Mother of Mt Albert murder victim Lena Zhang tells story of her daughter’s death and legacy

The 27-year-old was killed 20 minutes from her central Auckland home in 2021.

Ponsonby shooting: Vigil held for Robert Horne at site of fatal central Auckland incident

A long-time friend of Horne said he was "loved by everyone".

Redclyffe substation in Hawke’s Bay set to be rebuilt at same site, but 1.7 metres higher, after Cyclone Gabrielle flooding

$35m rebuild to cope with 1-in-450-year floods would be paid for out of power bills.

Drive-thru sushi at old Stortford Lodge petrol station site as Hastings fast food alley grows

There's no opening date yet, but drive-thru sushi's coming to long-vacant site.

Runaway steel drum from Pittsburgh construction site kills woman

Police say a large steel drum rolled out of a construction site and killed a woman.

The Ō-Rākau Remembrance Bill passes first reading in Parliament

Ō-Rākau was the site of the last major battle in the Crown’s 1863-64 invasion of Waikato.

Tongariro National Park to be searched for feral goats

DoC eradicated the local wild goat population last year and hopes to keep it that way.

Hamilton Gardens glasshouses to be demolished, site turned into outdoor space

The glasshouses have been closed to the public since 2020.

New Whangārei hotel back on the table with potential sale of Dent St site

Millennium & Copthorne Hotels want the Dent St site for a hotel, again.

Rebuild material worth thousands stolen from Hawke’s Bay school site

Nuhaka School and a pre-school on-site have suffered a series of break-ins and thefts.

UK military horses run amok causing chaos in rush hour after getting spooked during exercise

The loose horses injured at least four people, collided with vehicles and caused chaos.

Taiea te Taiao project: Marker at significant Waipā heritage site blessed

Representatives come together to mark significant project milestone.

Christchurch’s new Catholic cathedral to be built on same site as last one

The original Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament was demolished in 2020 after quake damage.

Flights divert around western Iran as one report claims explosions heard near Isfahan

Commercial flights have begun diverting their routes over western Iran without explanation

Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh rocks into Napier this weekend

Joe Walsh sat atop Ōtātara Pā in 1989. What he saw calls him back again, again, and again.

New Zealand Defence staff to lead Gallipoli service at 109th commemorations

Whakaria mai and Po Atarau will be sung on commemoration day.

From Parsons’ Paddock to $350m retirement village: Summerset St John’s

Deposits taken on the first stage or 180 units amount to around $100m of sales.

Supermarkets tight-lipped on plans in Napier and Havelock North

The Woolworths chain is not revealing its 'store network strategy'.

Rotorua Countdown closing: Business says empty building could be ‘devastating’ for mall

One business said the supermarket attracted “a lot” of people to the mall.

Once a Napier quarry - now a playground

Dozens of children put the Gleeson Park playground to good use as soon as it was opened

A CIA black site remains a touchy subject for Lithuania

New York Times: The issue of the secret prison has been shrouded in secrecy.