All issues have been resolved across Vodafone’s mobile data network after a widespread outage earlier this evening. Customers across the country reported losing internet access earlier tonight. Read More Vodafone, 2degrees…
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NSW areas removed from ACT's public health directions
Some residents or visitors to the ACT will be allowed out of quarantine after a number of NSW regions were removed from the list of COVID-affected areas
Ponsonby school fire: Asbestos risk leaves residents homeless one month on
Scores of Ponsonby homeowners forced out of their properties when a nearby school fire contaminated them with asbestos are still waiting to go home more than a month on from the blaze.Act MP Simon Court, who has taken up the homeowners’…
Five dogs euthanised at Whanganui's Hatrick Raceway prompt calls for closure
Five dogs were euthanised following racing at Whanganui’s Hatrick Raceway in a three-week period, prompting calls from an animal rights group to close the track pending an investigation. The Ministry for Primary Industries says…
One person arrested after burglary of Cambridge jewellery store causes $100K in damage
An arrest has been made following the burglary of a Cambridge jeweller that caused $100,000 in damage. A youth was arrested in Palmerston North yesterday and is facing multiple charges, including burglary, police said in a statement,…
Back to jail: Dunedin child rapist found with sex-abuse material
A Dunedin man who raped a 12-year-old girl and stole her clothes to wear has now been caught with child abuse material. Pierre John Parsons, 43, is subject to his second decade-long Extended Supervision Order (ESO) – a measure which…
Mystery story found on back of supermarket receipts in lockbox
The mystery author of a fantasy story found inside a lockbox donated to a Wellington op shop has been found thanks to the power of social media.But just how the story notes made it into the lockbox and away from the author remains…
Upper Hutt woman shaken after waking to find man in her house
An Upper Hutt woman has been left shaken after waking to find a man in her house in the early hours of the morning this week.Tara Simonyi told Stuff she was shoved over by the intruder after she discovered him in her hallway.”I…
Covid 19 coronavirus: Quarantine network unlikely to handle widespread community outbreak
New Zealand’s managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ) facilities would be unlikely to be able to accommodate all Covid-19 cases if faced with a widespread community outbreak of the virus. That’s according to a November 2020 incoming…
Herald afternoon quiz: January 12
Test your brains with the Herald’s afternoon quiz. Be sure to check back on nzherald.co.nz for the morning quiz tomorrow. To challenge yourself with more quizzes, CLICK HERE.