Dave Rennie can currently select four Test locks in his squad next month but, beyond that quartet, the cupboard is rather bare, writes Patrick McKendry.
A final report finds KiwiRail focused on installing the new equipment but not on preparing its crew to use it safely.
Luxon said Budget 2026 forecasts growth of 2.7% — higher than Australia, the UK, Canada, the EU and Japan.
Investigators say the Mairehau blaze began in a bedroom, with the case now referred to the Coroner.
The Government's goal of getting back to surplus was the key focus of this Budget.
The morning's headlines in 90 seconds, including Dame Lynda Topp slams the Budget, new MAFS allegations, and the All White who’s going viral.
Speaking to Breakfast on the day after she delivered her third Budget, Willis said the gap between where things sit now and the child poverty targets were a "very difficult gap to close".
Almost 30 staff were absent yesterday from "illnesses and events", with the school closing at the end of lunchtime today.
A Tasman low is set to end one of the driest Mays on record, bringing rain, strong winds and unseasonably warm nights to much of the country.
The hospital on Shakespeare Rd in Milford lost power at around 9.30am on Friday, which lasted for around an hour-and-a-half.
Matthew Davison described being shocked by the "sheer volume of sparkles" in Auckland sighting.
The crash involved two cars and a truck, blocking the road for hours and leaving one person in critical condition.
An Auckland-to-Hong Kong flight was called off after crews spent hours trying to find and remove a bird discovered on the flight deck yesterday.
Waiariki McIlroy-Jones generated $11m in a little over a year through the scheme.
Officers pulled over weaving car while searching for a suspect – only to discover the driver was suffering severe chest pain.
Department of Conservation calls on drivers to be vigilant after a native pakake pup was found dead on Hoopers Inlet Road in Dunedin.
The former mayor of Wellington is working as campaign manager for a Green candidate in Victoria’s state election.
A Christchurch business owner has been arrested and faces accusations of deconstructing stolen vehicles to ship parts overseas.
An investigation has found the judge had an extramarital affair with a high-ranking police officer, despite initially lying about it.
The intersection between Spinnaker Drive and State Highway 58 could be available to motorists again in June.
A man was apprehended by a plainclothes officer after being chased down on foot at a West Auckland shopping centre.
An HBO documentary about former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern, has been named best documentary at the Documentary Emmy Awards.
Patterson was found guilty last year of murdering her former in-laws Don and Gail Patterson, along with Gail's sister Heather Wilkinson, after serving them a deadly beef Wellington lunch.
Councillor Lisa Austin has claimed one of her peers is pushing to remove her from Nelson City Council and that she could be vacated from her seat.
