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St Mary’s Tauranga students create life-size human image of Christ the Redeemer
A drone captured over 450 Tauranga students forming Christ the Redeemer on a field.
Teen gets 58% off his sentence after six armed robberies, burglaries across Auckland, Waikato, Rotorua
Victim: 'I don’t think there should have been as much of a discount on the sentence'.
After two decades, Tennis Auckland's roof will finally be built
A roof of the centre court used for the ASB Classic is foreceast to be completed by July.
Karl Mokaraka heckles Chris Hipkins at Ōtara markets as Trevor Mallard steps in
Trevor Mallard appeared to collide with Karl Mokaraka while intervening.
Sydney shark attack survivor opens up on her recovery and close ties to NZ
Leah Stewart says her family played the Lord Of The Rings soundtrack as she recovered.
'Disrespectful', 'unprofessional': Principal and education minister at odds over speech
The Principals’ Federation president and the education minister are firing insults at one another after Erica Stanford’s speech at a recent conference.
Election 2026: Act wants to deploy ‘noise cameras’ to catch loud cars, boy racers
The cameras combine microphones, video and number plate recognition.
Whangamarino crash closes all four lanes of Waikato Expressway
The crash happened northbound between the Rodda Rd and Hampton Downs ramps.
Crash blocks Waikato Expressway, injuries feared
Police said the single-vehicle accident happened near Whangamarino, northbound.
Greenpeace occupies Government research ship in Wellington over deep-sea mining survey
Greenpeace activists have boarded the Tangaroa, an Earth Sciences ship.
Whenua 2.0: Updated map, new histories showing Māori-Pākeha land deals in New Zealand
Click on the interactive map to find the official history of your place for most of NZ.
Floyd Masson to make Perth boxing homecoming against Alivereti Kauyaca
The Te Awamutu boxer is rebuilding after losing to David Nyika in August.
Property rights cannot be a slogan for protecting market power – Fran O’Sullivan
OPINION: Some want to see what policies survive the election and coalition negotiations.
Listen now: Sydney shark attack victim Leah Stewart talks to Kate Rodger
The survivor of a shark attack says the soundtrack to Lord of the Rings helped calm her when she was in a coma.
Oceania Rugby says no money to host Oceania Sevens Cup in Rotorua
Oceania Rugby's general manager says the responsible decision was not to proceed.
Want to put a bounty on the head of a cyber criminal? Now you can
An international programme has put a $40,000 bounty on a group of hackers that attacked NZ's health system last year.
Country Life:150 years of Tinui School
While pastoral farming saw the settlement of Tinui established over 150 years ago, things have changed as farmland's been converted to forestry and the school's roll has decreased. Earlier this month past pupils gathered to reflect on the school's sesq...
Teen in government's bootcamp charged over two armed robberies
The teenager allegedly committed the robberies while he was on the community part of the voluntary programme, RNZ can reveal.
Saturday matinee World of WearableArt show cancelled after crew member's death
The Saturday matinee performance won't go ahead, with organisers saying the person who died worked in a highly specialised area of production.
Victim of Te Awamutu train incident was a young person
Waipā District Council said in a social media post that a vigil will be held in Te Awamutu on Sunday after the young person’s "tragic and untimely passing".
