3+ hour, 5+ min ago   (519+ words) A Tauranga man has been arrested after an alleged "vandalism spree" that saw around 30 political hoardings damaged in two hours. The first hoardings on Parton Road in Papamoa were hit at around 6.30am on September 10. Senior Sergeant Shannon Clifford said that…...

5+ hour, 40+ min ago   (477+ words) Senior Sergeant Shannon Clifford said the damage to hoardings was "significant" in some cases. (Source: 1News) A Tauranga man has been charged after an alleged vandalism spree damaged around 30 political hoardings in Pāpāmoa. The first hoardings were targeted on Parton Rd…...

9+ hour, 19+ min ago   (772+ words) A fire truck responded to the scene in Mt Albert on Thursday afternoon. (Source: rnz.co.nz) A woman who helped give a man dying on an Auckland footpath CPR says she is reluctantly speaking out after she claims a…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (688+ words) Three roosters dumped outside the SPCA in Gisborne. (Source: SPCA Gisborne) (Source: Supplied) The SPCA in Gisborne has issued a "desperate plea" after seven roosters were dumped at their door – a week after three of the birds were left at…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (475+ words) A motorcyclist has died following a crash with a truck in Invercargill last night. Police were called to Clyde Street, near Crinan Street, after a crash involving a truck and motorcycle around 9.30pm. "Sadly, the motorcyclist was located deceased at the…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1275+ words) A train at Karanga-a-Hape station. (Source: 1News) Auckland's entire train network is being redrawn on Sunday when the $5.5 billion City Rail Link, or CRL, opens to passengers for the first time. Here's what to know about opening day and beyond. There…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (575+ words) A man was pulled over after being caught buttering a bagel while driving in Brisbane. (Source: Queensland Police Service) (Source: Supplied) A peckish P-plater has made a meal of his commute in Australia after being caught buttering a bagel while…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (811+ words) Pilot Tim Brown (left) and guide Sean Roach. (Source: Supplied) A helicopter that crashed killing two people in Mt Aspiring National Park plunged 30m down a mountain after its rotor blades struck the rockface, the Transport Accident Investigation Commission has found....

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1393+ words) Woman driving a ride-share. (Source: istock.com) The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) is investigating allegations of bribery, corruption and fraud across the driver licensing system, RNZ can reveal. By Sam Sherwood of RNZ It comes as the agency is looking…...

4+ day, 34+ min ago   (909+ words) A camera equipped trailer. (Source: NZTA) NZ's fleet of mobile speed camera trailers have been vandalised 18 times since they first hit the roads almost a year ago. Several units were graffitied, others were damaged, and one had a tyre slashed....