Shrek the green ogre swaps his swamp for Christchurch’s Margaret Mahy playground
Children enjoying Margaret Mahy playground got a school holiday surprise on Monday – when a giant green ogre turned up to play. Shrek had left behind...
Wellington’s Mt Victoria tunnel reopens after three-car crash
Stuff Wellington’s Mt Victoria tunnel is closed after a three-car crash. Wellington’s Mt Victoria tunnel has reopened after a three-car nose-to-tail crash closed it for an...
Three-metre high bubbles swallow a creek on Auckland’s North Shore
Mairangi Creek in Auckland’s North Shore was engulfed by three-metre high bubbles on Sunday afternoon. By Monday, the foam was being swept up by wind gusts...
Petition calls for ‘apology and refund’ from organisers of Listen In concert
A petition is circulating online, calling for an apology and refund from organisers of Auckland concert Listen In after attendees were left injured, drinks lines were...
Repair work to State Highway 3 stretch expected to start this week
Work to fix a stretch of Taranaki state highway will start this week, and travellers should expect delays. Repairs for State Highway 3 at Uruti, between...
Slip cleared from key route into Wellington suburb, another road remains closed
Traffic has now started flowing on a key route in and out of Wellington’s largest suburb, Karori, after the route, Chaytor Street, was cut to one...
MidCentral’s Covid-19 numbers stable and low
Kathryn George/Stuff Masks remain an option, especially for household contacts of Covid-19 cases when out and about. The number of Covid-19 cases in the MidCentral district...
Law Society president resigns after staff allege aggressive and irrational behaviour
President of the Law Society Jacque Lethbridge has resigned after a review found she behaved in a manner which some employees experienced as aggressive and irrational....
‘A devastating story’: Pregnant woman and unborn child die after admission delays
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the story of a woman and her unborn child dying at Palmerston North Hospital is ‘devastating’. The heavily pregnant woman in...
Two life memberships in one year for South Canterbury man
Graham Ellery has been awarded two life memberships in year – one for his sportsmanship in his work, the other for his work for the region’s...