Dunedin’s mobile counselling service for children is scrambling to cope as the new school year begins.ChatBus founder and chief executive Averil Pierce said the organisation, which provides free counselling for children, was experiencing…
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One dead, two injured, after triple motorcycle crash on SH51, Awatoto, Hawke's Bay
One person has died after a crash involving three motorcycles on State Highway 51 in Napier.Emergency services were called to the crash on SH51, near Awatoto, about 11.45am on Sunday. Police received a report of a crash involving…
West Auckland incident: People warned away from Auckland suburb as armed police operation unfolds
A major armed police operation is underway in West Auckland this morning, with people being evacuated from homes and a warning issued to avoid the area. Police confirmed officers were responding to a firearms incident in Don Buck…
Hawke's Bay fire: Crews battle night-time forest blaze
Firefighters are watching for flare-ups after a large blaze broke out in a forest south of Hastings overnight.Crews spent the night battling the fire on difficult terrain on Maraetotara Rd in Hawke’s Bay.Fire and Emergency NZ…
Authorities urged to speed review into MIQ infections and reduce arrival numbers: Experts
Health teams need to ensure the Covid community case in Hamilton is contained, while still pushing ahead at-pace with a review into why cases were escaping managed isolation, experts say.Otago University epidemiologist Michael…
Gay rights in NZ: Okay Boomer author Joanne Drayton on our grim history
In this extract from Okay, Boomer, a book about the 1960s in New Zealand, author Joanne Drayton explains how homosexuality was seen as a perverse crime – a view reinforced by society’s reaction to two senseless killings. The dynamite…
America's Cup exclusive: Will the Cup stay in NZ, even if Team New Zealand wins?
Team New Zealand is seeking advice on the commercial landscape for the next America’s Cup as speculation swirls that the competition is being “shopped around” to overseas venues.A well-placed source told the Herald on Sunday they…
$3.30 rice noodle roll fresh on demand – is this NZ's cheapest restaurant cooked meal?
A plate of freshly steamed rice noodle rolls with complimentary black tea from a self-service station at this Panmure eatery costs $3.30 – cheaper than a long black at Starbucks.The rice noodle roll dish – zhu chang fen, also known…
30,000 fare dodgers caught on Auckland's public transport
More than 30,000 people have been caught sneaking on to Auckland’s trains, buses and ferries without paying in the past two years, netting Auckland Transport about $600,000 in fines.This comes as the price of public transport in…
Herald morning quiz: February 7
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