6+ hour, 22+ min ago   (1308+ words) Tim Brown South Island Correspondent The family of a Christchurch woman who was murdered by a patient who absconded from a psychiatric hospital has asked why it took their mother's death for changes to be made at Hillmorton. Laisa Waka…...

6+ hour, 49+ min ago   (289+ words) Telling the story of two amazing Prisoner of War escapes during WW2, a group of ten medals to New Zealander John Alexander Redpath features at the Mowbray Collectables coin and medal auction in Wellington on 18 September 2026. Redpath defied the odds in…...

6+ hour, 39+ min ago   (1068+ words) Lillian Hanly Political Reporter Labour has been "ankle tapped" by National on KiwiSaver according to the managing director of Simplicity, but the wife of Sir Michael Cullen, who got the scheme going, says the party's found the "perfect solution." It…...

6+ hour, 47+ min ago   (418+ words) The Green Party will put an extra $200 million into te reo Māori initiatives, if elected. The party announced its policy on the first day of Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori. It would spend an extra $30 million each year on…...

9+ hour, 15+ min ago   (611+ words) You’ve been calling for it, and now the big Super Rugby match-up that everyone wants is coming to Stadium Taranaki. Easter Weekend 2027 will see the Gallagher Chiefs take on the Hurricanes at Stadium Taranaki on Sunday 28 March, bringing a blockbuster…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (877+ words) Aucklanders have travelled through the heart of the city by train for the first time today, as passenger services began on the City Rail Link-enabled rail network. From before dawn, hundreds of train enthusiasts queued across the network to be…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (698+ words) New Caledonia have booked their place in the semi-finals of OFC U-16 Women’s Championship 2026 with a 1-0 victory over Samoa at the National Stadium in Honiara. Heidra Adjouhgniope scored the game’s only goal, her second of the tournament, to send New Caledonia through…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (279+ words) The first graduates of the Bachelor of Nursing Māori Matariki cohort were celebrated at Waiwhetū Marae today, marking an important milestone for Māori nursing education and hauora in Aotearoa. For many graduates, reaching the finish line represents more than a…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (655+ words) Greater Wellington is throwing its support behind the banded dotterel (pohowera) in this year's Bird of the Year competition, championing one of the Wellington Region's most charismatic, hardworking, and endangered coastal birds. Found across the region, banded dotterels can be…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (536+ words) Taika Waititi, Rachel House, Julian Dennison in London. Image credit: Vianney Le Caer A new strategy for the Cultural Diplomacy International Programme will guide the presentation of New Zealand culture overseas. With seven new projects funded, and a total of…...