2+ hour, 11+ min ago  (709+ words) Eroweti Kaihau blasted the rear of a fleeing car with a semi-automatic, cut-down shotgun while he was a passenger in a pursuing car and did not have a firearms licence. Eroweti Kaihau, who was at the time on a sentence…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (127+ words) Lana Speelman was driving near Rotorua yesterday when "thick" smoke meant she could barely see. "Even with headlights on" the visibility was "low", Speelman said. Speelman saw the driver walking away from a broken-down truck with his belongings. She said…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago  (141+ words) Police have made an arrest after a brazen home invasion in Waikato. A person was sleeping when they awoke to find intruders searching the property shortly before 11pm on Wednesday, Senior Sergeant Craig Bates said. The burglars then allegedly stole several…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago  (160+ words) Police are investigating a gang-related assault outside The Warehouse in Whakat'ne. A group of youths allegedly targeted another youth for wearing a red hat. Senior Sergeant Cam Mackinnon said the attack highlighted a need for police in the central business…...

6+ day, 19+ min ago  (689+ words) Hamish Kerr has been crowned as the Supreme Halberg Award winner, recognising the high-jumper's stellar 2025. Kerr claimed gold at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo last year, completing the double after also taking the World Athletics' indoor title in 2024, to…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago  (1778+ words) At Toi Ora, an art class is taking place. The room is buzzing with chatter as people paint together at a long bench in the main classroom, and the walls are covered in their work. Around the corner is a…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (276+ words) 'Electric energy': Inside the world of concert sign language interpreters Ryan Fox produced one of the rounds of the day to surge up the leaderboard on the second day of the Pebble Beach Pro-Am in California, the first of the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (1872+ words) Ruth Croft made history in 2025, winning the world's biggest race in ultra trail-running: a 174km course crossing three countries and circumnavigating Mont Blanc. She tells senior writer Derek Cheng how an annual meditation retreat helps her move through the suffering during…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (666+ words) Ruth Croft and Daniel Jones are the runners to beat when they defend their respective T102 titles at the 2026 Tarawera Ultra-Trail this weekend. The Kiwi pair both collected their third 102km race wins last year in Rotorua and will line up again…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (1056+ words) All Black Damian McKenzie and Georgia O'Sullivan welcome first child The Bay of Plenty is bracing for heavy rain, with parts of the region still "fragile" and recovering from last month's deadly and disruptive summer storms. The region's councils and…...