Northland house fire: Vape left to charge on bed blamed for Kaitaia house fire
Another home was destroyed by a phone charger in Kaikohe last year.
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Building boom: Housing consents smash records, hitting all-time high
All previous records have been eclipsed.
Why Wednesday night's sleep-shattering quake shake was 'light'
The 'light' quake that 33,000 people around NZ reported feeling.
Australia hits new daily record for Omicron cases as outbreaks grow
Multiple outbreaks continue to drive up hospitalisation rates and death tolls.
Watch: 'Crazy!' - Two huge sharks snatch kingfish off line in Northland
A woman has hooked two sharks in battle over a kingfish caught on video.
Bunnings customers hit by security breach after global hack
The cyber-heist saw details from some 3.7 million accounts compromised.
'Great risk': Monster 6m swells to pound parts of North Island's east coast
All eastern North Island beaches are expected to be impacted.
Bar with no booze claims to be a big hit
"We get the comments like 'where's the party if there's no alcohol?'"
'Like a huge truck': Alert system predicted long, powerful 5.8 quake
Within 10 minutes more than 33,000 people around NZ had reported feeling it.
Why takeaways and Uber could now hurt your home loan chances
Banks now require a detailed breakdown of spending habits.
Boris Johnson apologises for lockdown party
PM forced to address 'Partygate' scandal - although doesn't admit breaking the rules.
'Huge increase': House prices up almost 30% in 2021
Largest average growth in price was in a centre outside of Auckland.
Clarke Gayford sorry for 'confusion' after claim he tried to get mate rapid test
Gayford accused of trying to subvert health rules for his mates after Omicron scare.
Will 2degrees-Orcon merger pass Commerce Commission test?
How competition law experts see the deal, which has now been formally submitted.
Omicron: NZ 'pushing its luck' with record border cases
NZ just recorded its highest border case count - and experts fear an outbreak is imminent.
Kiwis 'exposed to radiation' at leaky Antarctic plant
More than 300 tonnes of radioactive rubble was shipped off the continent.
'It was never about hunting': Confessions of a possum shooter
"This is the best experience I can try to give my kids."
'Who do you want killed?': $161 offer to have former New Zealand Sevens star shot
Meeting a 'cannibal' and an offer to kill a well-known Kiwi rugby player on tour.
Chris Keall: Why I quit Twitter Blue - after just two months
The paid version had three features that appealed - but not quite enough.
Sideswipe: Buckle up, it's gonna be a ruff ride
A daily column looking at humorous, satirical and simply strange news.
The Kiwi who gave up her corporate job for cryptocurrency
The founder of Easy Crypto talks about its fast growth.
$10k costs sought after man's wrongful child porn accusation
Man was charged on assumptions, bias and an incomplete investigation, his counsel says.
Obese Kiwi teens with 'no other hope' get weight-loss ops
More than 130 Aucklanders aged under 30 have had bariatric surgery in the past five years.
Marokopa mystery: Ex-wife appeals for sightings of her three 'missing' children
The mother of three says she just wants her 'babies' back.
Teen sisters killed in crash: Driver jailed in emotional court hearing
Driver who killed two Canterbury sisters in crash sentenced after earlier guilty pleas.
The fisherman whose epic struggle is not with fish but with fishing regulation
The fishermen caught in the unforgiving net of regulation.
Food Safety NZ to probe fake vax exemption doctor's chocolate business
MPI confirmed Jonie Girouard's use of allulose may not be legal.
Analysis: Isolation variation sends the wrong message
ANALYSIS: Such issues need to be sorted before Omicron finds its way into the community.
Notorious killer back behind bars after visiting prostitutes, breaching parole conditions
Murderer Timothy Taylor has been recalled to prison for a breach of parole.
Retirees v agents: House sale goes to tribunal
The couple appointed another agency which did sell the Churton Park home.
How much are landlords borrowing to buy investment properties?
Data shows whether the new rules have had an impact on the investment category.
Property management 'cowboy': agent withholding $52k rent shows gap in law
"This is a shocking indictment on the failure of the system" - barrister John Waymouth
Aussie father's 'agony' of MIQ wait as son fights for his life in ICU
'The difference between governing well and governing badly is what we're seeing now.'