New Zealand Top Stories
Sat, 29 May 2021 08:56:29 GMT$1 million win for Mount Maunganui Lotto player
One lucky Lotto player has scooped $1 million, winning Lotto First Division with a ticket purchased in Mount Maunganui.
Sat, 29 May 2021 08:56:28 GMTIPL to resume in September in United Arab Emirates after Covid-19 postponement
After being postponed earlier this month due to Covid-19, the Indian Premier League is poised to re-start with a new home.
Sat, 29 May 2021 08:33:28 GMTCantabrians warned the 'worst is yet to come' for red rain warning
Civil Defence centres are in a 'holding pattern' as rain starts to come down in Canterbury.
Sat, 29 May 2021 07:57:40 GMTFurniture used as weapons in potentially gang-related Auckland CBD incident
Police were called to two groups, some believed to be gang members, using furniture as weapons in a fight on Fort St, in Auckland's CBD on Saturday.
Sat, 29 May 2021 07:52:39 GMTNZ Symphony Orchestra, Alien Weaponry postpone concert after band member injured
Alien Weaponry lead vocalist and guitarist Lewis de Jong was injured in an accident on Saturday, breaking his thumb, making the concert 'unfeasible'.
Sat, 29 May 2021 07:43:50 GMTKāpiti Coast vegetation fire near houses
Toi Toi bushes which caught ablaze in between two residential streets in Raumati has prompted authorities to act swiftly.
Sat, 29 May 2021 07:30:00 GMTWatch live: Taranaki Mountaineers v Southland Sharks - Sal's NBL
Watch live coverage of the Sal's NBL match between the Taranaki Mountainairs and Southland Sharks.
Sat, 29 May 2021 07:23:12 GMTPolice car involved in crash blocking State Highway intersection near Taupō
An investigation is underway into the circumstances of a crash involving a police vehicle near Taupō on Saturday evening.
Sat, 29 May 2021 07:00:18 GMTSuper Rugby: Crusaders dispatch Waratahs in Wollongong to nab bonus point win
Crusaders cop three yellow cards in Wollongong but still outscore the Waratahs eight tries to three in convincing win.
Sat, 29 May 2021 07:00:00 GMTLive: Blues v Brumbies - Super Rugby Trans-Tasman
The hosts at Eden Park get rolling in the second half as the logjam at the top of the trans-Tasman Super Rugby table is full of NZ sides.
Sat, 29 May 2021 06:55:35 GMTScott Morrison, Jacinda Ardern to canvass more support for Covid-ravaged Pacific
The leaders will discuss a potential economic rescue package for Pacific Island nations at their annual leaders’ meeting in Queenstown.
Sat, 29 May 2021 06:43:27 GMTPositive Covid-19 tests recorded at ISA World Surfing Games in El Salvador
Kiwis Paige Hareb and Saffi Vette are at the event, which doubles as a last-chance qualifier for the sport's Olympic debut.
Sat, 29 May 2021 06:30:57 GMTPolice looking for witnesses after motorbike crash injures two
Police are looking for witnesses after a two-motorcycle crash that left two injured in South Taranaki.
Sat, 29 May 2021 06:24:55 GMTUtes, mullets and dogs: welcome to Gore's Hokonui Ute Muster
The Hokonui Ute Muster was quintessentially Gore – celebrating utes, mullets, and dogs.
Sat, 29 May 2021 06:16:53 GMTPolice appeal for sightings of missing Auckland man last seen six days ago
Erno Bedo, who lives on a boat at Auckland's Waiheke Island, was reported missing on Friday. His boat is moored, but the dinghy is missing.
Sat, 29 May 2021 05:21:46 GMTRafael Nadal, Ash Barty not in support of Naomi Osaka's French Open media ban
The 13-time French Open champion and top-ranked woman said speaking to reporters is a requirement in their line of work.
Sat, 29 May 2021 05:20:00 GMTSongbird: K.J. Apa's ill-conceived, poorly executed pandemic-tale fails to fire
REVIEW: This dull dystopian drama is less Contagion and more the Covid-era’s answer to much-maligned Oscar-winner Crash.
Sat, 29 May 2021 05:10:07 GMTLarge slip blocking road connecting Gisborne and Wairoa
Tiniroto Rd, an alternate route between Gisborne and Wairoa, is blocked after a large slip.
Sat, 29 May 2021 05:06:35 GMTRocket Lab ordered to pay $100,000 for employee's unjustified dismissal
Rocket Lab has been ordered to pay almost $100,000 for unjustifiably dismissing an engineer.
Sat, 29 May 2021 04:45:00 GMTRecap: Crusaders v Waratahs, round three Trans-Tasman Super Rugby
Crusaders bring up the half-century near fulltime to subdue the plucky home side in Wollongong.