Australia violated refugees' rights in offshore detention centre, says UN
A UN committee has found that Australia violated a human rights treaty by detaining a group of asylum seekers, including ...
‘Monster’ nest of over 200,000 wasps destroyed
A "monster" wasp nest in South Auckland has been destroyed with exterminators taking two days to get rid of over 200,000 ...
Australia responsible for Nauru detainees - UN Human Rights Committee
Two decisions from the UN Human Rights Committee say Australia remained responsible for the detention of asylum seekers in ...
Are bagpipes back in style?
More than 100 people descended on the capital for the Royal New Zealand Pipe Bands' Association annual Summer School. It's the biggest summer school in the Southern Hemisphere and one of the biggest ...
Changing building materials could halve CO2 emissions - study
A new study has revealed we could halve the carbon emissions caused by humans, by simply changing the materials we build with. A US research team calculated that over sixteen billion tonnes of carbon ...
The cost of building houses increasing slowly
The cost of building a house is increasing at a fraction of the pace of recent years, but some involved in the industry say the price is still too high. The latest data from Corelogic shows the cost ...
'Frighteningly large' wasp nest found in Auckland
A massive wasp nest in South Auckland has been destroyed with exterminators taking two days to get rid of over 200,000 wasps. The "frighteningly large" nest was in a conifer tree on a farm in Karaka.
Warriors captain resigns after "phenomenal career"
Warriors captain Tohu Harris has called time on his NRL career announcing his immediate retirement from NRL Former player Lewis Brown says he had a phenomenal career and his departure leaves ...
Iwi Leaders discuss new pan-Maori assembly
Around three hundred Maori leaders are meeting today at Omahu near Hastings to discuss the creation a new pan-Maori assembly. The assembly would promote a collective response to Government challenges.
Bagpipes from around the world descend on Wellington
Pipers and drummers have descended on the capital this week for the Royal New Zealand Pipe Bands' Association annual summer ...
Further questions about Treaty Principles Bill submissions
Tech experts say the huge number of submissions on the Treaty Principles Bill earlier this week may have been the result of nefarious online behaviour. The numbers set a new record and some tech ...
Whangarei Scrubfire burning across 20 hectares
FENZ says 20 hectares are still burning near Whangarei, and two helicopters have been dispatched to work on the fire. Crews were called to the fire just after midday yesterday. Operations Manager ...