced to home detention for kissing 13-year-old boy

The man groomed the boy through their mutual interest in toy cars.

Person dies after fleeing police, wrong-way crash on State Highway 1

Police pursued the stolen ute, but abandoned the chase before it collided head-on with another vehicle.

Police searching for source of 'loud bangs' heard in Wairarapa

The mystery bangs were heard throughout the early hours of the morning over a stretch of several kilometres.

US police officer convicted over shooting death of Christchurch man during mental health breakdown

A US jury has found a former police officer guilty of reckless endangerment after fatally shooting Christian Glass while he was suffering a significant mental health episode.

Much of NZ 'dotted' with little-known volcanoes, scientist reveals

Saturday Morning - Many people do not know Northland was built on a volcanic field, while the Otago Peninsula is "one big volcanic complex".

Quick thinking helps save bush-walking teenagers lost in the dark

The five were walking on Makarewa Falls track in the Hokonui Hills, near Gore, but lost their way after dark.

How to tell if your preschooler is autistic - the new tool being trialled in Wellington

Saturday Morning - A first of its kind one-to-one support programme for pre-school children showing signs of autism is about to be trialled in Wellington.

Wellington's Garage Project wins silver at 2024 World Beer Cup

A Wellington brewery has won two medals at what is billed as the 'beer Olympics'.

NZ Centre for Brain Research testing Alzheimer's treatments on sheep

A University of Auckland geneticist says sheep are ideal for testing drugs, due to their longer life span, complex brain structure and genetic similarity to humans.

Yoghurt pouches recalled over fears of plastic contamination

The issue came to light after consumers complained pouch nozzles had broken and pieces of plastic were in the yoghurt.

Free speech vs hate speech: Victoria University postpones debate after student backlash

Victoria University postponed the event, fearing it could become a platform for hate speech.

Injured man gives up waiting for help after seven hours at hospital ED

Facing an all-night wait, Binn Wharton went home. By the time he was seen the next day, he was nauseous, shaking and needed IV antibiotics.

'Most horrific threats' - Rainbow storytime tour cancellation draws outrage

Members of the rainbow community say they are heartbroken but not surprised at the cancellation of a tour where drag performers read stories to children in libraries.