One southbound lane on State Highway 1 near Penrose is blocked after a car caught fire.
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Is NZ’s productivity problem the real economic elephant in the room? – The Front Page
Productivity growth averaged just 0.2% a year in the decade after 2013.
Dashcam captures wrong-way vehicle on Waikato Expressway near Tamahere
Police said it was only luck nobody was killed or seriously injured.
Government reveals increases in health budget out to 2030 – kind of
National has given strong hints about its health funding plans.
Christchurch crime spree: Five youths arrested after car thefts, shopkeeper assault
A police helicopter was deployed as officers tracked the group across a city.
Auckland-Coromandel ferry to return for Labour weekend before daily summer sailings
Return fares remain $135 for adults and $67.50 for children aged 5 to 15.
Tauranga City Council chief executive Marty Grenfell quits
No reason was given for Marty Grenfell’s departure after eight years in the role.
Army intel officer Arthur Finegan ordered to pay $1500 for assaulting Queenstown taxi driver
The driver was kicked and punched until he was knocked unconscious.
Danniverke’s Eileen Mary Residential Care and Retirement Village criticised over poor care and delayed cancer diagnosis
The retirement village failed in its duty of care to four elderly patients.
New human waste-dumping plan to be considered by Central Otago council
Farmers said the plan undermined years of work to improve water quality.