5+ hour, 3+ min ago   (589+ words) Ruru has left Tree Birds in the dark. Ruru, or morepork, the Tree Bird party's highest-placed bird in last week's leaderboard, has broken away to form its own nocturnal movement. As a candidate of a newly formed Night Birds party,…...

4+ hour, 3+ min ago   (1308+ words) Tim Brown South Island Correspondent The family of a Christchurch woman who was murdered by a patient who absconded from a psychiatric hospital has asked why it took their mother's death for changes to be made at Hillmorton. Laisa Waka…...

4+ hour, 30+ min ago   (289+ words) Telling the story of two amazing Prisoner of War escapes during WW2, a group of ten medals to New Zealander John Alexander Redpath features at the Mowbray Collectables coin and medal auction in Wellington on 18 September 2026. Redpath defied the odds in…...

6+ hour, 1+ min ago   (517+ words) Covering period of Monday 14th - Thursday 17th September Kōanga/spring has truly sprung, and with that we are experiencing noticeable swings in the weather. This week, a wintery chill is on the way, with snow possible for parts of Te Waipounamu/The…...

4+ hour, 16+ min ago   (1477+ words) Kiwi consumers and businesses are being warned they could unwittingly hand over passwords, financial information or download malicious software after new cybersecurity data found ChatGPT search results routinely directing users to high-risk websites already classified as unsafe. The use of…...

4+ hour, 20+ min ago   (1068+ words) Lillian Hanly Political Reporter Labour has been "ankle tapped" by National on KiwiSaver according to the managing director of Simplicity, but the wife of Sir Michael Cullen, who got the scheme going, says the party's found the "perfect solution." It…...

4+ hour, 28+ min ago   (418+ words) The Green Party will put an extra $200 million into te reo Māori initiatives, if elected. The party announced its policy on the first day of Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori. It would spend an extra $30 million each year on…...

6+ hour, 56+ min ago   (611+ words) You’ve been calling for it, and now the big Super Rugby match-up that everyone wants is coming to Stadium Taranaki. Easter Weekend 2027 will see the Gallagher Chiefs take on the Hurricanes at Stadium Taranaki on Sunday 28 March, bringing a blockbuster…...

5+ hour, 41+ min ago   (1281+ words) Responses to all 12 questions on science policy and investment, climate and natural hazards, gene tech, AI, and emerging tech, are available below. Previous election Q&As are available here. Responses listed in order of the number of seats in the…...

9+ hour, 39+ min ago   (550+ words) With just under six weeks until the Kāpiti Coast Art Trail opens, visitors are being invited to delve beyond the finished artwork and discover the stories, experimentation and creativity that happens behind studio doors. Unfolding across Labour Weekend (24 to 26 October)…...