The council, which owns and operates Tauranga’s only crematorium, has proposed to drop its adult cremation fee by about $200, to $777.
New Zealand
14 mins ago
The vehicle, which was hauling chilled and frozen goods, would need to be emptied before being righted and towed, police said.
46 mins ago
The staffer, who was paid nearly $30,000 for overtime he did not do, said the offending started after going through a break-up, which put "extra financial pressure" on him.
Crime and Justice
7:27am
Past El Niño events have brought drought and disruption to New Zealand. What might the coming one spell?
6:00am
Debate over the names stretched across three years and five different approaches before a final decision was made.
Te Ao Māori
The vital shipping route has been largely shut since the beginning of the Middle East war.
Politics
8:00pm
2:20
According to fuel price app Gaspy, the average price of 91 earlier today was $3.24 a litre — down around 5% over the past 28 days.
7:30pm
3:41
The mountain has been closed since January 22, when six holidaymakers at the campground at the foot of the mountain were killed in a landslide.
6:31pm
Reopoamo Darklie Tufuga has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison after investigators uncovered tens of thousands of images and videos.
6:00pm
Christopher Luxon says he has nothing further to add after a bombshell document release from Winston Peters' office.
5:30pm
2:36
It would set government obligations to the Treaty to no higher standard than to simply "take into account" across nine Acts.
4:30pm
The species was first found at Banks Peninsula in 1951.
Environment
3:55pm
The pair were transported to Hawke's Bay Fallen Soldiers' Memorial Hospital at about 3pm Thursday, following the attack in Hastings.
3:25pm
"This situation could have had a dire outcome and we’re thankful we’ve been able to return these men back to their loved ones," police said.
2:08pm
Officers seized five weapons, ammunition and body armour allegedly destined for gang members.
1:47pm
The man has admitted two charges of intentionally damaging a footpath and one of being offensive in a public place.
1:12pm
Once installed, Susan Wallace will become the second Māori woman Anglican bishop, and the first with a moko kauae.
12:48pm
"We have opened a full investigation to ensure this doesn’t occur again," a spokesperson said.
12:41pm
A crackdown on drivers speeding through school zones in Auckland's south-east resulted in more than 70 infringements being issued in two hours across two days this week.
12:22pm
Police said charges may be possible at a later date, or when further information comes to light.
11:38am
1:29
"The horrible sections in the corner are given to the council as open spaces, and we mow for the next 150 years, its huge cost to the council."
11:11am
The results were up 2% on the last half-year results.
Fri, May 1
Police said fuel offending was a "blight on everyone in the community" and urged residents to report suspicious activity immediately.
A former high-ranking National Cabinet minister has doubts the coalition, made up of National, NZ First and ACT, will make it to the election campaign intact.
9:25
The morning's headlines in 90 seconds, including a man’s arrested after the abduction and death of a young girl in Australia, and new road safety warnings amid a spike in deaths.
