1+ hour, 32+ min ago   (528+ words) The director of a trucking firm that collapsed owing $1 million to Inland Revenue blames his wife for his financial predicament. Liquidator Grant Reynolds was appointed by shareholder resolution to Yasmine Holdings on July 8. The company’s register records Gurpreet Singh as…...

27+ min ago   (604+ words) The downed Transpower pylon at Glorit, north of Auckland, left 180,000 Northlanders and more than 20,000 of the region's businesses without power for days. Two of Northland’s prominent iwi leaders are backing a class action against Transpower and its maintenance contractor Omexom…...

1+ hour, 44+ min ago   (735+ words) Appearing this morning on Ryan Bridge TODAY, Brown was asked about recent claims by Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa ward councillor Christine Fletcher that she was called an obscenity during a council meeting. Bridge raised this and a series of other controversies plaguing the…...

1+ hour, 13+ min ago   (192+ words) Registrations remain open for a Beef and Lamb New Zealand farming workshop this Friday. It will cater for farmers looking to improve profitability and make better use of their hill country pasture resource. “The workshop will focus on practical, profitable…...

1+ hour, 27+ min ago   (503+ words) Advocates of abuse in state care survivors are reiterating their calls for an independent redress system as recommended by the Royal Commission of Inquiry into state abuse. Survivors and advocates gathered on the steps of Parliament this morning to mark…...

1+ hour, 48+ min ago   (481+ words) A real estate agent looking to sell a converted church hall home near Dannevirke that comes with a free church says it’s perfect for people wanting to recreate the Vicar of Dibley. The property comes with everything inside, including the…...

1+ hour, 45+ min ago   (146+ words) Police were called to the intersection of 3rd Ave and Cameron Rd after a single-vehicle crash this morning. The crash happened about 10.45am. One person has received serious injuries, police said in a statement. The road may be blocked while emergency services…...

2+ hour, 17+ min ago   (329+ words) Madeleine McCann’s younger brother Sean will swim for Scotland at the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Sean McCann was just 2 years old when his sister Madeleine disappeared shortly before her fourth birthday during a holiday in Praia da Luz, Portugal,…...

3+ hour, 3+ min ago   (312+ words) Fixed mortgage rates could be heading up “pretty soon”, says a New Zealand bank boss, as wholesale interest rates rise on the back of volatility in the Middle East. Speaking on Early Edition with Ryan Bridge, Co-operative Bank chief executive…...

8+ hour, 31+ min ago   (418+ words) Kiwis are renowned for their love of travel, whether it’s the quintessential OE to Europe, the South Pacific family holiday, backpacking through Asia, the road trip through Australia or the US, or the long-awaited expedition cruise in retirement. In between,…...