Severe wind gusts force ‘brief’ Auckland Harbour Bridge closures
Winter’s final day is set to bring strong winds to parts of the country, with MetService issuing a…
Rural hospitals — the heartbeat in NZ regions — do they need resus?
Every day, hospital-level care is provided in some rural areas in New Zealand, serving an estimated one in…
Southland farm owner who exploited migrant workers hit with more fines
A Southland dairy company and its owner, previously found to have exploited three Indonesian workers, has been hit…
Reward of $50,000 to find ‘senseless’ killers of three sea lions
A $50,000 reward is being offered for information on the killings of three sea lions in the Catlins…
Rain ‘almost off the scale’, 250km/h wind gusts ahead of school holidays
An active front across parts of the central North Island and South Island will bring heavy rain, thunderstorms,…
Nearly 500 guns seized in one of NZ’s largest firearms busts
Nearly 500 firearms have been seized from a property in Southland in a discovery police described as “shocking”…
Bus carrying 17 passengers crashes in Southland, three injured
Three people have been injured – one seriously – after a bus carrying 17 passengers crashed in Southland…
Heavy rain, strong winds and plunging temperatures
MetService is urging people to make the most of any good weather today, as heavy rain and strong…
Heavy rain, strong winds and plunging temperatures
MetService is urging people to make the most of any good weather today, as heavy rain and strong…
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…
Southland bakery shops overseas as NZ butter price rockets
If the bakery is making large quantities of butter shortbread to order, that increases the requirements. She said…
Claim landowner helped Beckenridge escape alive recanted in new twist
A man who claimed his cousin told him he helped John Beckenridge and his stepson disappear has retracted…