Lotto Powerball: Porirua’s New World Whitby waits for $17.2m winner to claim prize
A Lotto player in Porirua has won a staggering $17.2 million in the First Division Powerball draw, comprising a $17 ...
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Lower Hutt man Sunia To’ofohe’s meth stash leads to 14-year prison sentence
A man, Sunia Mano To‘ofohe, a Comanchero gang member, was found with a substantial stash of methamphetamine in his bedroom, ...
Lower Hutt man Ronan Apiti sentenced for beating and disfiguring family dog
Ronan Apiti, a 24-year-old man from Lower Hutt, was sentenced for animal cruelty after severely beating his family dog, Buck, ...
Short jail sentences don’t work: Why Corrections Minister Mark Mitchell wants them longer, even if it means ‘huge’ prisoner numbers
SummaryCorrections Minister Mark Mitchell is exploring the possibility of replacing short prison sentences with longer ones, as prisoners serving longer ...
Weather: Lower Hutt woman Julie Paterson narrowly escapes falling tree branch in storm
Wellington Wind WarningWellington residents are advised to seek shelter due to a rare red wind warning issued by MetService, predicting ...
Wellington and Palmerston North District Courts evacuated over bomb threats
Two lower North Island district courts, Wellington and Palmerston North, were evacuated due to alleged bomb threats, with police clearing ...
Trump’s Liberation Day move depresses NZ wholesale interest rates, Kiwi dollar
President Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs have led to a decrease in local interest rates and the New Zealand dollar. ...
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