Five hundred applications is usually considered a lot, so when thousands turned up it was a shock.
New Zealand
8:43am
1:30
The group are the first international music act announced to play at Christchurch's new Te Kaha stadium.
Entertainment
8:27am
Infrastructure Commission suggests a toll as high as $9, a figure the Transport Minister says would be a "big decision" to make.
Politics
Tuesday 7:07pm
Police said the incident occurred sometime between January 14 and January 27.
Crime and Justice
Tuesday 4:17pm
Ten weeks of works are scheduled for Tanekaha Rd in Titīrangi from March 3, to repair subsidence under the road from the 2023 Auckland Anniversary weekend storm.
Tuesday 3:37pm
Police allege the 44-year-old Auckland woman began deceiving the Dunedin man online back in 2006.
Tuesday 1:06pm
Drugs, a bong, over $5000 cash, and a tick book were found after the officers stopped a "suspicious-looking vehicle".
Tuesday 12:10pm
An investigation was launched in November of last year after the Waitakere BMX Club's canteen went up in flames.
Tuesday 11:07am
Not one but two shots have been fired across the bow of League's rival code, signalling a renewed assault on the Kiwi market, TVNZ sports presenter Scotty Stevenson writes.
League
Tuesday 6:00am
"At this stage we are unable to confirm this firearm was involved in the original offending," Detective Senior Sergeant Matt Bunce said.
Mon, Feb 16
The news was confirmed at the Auckland stadium this morning.
Sport
The Black Foils and France crashed at high speed during the third race of the day on the Waitemāta Harbour, forcing the rest of Saturday's event to be abandoned.
Sun, Feb 15
The temporary closure — requested by Ngāti Manuhiri and backed by a rāhui — will prohibit taking most marine life from east coast rockpools from next month.
Environment
The 4km closure allows for the demolition of the Bremner Rd bridge over State Highway 1.
Sat, Feb 14
Kaipara District Council (KDC) is backing a North Rodney Action Group proposal to combine with Auckland’s north Rodney in a new local government entity.
A 40-year-old man was arrested after allegedly fleeing police at high speed in Auckland with his partner and three children in the car, running a red light and driving on the wrong side of the road before being stopped.
Fri, Feb 13
Sergeant Mark Stallworthy said four children, students from Mahurangi College, were on board at the time of the fire and were all safely removed.
The rider was allegedly carrying bags of cannabis and meth.
Police were called to the Thatcher Street address at about 9.15pm after a report that a person had been shot.
Firefighters were called to the two-storey building on Patrick Street shortly after 2am, where a large fire was found on the upper level.
The couple say their experience should be a reminder for people to be careful when leaving windows open at night.
Aucklanders are being invited to match with a new best friend with a tail.
Moeaia Tuai was sentenced on numerous charges related to slavery, rape and indecent assault.
Thu, Feb 12
Tekanimaeu Arobati died after being swept away while crossing the river on January 21.
Rain is on the way for parts of the country from Friday as a humid northeast flow sweeps over Aotearoa.
