'They're all fluff': Ruru gets luxurious spa treatment
The morepork, also known as a ruru, is one of six rehabilitation cases at Wildbase.
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Record deal: Iwi buys land under top Auckland school for $97m
The college becomes our 145th school transferred to iwi under treaty settlements.
'Meet a Muslim': National roadshow ahead of mosque attacks anniversary
'Ignorance leads to misunderstandings,' says imam touring NZ.
Local Focus: Palmerston North's Green MP enjoying new role
Activist-cum-Parliamentarian in his element. Made from funding by NZ On Air.
Music to the ears: Crowded House's nationwide tour back on this month
Something to sing about: Crowded House's "To The Island" tour is all go.
Students 'incredibly disappointed', orientation scrapped
"We really wanted to give new students that first-year experience."
Police investigate 'unexplained' death in Palmerston North
Information sought on man's final days.
Dead body in The Square: Police want public's help
The death is being treated as unexplained.
Teacher deregistered after marrying girl he taught in primary school
Teachers Disciplinary Tribunal says teacher's misconduct was "at the most extreme".
Unlawfully detained: NZDF conducting full inquiry into man's military police kidnap allegation
Minister confirms inquiry into "serious" allegation man was kidnapped by military police.
Public sector employment boosted post-pandemic, and not only in Wellington
In the year up to last December, 7630 new jobs were created in the public sector.
State Highway 5 closed due to fallen trees
Waka Kotahi NZTA hopes State Highway 5 will be open by lunchtime today.
Fire in South Wairarapa burns 45ha overnight
The scrub fire near Cape Palliser lighthouse started on Monday evening.
Pilots complain of laser lights targeting night flights
Aviation school reports incidents to police and the CAA.
Six helicopters battling spreading forestry fire near Palmerston North
Fire crews battled the forest blaze for hours yesterday.
Hawkeyes eye Teams Champs title defence
Randal Tarrant sold a winning Superstock car to buy a house. Can his new one do the trick?
Pair tried to put spoon up friend's bottom, filmed it
The offending happened during a drunken night out in 2019.
The companies dumping contaminants down the drain - and getting away with it
Some of New Zealand's biggest manufacturers and brands are repeat offenders.
Boys' schools ask parents to pay more in voluntary donations
'Boys get the priority', says McAuley High School principal Jan Waelen.
How to teach skills for workplace of next generation
Teachers aim to lift students' aspirations above mere grades.
The best and the worst: Who's had the most sunshine so far this year?
Good day sunshine? Some towns and cities have enjoyed 50 per cent more sun than others.
Magnitude 4.2 quake felt in Wellington
A small earthquake was felt in the Lower North Island on Friday morning.
Eftpos outage hits retailers in busy lunchtime rush across North Island
Shoppers were hit by an unwelcome surprise when they went to make purchases.
One person arrested after burglary of Cambridge jewellery store
The male will appear in the Youth Court at a later date.
Blind faith: Harveys' new owners aim high
The new owners of Harvey Furnishings have plans to double the group's $30m turn over.
Man in intensive care after head kicked during fight
Police are seeking any witnesses who were in Broadway Ave at the time of the fight.
Feilding childcare centre to reopen but investigation continues
The centre's owner has agreed to stay away from the site, ministry says.
Family heartbreak: Young sisters diagnosed with same cancer months apart
The diagnosis follows one of the pair's daughter's own childhood battle with cancer.
Woman dies in hospital after house fire
A fire investigator is looking into the source of the blaze.
Record rush on Christmas trees in 2020
'A lot of people just want to get the tree up and get this year over and done with.'
Divers find body following search of Manawatū River
The search was underway after police were alerted to an unmanned dinghy.