East Coast jobseekers’ hundreds of applications without success
Social service providers across the East Coast are dealing with record numbers of people struggling to find employment,…
One dead, two injured after vehicle crashes into Wairoa River
One person has died, and two have been injured after a vehicle left the road and plunged into…
Hastings man jailed for over 14 years for raping two migrant workers
A Hastings businessman has been jailed for more than 14 years after being found guilty of drugging and…
Heavy rain, severe gales to hit South and lower North Island
Large swathes of the South Island and eastern parts of the lower North Island are expected to face…
Emergency operations centre activated on West Coast amid slips, flooding
An emergency operations centre has been activated by the Grey District Council this afternoon as heavy rain lashes…
Young offroaders remove almost 400 tyres from riverbank
A Hawke’s Bay offroading club sick of being blamed for rubbish on riverbanks has embarked on a different…
‘Steady stream’ of tips 50 years after hitchhiker disappeared
Fifty years to the day after 18-year-old hitchhiker Mona Blades went missing while travelling from Hamilton to Hastings,…
Severe thunderstorm warning for Far North, tornados possible
A red severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for the Far North this afternoon, with damaging wind gusts…
SH5 between Napier and Taupō closed after serious crash
State Highway 5 between Napier and Taupō will be closed for “most of today” after a serious crash…
Police crackdown on ‘senseless gang violence’ in two NZ regions
A “significant operation” is underway across Tairāwhiti and Hawke’s Bay in relation to gang activity, police say. Today,…