'No remorse at all': Son speaks out against fraudster mother's schemes
Tre Araia claims he's also been a victim of his mother Gina Potae's dishonesty offending.
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One dead after motorcycle crash in Pukekawa, Waikato
Emergency services were alerted to the crash at 5.35am this morning.
Tsunami training: What would you do if a massive wave was on the way?
Think you’d know what to do in an emergency? Put it to the test through virtual reality.
Hawke's Bay's economic future relies heavily on six industries (and tourism isn't one): Report
Tourism has been left off a top-six list of industries to drive Hawke's Bay's economy.
Chilled journey: Novel 1930s method for transporting bees
Bee care was generating quite the buzz back in the day.
Vege tips: Salad recipes for your Christmas table
OPINION: Kem's potato salad and lamb rump salad are ideal for Christmas.
Eau de parfarm: Pongs from the paddock - Hunter Wells
OPINION: Hunter Wells recounts an on-farm olfactory conversation from back in the day.
Leading meth cook in country's largest haul asks to move prisons
Brownie Harding is now eligible for parole but is refusing to take part in a rehab course.
Gang leader's funeral: Eight arrests today as some mourners flout patch ban
The funeral is for Napier's Angus Benson, a Mongrel Mob Barbarian chapter president.
Coromandel shooting: Name suppression for man charged with murder, attempted murder
Man appears in court after fatal shooting in remote rural location.
Tallest Christmas tree in NZ needs new bones at cost of $120k
The tree is 27 metres tall to the tip of the star.
Kiwi rugby player jailed for French gang rape
Three players jailed for 12 to 14 years over gang rape of student after drunken night out.
Hawke's Bay students to represent NZ at global robotics championships US
Havelock North students excel in robotics, qualify for global competition in Houston 2025.
One person killed in crash between car, truck near Rotorua
One person is dead following at crash near Rotorua.
Golfer clocks up 100 rounds of golf with scores under his own age
Stuart Reid, 79, wins 2024 shoot-out, scores under age 100+ times; aims for more.
Film studio plans change course as Te Awanga site dropped
Hawke’s Bay studio delays: 'Hopefully by the end of next year we should be building.'
Napier's assets, including its airport share, moved to new council company
'We can’t keep doing things the same way and expect a different result,' mayor says.
'Significant opportunity': Could forestry waste power Hawke's Bay industry?
Report says forestry waste to biofuel could heat industrial and commercial operations.
‘I give you girls a year’: The subscription wine company proving the naysayers wrong
'We’re set for extraordinary, like we’re on a trampoline and about to get double-bounced.'
'Beacon of light': Family's 'powerful message' after 21yo dies at swimming hole
'He wanted to make the most of his life, and to make people happy and loved, and he did.'
'A sign of the times': Growing concerns for beef cattle shows
'Old exhibitors have not come back in, and younger ones are not coming through.'
'Blessing in disguise': How failing an eye test saved a man from vision loss
He says there 'isn’t enough knowledge' about the disease. A surgeon hopes to change that.
'Culturally unacceptable': Wairoa fights to ban blood, mortuary waste in waterways
Mayor says new system will be costly but blood, mortuary waste should not go in the river.
Public system's eight month wait means threat of blindness for 72-year-old
Diane only recently lost her husband after he died while waiting for an ambulance.
'I love sharing it': Spreading Christmas cheer in memory of grandson
Glenice and Lloyd Hall have decorated their Hilltop Avenue home for 26 years.
All Black's legacy lives on at Romney Lane Homestead
Celebrated all Black Sam Strahan called this farm home for much of his life.
'New Zealand has knocked our socks off' Family return to Whangārei
Exit Only has been a solid craft in getting the family to their destinations safely.
'It works better than anything': Medicinal cannabis popular for ageing and chronic pain
'My pain levels are just so low compared to what they used to be.'
'Exhausting and scary': Mum shares journey through daughter's health battle
Charity helped a record 4452 families in 2023; CEO warns of rising demand this Christmas.
Canterbury on fire: Behind the scenes with the volunteer firefighters
Firefighters battled wind, heat and exhaustion across Canterbury this week.
'Wonderful legacy': 'Mr Fixit', 86, donates quirky novelty bikes
Lex Spencer has donated seven novelty bikes to Ecomatters in Auckland.
Third victim of triple-fatal motorbike crash named as Luke Shaw, funeral planned
Shaw died alongside Lesley Brooks, 46, and Jacob Coady, 24, in crash on SH1 on Saturday.
Young dad faces raising children alone after 'devoted mother' dies in crash
'My next steps are to honour my wife and raise my children.'
The NZ region that uses the most meth
Methamphetamine use equated to an estimated weekly social harm cost of $34m.