Magnitude 4.7 earthquake recorded south of Waverley, Taranaki
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake south of the Taranaki town of Waverley and may have been felt across the south-west of the North Island and top of the South Island. Geonet recorded the shaking originating ...
Crusaders v Rebels result: Crusaders send ominous warning in dominant shut-out win
Crusaders 39. Melbourne Rebels 0. With just one win through nine rounds of Super Rugby Pacific, if the Crusaders were going to make an unlikely run into the playoffs, it had to st ...
Yogurt pouches recalled by New Zealand Food Safety due to the presence of black plastic
New Zealand Food Safety (NZFS) says it is supporting Epicurean Dairy Ltd in the recall of specific batches of Collective brand Suckies Strawberry Probiotic Yoghurt Pouches as the product may contain ...
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Chiefs v Waratahs: Live updates from Super Rugby Pacific round 10
Kaylum Boshier will captain the Chiefs when they visit the Waratahs on Friday night. He joins Samipeni Finau and Wallace Sititi in the loose trio, while George Dyer starts alongsi ...
New Zealand supermarket sector shake-up - independent store in Hamilton set to open
New Zealand’s supermarket sector is about to get a new player when the independent Fresh in Fresh Out (FIFO) opens a store in Hamilton. The western suburb of Nawton has been missing a supermarket for ...
501 murder-for-hire convict Sifa Tevita fails to show in court after wild Waikato Porsche chase
An Auckland man deported from Australia as a 501 after serving prison time as a teenager for a murder-for-hire plot involving a victim with cerebral palsy is again wanted by polic ...
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Crusaders v Rebels: Live updates from Super Rugby Pacific round 10
Follow the action as the Crusaders host the Rebels in Christchurch. Reinforcements have arrived for the Crusaders’ clash with the Melbourne Rebels in Christchurch on Friday night, with captain Scott ...
NZ Agricultural Show: Canterbury A&P Association board director paid $75,000 for landing $5m council deal
The Canterbury A&P Association’s board is keeping mum after it emerged one of their own received tens of thousands of dollars to help secure a multimillion-dollar bailout deal with the Christchurch ...
Shadze Ryan sentenced for frying pan attack that left police officer concussed, disfigured
A man who hospitalised and permanently disfigured two police officers - giving one a concussion after hitting them both over the head with a heavy frying pan - has been sentenced to prison. Shadze ...
Actor Emma Stone says she wants to be known by her real name
I would like to be Emily.” Stone adopted her showbiz name when she registered for the Screen Actors Guild (SAG). However, she prefers when her colleagues use her birth name. The acclaimed actor, who ...
Weather: Severe thunderstorm warning for Christchurch, Bluff blanketed by freak hailstorm turning countryside white
A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Christchurch this afternoon with MetService advising people to get or stay inside and stay away from windows. “These thunderstorms are expected to be ...
Headquarters incident: Leo Molloy confronts gun-toting ‘cowboy’ in night of Viaduct mayhem
The man was arrested that night and faces a slew of charges after the incident during the Mea Motu fight night weigh-in yesterday evening. Molloy was unscathed but took aim at the people involved, ...