Boris Johnson, the ebullient Brexiteer who has promised to lead Britain out of the European Union with or without a deal by Halloween, will replace Theresa May as prime minister after winnin... Read more
Potential players in the budding medicinal cannabis industry have spent the day grilling officials about what a homegrown industry might look like. The proposal would make medicinal cannabis... Read more
A Taranaki woman says she’s lucky to be alive after an electric blanket burst into flames on the bed she and her baby were lying in. A Taranaki couple’s Waitara home was gutted b... Read more
A witness of the Christchurch mosque shootings says he feels let down by ministers for not allowing ACC to help mentally traumatised victims. Cabinet papers released today, show ministers we... Read more
A staff member who was nearly run down by a car while restraining an apparent robber at a Taupō jewellery store has escaped with minor injuries. Officers were called to the jewellery store o... Read more
If you park on a narrow street with two wheels up on the berm, a new proposal could enable councils to hit you with a $40 fine. The proposed rule would apply even if there was no ‘no p... Read more
People are being urged to stay out of Lake Taupō and the Waikato River this evening, after a sewerage pipe was taken out when a water main broke. Photo: Supplied / Taupo District Council The... Read more
Primary and intermediate school principals have turned down a good deal by rejecting the government’s pay offer, Education Minister Chris Hipkins says. The principals are holding out f... Read more
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday imposing “hard-hitting” new sanctions on Iran in response to the downing of an unmanned U.S. drone last week. “We will continue to inc... Read more
One of the gun shop owners consulted over the government’s buyback scheme says their advice was ignored, and the amounts offered are a “gross misrepresentation” of the fire... Read more
