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First glimpse of $445m motorway ahead of opening
The road north of Wellington will be fully open in time for Christmas.
Thunderstorm alert: Flash floods as violent weather pounds North Island
The alert stretches from Hamilton to Wellington.
‘The truth is finally starting to emerge’: Alan Hall and family speak after Crown conduct referred to police
A report into the conduct of the Crown in the case of Alan Hall now sits with police.
Community leader Robert Bruce Te Whare passes away
Robert Bruce Te Whare (Tainui) has sadly passed away.
Families of Māori Battalion soldiers receive unclaimed medals in ceremony
Whānau from 'all over the motu' attend.
‘A predator and a beast’: Man jailed for raping and filming assaults on young girl
'You will always be condemned by your actions and always be known as a paedophile.'
Drug courier's bond with baby helps court case
Jason Brendon Philip was sentenced to home detention, but was later resentenced to jail.
Early Christmas for drivers as new expressway set to open
The opening of the new road has come down to the wire.
Bryce Edwards: National failing to inspire voters
What did Hamilton West by-election result say about the state of the National Party?
Legal bid to have psychiatry declared 'quackery' thrown out
The man also asked the court to ban Parliament from making quackery lawful.
Car spiked three times, carjack attempted, driver tased in wild 100km ride
The man was finally stopped after driving about 100km.
Simeon Brown blasts Transport Minister as 'foolish' and 'naïve' for meeting with rail protesters
It follows a meeting with the Transport Minister that did not go to plan.
Some Shelly Bay land returned to iwi, construction begins
Rubble, diggers, and road cones have replaced a land occupation at the site.
Travel company may owe customers at least $2.5 million - liquidators
The failed company has left hundreds of angry customers in its wake.
Behind the screens: Inside the grand reopening of Lower Hutt’s quake-damaged cinema complex
The cinema complex is slated to open tomorrow.
Watch: Machete-wielding man flees from dairy fog cannon
He helped himself to a packet of chippies on his way out.
A Capital Letter: The Wellington electorates that could flip
Two of National’s most senior MPs are eyeing seats in the capital.
Some Wellington train services axed on top of 200 buses
Metlink says many staff are unavailable due to sickness and leave.
San Francisco of the South? Guides name Kiwi city a must see for 2023
Excellent dining is reliably easy to find - even if its elusive “good days" are not.
10,000 signatures want Pharmac to fund 'lifesaving medicines for all children'
Petition to Te Pāti Māori to ensure young Māori have access to cancer drugs.
Home dreams in peril: Shareholder opposes Podular liquidators' appointment
Creditors due to meet soon to discuss the situation.
Teen in court after alleged theft attempt leaves man with critical head injury
Charging documents accuse him of hitting the man in the head with a brick.
'He wasn't in good shape': Wife tells of husband being attacked by intruder
An 18-year-old man has been arrested and was due to appear in court today.
'Traumatic': Homeowner critically injured after confronting burglar
The man was taken to hospital and police have arrested an 18-year-old.
Teacher shortage: Wellington preschool facing closure
One preschool advertised a job and received no applicants.
Half-naked in a hotel hallway, again
Fawlty Towers: Craig Cooper on a recurring hospitality nightmare.
Busy road to reopen five years after landslide
The road has faced delays due to sleepy lizards, wet weather, and Covid-19.
Ancestry website leads NZ woman to her bank robber birth father
NZ woman's search for biological father took 20 years and wasn't quite what she expected.
Large campaign spend-up pays off for Wellington mayor
Donation and expense returns reveal who backed Tory Whanau's campaign.
Stranded Jetstar passengers sleep on Wellington airport floor
One man spent 17 hours in the airport and says 200 people were stuck there after midnight.