Articles by Christina Campbell, David Fisher, Gia Garrick
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National
'I just about fell over': Elderly dog found after 60 days missing
Wednesday, 15 May 2024, 3:38PMChris Alty and her family feared the worst after their golden labrador Sydney had been missing for so long without a trace. The...
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Crime
'Kick in the teeth': Break-in piles more pressure on Morningside café
Wednesday, 15 May 2024, 1:51PMCrave Cafe in the Auckland suburb of Morningside said an overnight burglary is a “real kick in the teeth” in the face of...
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National
Two dead in house fire: Hero dad helped rescue sole survivor
Monday, 13 May 2024, 10:17AMA man driving by the scene of a fatal house fire in Auckland this morning has told of the moment he helped the only survivor...
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National
Government document dump: KiwiRail's suitability to run Interislander questioned
Friday, 10 May 2024, 2:21PMMinistry of Transport officials have raised the question of KiwiRail’s suitability to run the Interislander business in the...
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National
Highly potent synthetic opioid found in second fake tablet
Thursday, 9 May 2024, 2:24PMA highly synthetic opioid has been found in a second fake tablet, this time in Bay of Plenty, prompting the NZ Drug Foundation...
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Wellington
Chris Bishop makes way for more housing in Wellington but keeps controversial heritage listings
Wednesday, 8 May 2024, 1:21PMResource Management Act Reform Minister Chris Bishop has sided with Wellington’s left-leaning council on most of its alternative...
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National
New allegations: Business owner claims Julie Anne Genter grabbed her
Saturday, 4 May 2024, 10:59AMA new allegation has been levelled against Green MP Julie Anne Genter, with a Wellington businesswoman claiming the politician...
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National
45 seconds of terror: $1m worth of gems, gold stolen in brazen jewel store raid
Monday, 29 April 2024, 10:41AMSix masked thieves - one armed with a machete - targeted Manurewa jewellery store Glitter Jewellers, taking a $1 million...
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Audio
Wine: OTU (Otawhero Estate) Chardonnay
Saturday, 27 April 2024, 11:58AMBOB’S BEST BUYS Wine: OTU (Otawhero Estate) Chardonnay, 2023 Hawke’s Bay $20 Why I chose it: - Discovered it in a recent...
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Wellington
Wellington City Council ends negotiations to reopen Reading Cinemas in Courtenay Place
Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 2:43PMWellington City Council has announced it has ended negotiations with Reading International to re-open the closed cinema complex...
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National
Watch: 'We could die'- Diabetic girls plead with Pharmac
Saturday, 20 April 2024, 4:33PMTwo 11-year-old girls have made a video begging Pharmac to continue funding the insulin pumps they rely on to keep them alive. Emily...
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World
Kiwi Ukrainians send 200 wheelchairs and 10 beds to war hospitals
Monday, 15 April 2024, 3:56PMA group of Ukrainian New Zealanders have sent a container filled with 10 hospital beds, 200 wheelchairs, eight electric wheelchairs...
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National
Brian Tamaki voices support for man accused of vandalising K Road crossing
Monday, 15 April 2024, 9:16AMAn Auckland man married to Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki’s granddaughter has pleaded guilty to vandalising the rainbow...
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National
Govt investigating mega tunnel underneath Wellington
Monday, 15 April 2024, 7:21AMThe Government has asked NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi officials to investigate a mega tunnel underneath Wellington from...
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Business
Commercial Bay developer eyes Wellington's Civic Square
Thursday, 11 April 2024, 3:16PMTe Ngākau Civic Square is meant to be the heart of Wellington but it has become a graveyard of closed buildings after the...
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Audio
Bob's Best Buys: Escarpment Gris 2023 Martinborough
Saturday, 6 April 2024, 1:44PMBOB’S BEST BUYS Escarpment Gris 2023 Martinborough $30 Why I chose it: -I like it very much and respect Escarpment as...
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Politics
Minister dodges questions on ferry letter, won't commit to new ships by 2026
Thursday, 4 April 2024, 4:25PMFinance Minister Nicola Willis will not commit to replacing Interislander’s ageing fleet by 2026 which is when the now cancelled...
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National
Letter from Nicola Willis forces KiwiRail to bin ferry contract after 2-month limbo
Thursday, 4 April 2024, 7:36AMKiwiRail only terminated its mega ferry ship-building contract after receiving a letter from Finance Minister Nicola Willis and...
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World
'Just crazy': Kiwi woman describes horror at being 16 floors up during Taiwan quake
Wednesday, 3 April 2024, 8:32PMThree Kiwis who had been caught up in the 7.4 earthquake to hit Taiwan described side-to-side shaking and walls cracking,...
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National
'I want my son to have his daddy’: Family's anguish at Kiwi brothers' Thai arrest
Saturday, 30 March 2024, 9:01AM- Heartbreaking moments when mums told children their dads were locked up in Thailand - Trip was a chance for brothers to...
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World
Alaska Airlines flight: FBI tells passengers they might be crime victims
Saturday, 23 March 2024, 4:11PMThe FBI has told passengers on the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max that lost a door-plug panel in midflight that they might...
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Crime
'Lifetime of grief': Drink driver sentenced for killing 'deeply loved' Irish pedestrian
Thursday, 21 March 2024, 3:27PMEmotional friends and family of an Irish national killed by a drunk driver in Wellington say they have been left with a lifetime...
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National
Cognitive test given to senior drivers 'totally unreliable', claims neuroscientist
Wednesday, 20 March 2024, 1:48PMA neuroscientist claims a cognitive test given to senior motorists to assess their fitness to drive is discredited, unreliable,...
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Travel
Boeing tells airlines to check pilot seats after report that an accidental shift led plane to plunge
Monday, 18 March 2024, 10:57AMBoeing is telling airlines to inspect switches on pilots’ seats in its 787 Dreamliner jets after a published report said...