File photo. Photo: petervick167/123RF A Far North man suffered minor injuries in a fire that destroyed a home in rural Kawakawa this morning. Kawakawa fire chief Wayne Martin said the blaze on isolated Pakaru...

We’ve had a bit of a rough time, us Kiwis, haven’t we? The election has managed to highlight our lack of affordable housing, under-resourced health system and astronomically high cost of dental care. The...

By Ric Stevens of Whangārei man William Tawhai’s preventive detention sentence was overturned on appeal. Photo: 123RF A man with a 10-page criminal record of appalling violence, including rape, must be released from prison...