She said the council response was that until people stopped feeding the animals, they wouldn’t act on her complaint. FNDC was asked to respond to the woman’s concerns but could not provide answers by...

“People bail out to other industries, or move to Australia or other places [in New Zealand]. It takes four years to train someone and another couple of years for them to get really good...

Community and hapū members opposing the Puketītī development, from left, Linda Harris, Moengaroa Tana, Phoenix Tana, Cynthia Matthews, Anthony Williams and Paula Becks. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf Tensions are rising again at...

On Tuesday she appeared in the Whangārei District Court, facing six amended charges related to meth dealing, including a representative charge for multiple instances of supply. The offending occurred between May and June 2023,...

Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver The unexplained death of a 4-year-old Northland child in 2015 is now being investigated by police. In a statement, Detective Senior Sergeant Christian Fouhy said the death of Alestra...

A washout festival last year left attendees stranded in flooded tents and had organisers describe it as the “most challenging [event] ever experienced”. But festival director Gareth Popham said they are determined to ensure...

Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver The unexplained death of a 4-year-old Northland child in 2015 is now being investigated by police. In a statement, Detective Senior Sergeant Christian Fouhy said the death of Alestra...

Onerahi pensioner Ian Score contacted the authority in April, this year, after discovering what it later identified as an “immature Gisborne cockroach and adult scuttle fly” in a $10 block of cheese he bought...

The Education and Training Amendment Act was introduced to Parliament earlier than expected, according to NZEI Te Riu Roa, and will allow underperforming state schools to convert to charter schools. The Post Primary Teachers’...

“What we found is a lot of people see it as him being stubborn or misbehaving,” Tapp said. There was very little understanding from his school around how neurodivergent or autistic children can struggle...