Topics
- Under-16 social media ban billQuiet since 29 Aug
- Wairoa man's unexplained deathQuiet since 10 Mar 2025
- Onerahi park shooting, WhangāreiQuiet since 21 Mar 2025
- New Zealander killed in UkraineQuiet since 3 Jun 2025
- Levin street racing events and law changesQuiet since 30 Jul 2025
- Porirua woman killed by elephant in ZambiaQuiet since 10 Jul 2025
- Public sector strike October 2025Quiet since 23 Oct 2025
- Lower South Island storm and recoveryQuiet since 11 Dec 2025
All stories
October 2026
- World is restructuring itself around America, says historian
- Long-range weather forecaster Ken Ring dies after short illness
- Burger Burger to reopen Torbay restaurant under new ownership
- Southland businessman arrested and charged with stalking and harassment
- Long-serving Taupō radio host Andrew Leiataua dies suddenly
September 2026
August 2026
- Proposed bill could allow High Court to block social media sites
- Labour to support government bill banning social media for under 16s
- Government introduces bill to ban under-16s from social media
- National Party ran 92 political ads seen exclusively by men
December 2025
- House fire in Māngere East deemed suspicious
- Australia implements world first social media ban for children under 16
November 2025
- Labour MP Ingrid Leary deletes post regarding government event invitation
- Disability advocate's Facebook account disabled for unspecified reasons
- Tributes for young woman killed in Rotorua bus and car crash
October 2025
- Son questions circumstances of Kiwi woman's death in Phuket
- Former Hutt mayor settles legal dispute with ex-councillor Chris Milne
- Strong winds cause widespread power outages across Canterbury
- Labour calls for investigation into Public Service Commission strike advertisements+2
- Rock thrown through Waimakariri MP Matt Doocey's car window+1
- Lydia Gliddon elected mayor of Selwyn
- TikTok and Meta warn against social media ban for under 16s
+3 - Otago University student dies in Dunedin flat
- Psychologist and broadcaster Nigel Latta dies aged 58+3
September 2025
- Meta introduces teen account protections for Facebook and Messenger in New Zealand+4
- Auckland butchery under investigation over meat storage concerns
- British MP claims Meta is punishing Kiwi whistleblower
- Truck driver permanently stood down after dangerous West Coast overtaking video
- Kiwis lose social connections after Meta suspends accounts
- New report suggests ways to increase tax from big tech companies
- Police seek witnesses after stolen car nearly hits students in Christchurch
August 2025
- New Zealanders face social media account suspensions by Meta+3
- Adrian Colbert imprisoned for Facebook Marketplace vehicle scams
- Monaro Kerr-Wilson receives additional prison time for Facebook fraud
- Former Auckland teacher sentenced for taking intimate photos of boarder
- Midge Ure postpones New Zealand tour due to health issue
- Woman fined for taking dogs into Tongariro National Park+1
- Racist abuse follows appointment of new Air New Zealand chief executive
July 2025
- Researcher calls for enforced social media age limits
- Newest Cook Strait ferry begins service in Wellington
- Matakana pottery store Morris & James to close after nearly 50 years
- Man arrested after police seize $6000 in counterfeit cash+1
- Police condemn dangerous motorbike tribute following Ngakau Hailey's funeral
- Family of Porirua woman killed by elephant in Zambia
June 2025
- Napier family mourns 11-year-old boy who died from flu complications
- Napier boy dies after routine flu leads to organ failure
- Cancer campaigner Nyree Smith dies after eight-year battle
- Impounded cars from Levin street race listed for sale on Facebook
- Christchurch man killed in Ukraine while rescuing wounded comrades
May 2025
- Christchurch food bank raided by thieves on Sunday night
- Tributes for teenager killed in Waipawa vehicle crash
March 2025
- Dunedin nurse loses registration following professional misconduct findings
- Wellington mayoral candidate has not revealed buyer of Wellington Live
- Security increased at Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown's home
- Two teachers assaulted by student with scissors at Christchurch school+2
- Wellington community Facebook page Vic Deals listed for sale
- South Wairarapa councillor proposes exiting Meta platforms
- Police investigate video of youths attacking man outside West Auckland mall
- Police rule out foul play in Wairoa man's death
- Police investigating unexplained death of 73-year-old Wairoa man
- Yvonne Chapman identified as victim of fatal Whangārei shooting
February 2025
- Meta apologises for Instagram Reels glitch showing graphic content
- Teacher sentenced for massaging primary schoolgirls' feet
- Missing Christchurch French bulldog found dead after six-week search
- Bay of Plenty Regional Council investigates mystery smell in Ōpōtiki
- Man suspected of attacking and taking black swan from Auckland park
- Investigation launched after alleged attack on swan at Western Springs
January 2025
- Police warn of violent robberies during online marketplace transactions
- Wellington LIVE owner Graham Bloxham announces mayoral candidacy
- Names released for two people killed in Temuka vehicle crash
- Ultrarunner's team attacked by dogs on Te Araroa trail
- Police seek help identifying man after Christchurch school fire
- Paradise City rock festival cancelled due to low ticket sales
- The benefits and challenges of workplace friendships
- Professor impersonated in deepfake scam to sell fake diabetes treatment
- Missing teenager found safe after amber alert in Omaha