"We rely completely on the Compass Group to deliver and then take the food that isn't eaten," says the principal at the centre of the saga.

And staff say they love working at Te Oraka so much, they'd do it for free.

Police spiked the man's car on State Highway 6, south of Winton, causing him to crash into a water table.

Alister Thorby spent the fraudulently obtained DHB funds on buying a house, vehicles, and overseas travel.

Lawyer Linda Clark filed an urgent injunction, preventing media from publishing certain details related to the case, hours after Tom Phillips was shot.

SH2 in Whakatāne is blocked.

Tracking technology will allow hornet hunters to follow them back to the nest.

A teenager has been arrested after the incident.

The government is facing an extra $1.4 billion liability, but has not ruled out further legal action.

Awarua RSA president Ian Becker said the theft showed a complete lack of respect.

One of three artefacts stolen from St Paul's altar in Paihia in 2022 has been handed in under mysterious circumstances.

Police say the pendant is yet to be recovered.

The School Lunch Collective is investigating after mouldy mince was served up to students at Haeata Community Campus yesterday.

The hot start to summer is expected to take a turn.

A champion cyclist is "disgusted" by a spate of vandalism in Wellington's Town Belt which appears to be targeting mountain bikers.

Medical professionals have been approached to conduct the procedure and have declined, a researcher says.

The man known only as Rajinder in on trial for murdering Gurjit Singh, who was found dead on the lawn of his home after being stabbed more than 40 times.