The leader of a fringe religious group was found guilty of the kidnapping and manslaughter of 70-year-old Shulai Wang.
Crime and Justice
7:35pm
Bird flu will be on the agenda when Andrew Hoggard meets with Australia’s Assistant Minister of Agriculture, Anthony Chisolm, on Wednesday,
Politics
7:13pm
2:29
The public transport ticketing project has cost hundreds of millions to deliver and missed three launch targets in nine months over 2024 and 2025.
6:36pm
Lakeview School ordered to close on Monday due to mass stormwater infiltration in the surrounding sewer network over the weekend.
New Zealand
6:15pm
At the age of 69, Shulai Wang travelled on a visitor's visa from China to New Zealand to meet Kaixiao Liu. Eight months later she was dead.
6:02pm
Housing Minister says allowing allow tenants to use KiwiSaver to pay bonds ended up in the "nice idea, but too difficult basket".
5:32pm
Former New Zealander of the Year is critical of recent announcements made in the health sector.
Te Ao Māori
5:00pm
The 14-year-olds were unable to enrol for five months despite being New Zealand citizens.
4:42pm
2:53
Crews from Puriri and Thames were working to extinguish the blaze, with police requested to manage traffic and motorists urged to take an alternative route.
4:18pm
Police are urging "extreme caution" following the latest suspected overdose overnight in Wainuiomata.
4:10pm
It’s claimed the bridge – once costed at $5.4m but now projected to cost up to $21m – could be made redundant in a decade.
4:00pm
Nineteen dancers were fired from Calendar Girls in 2023 after protesting a new contract.
3:50pm
A marble cross, which sat on top of one of the earliest graves at Karori Cemetery, was crushed by a fallen tree.
2:47pm
Three companies are under investigation for allegedly exporting prohibited assets, with a Christchurch home seized as inquiries continue.
2:31pm
Police are investigating after one of the West Coast's most-photographed landmarks was deliberately dismantled.
Environment
1:42pm
An "iconic piece of sporting history" was among a plethora of items sticking out like a sore thumb at Whakatāne District Council's greenwaste site.
1:41pm
A woman whose mother was left with a broken arm and dislocated shoulder after an incident in her Auckland retirement village says not enough is being done to make sure residents are safe.
Health
12:47pm
The body of 70-year-old Shulai Wang was found wrapped in plastic bags by a fisherman.
11:52am
Police said the incident was reported on Esplanade in the King Country town.
11:38am
1:33
The National MP, who holds the Sport and Recreation portfolio, was taken to hospital by his wife following the Parliamentary Rugby team clash.
11:11am
MBIE said the new technology meant bond refunds would be quicker, with payments confirmed online and "processed instantly".
Business
11:01am
In a statement posted to Instagram, the Mills family confirmed his death, describing him as "an absolute legend".
10:32am
The group representing power companies said network costs and tight wholesale supply were among the drivers pushing up power prices.
10:04am
The morning's headlines in 90 seconds including 11 people dead in France after a plane crash and a surprise cricket retirement.
9:48am
Jodie Rameka, 25, said glass methamphetamine pipes were sold in every $2 shop she had visited, as well as in many vape stores and even dairies.
9:03am
