Pivotal role of Chief Science Advisor to be filled 'shortly' - Reti
Since Dame Juliet Gerrard stepped down in June last year, mystery has surrounded the role of Chief Science Advisor to the Prime Minister. In October, as the office was being officially wound up, the ...
Government says it's hit emergency housing target 5 years early
The government says its emergency housing target has been reached five years early. But the whereabouts of 20 percent of those leaving emergency housing is still unknown. Last year, as one of its ...
Prime ministers' heads severed and stolen from bronze statues in Ballarat Botanical Gardens
Police are searching for the vandals who removed the heads from two statues of Australian prime ministers and damaged 18 others in Ballarat early on Thursday morning.
Trump orders release of last JFK, RFK, King assassination files
US President Donald Trump ordered the declassification on Thursday of the last secret files on the assassination of president John F Kennedy, a case that still fuels conspiracy theories more than 60 ...
Getaway vehicle found after Tokyo Bay restaurant robbery, police say
A vehicle believed to have been used in an armed robbery at a Japanese Restaurant has been found, police say. Officers were called to Tokyo Bay in Takapuna on Sunday night to reports of armed ...
Stalled skyscraper developer wanted no media at Auckland Council update meeting
The developer of what was set to be New Zealand's tallest residential building did not want the media around during a meeting updating Auckland Council on the status of the stalled luxury skyscraper.
Free-ticketed entry at this year’s Auckland Lantern Festival
The four-day event will transition to a free-ticketed format for the first time, offering free public transport to and from the festival.
World Buskers Festival brings acrobatics, circus, comedy shows to Christchurch
Christchurch's CBD will be filled with some of the world's best street performers from Friday, as the World Buskers Festival gets underway.
Judge blocks Trump’s ‘blatantly unconstitutional’ executive order to end birthright citizenship
A federal judge said the executive order was "blatantly unconstitutional" and he was issuing a temporary restraining order to block it.
Tami Nielson: Redefining Women in Country Music
Tami Nielson added a few more accomplishments to an already impressive list in 2024, including a performance at the Grand Ole ...
David Seymour's hapū requests he not attend Waitangi Day commemorations
David Seymour's hapū, Ngāti Rēhia, has formally requested he not attend Waitangi commemorations in Northland, due to his ongoing support of the Treaty Principles Bill.
Watch live: The Treaty Principles Bill is 'dead', Winston Peters tells Rātana
The Treaty Principles Bill is "dead in the water", New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has said in his speech at Rātana. The bill will "never going to go past the first reading", Peters told those ...