Police have arrested a 14-year-old boy after a man died from stab wounds at a Northland tavern last night.Police said emergency services were called to a tavern on Opua Paihia Main Rd, State Highway 11 in Opua in the Bay of Islands….

By RNZ . Wellingtonians are urged not to dive straight in this summer as toxic algae blooms in fresh waterways around the region. The Greater Wellington Regional Council told the community to check the Land Air Water Aotearoa…

A man who attacked a police officer with an axe said he planned to decapitate him and wave his head at other officers so they would shoot him.It was one of the stunning revelations made by 25-year-old Ruairi Kern Taylor in an interview…

A growing number of politicians are calling for President Donald Trump to be removed from office after the Capital riot.

Auckland household water bills could more than double in less than a decade after Watercare approved increases to tackle rising costs and settle its books. Watercare says it is the only way to raise funds needed due to borrowing…

Potentially devastating and lethal cases of spontaneous combustion are an increasingly common cause of fires.The freakish fires can erupt when something as ordinary as the household washing and drying goes awry.In Matakana, the…

Less than a third of residents are satisfied with how the Wellington City Council makes decisions.Councillors have described the situation as “appalling” and of “major concern”.Over the tumultuous past year, the council has been…

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