Wellington residents pay the most for fuel in the country, according to the Commerce Commission’s new fuel monitoring report. The commission’s second quarterly report for the three months ended 30 September 2022 showed motorists in Wellington, Porirua and Lower Hutt pay the most for regular 91, premium and diesel fuel. Christchurch drivers got the best […]

Auckland racer Brad Mosen drove from deep in the field to score a commanding win in Saturday night’s big money...

A Wellington bus company is recruiting students amid a shortage of bus drivers. Tranzurban is short by almost 40 drivers, leading to reduced services and cancelled routes. This prompted the company to target university students. One such recruit is Ethan Hakopa, 23, who began driving buses a year ago while he finished his degree. He […]

Astronomers are searching for a meteorite after a large fireball was seen over the North Island during the weekend. New Zealand-based meteor-tracking organisation Fireballs Aotearoa said the meteor probably landed in Northland, somewhere between Dargaville and Whangarei. On Saturday morning, witnesses across the upper-North Island reported seeing a green streak in the sky, followed by […]

The pīwauwau / rock wren has won the Bird of the Year competition for 2022. The small alpine bird gained nearly 3000 votes, putting it just ahead of the kororā / little blue penguin. The Bird of the Year is an annual election-based competition organised by Forest & Bird. More than 52,000 people voted in […]

Two new Sumatran tigers will soon be introduced to Auckland Zoo. The animals arrived in Auckland earlier this week from the United States and will be paired together in the zoo to encourage breeding. Four-year-old Zayana came from Topeka Zoo and Conservation Centre in Kansas and five-year-old Ramah came from Oklahoma City Zoo. Auckland Zoo’s […]

The Department of Conservation (DOC) is struggling to attract applicants for a job in the picturesque but isolated South Island town of Haast. The Department is looking for a biodiversity supervisor to work in the Mount Aspiring National Park. However, so far there have only been three applicants for the role. Operations manager for DOC […]

A councillor in the Grey District, in the South Island, has won her seat after her name was drawn from an office stationery basket. Northern ward candidates Kate Kennedy and James Rogatski were tied on 199 votes. In this situation, the law says that the winner is to be decided by random draw. Kennedy said […]

A fur seal has been returned to the sea after breaking into a Mt Maunganui home. The Ross family were very surprised to find the seal in their house, which is about 150 m from the shore, early on a Wednesday morning in August. The seal entered through the cat flap and spent a couple […]

Police officers in Ōpōtiki gave a tiny owl a ride after they found it wandering on the road. The Bay of Plenty Police said in an Instagram post that Senior Constables Marty Madsen and Willy Searle, who were working a late shift in Ōpōtiki, spotted the animal and initially thought that it was a hedgehog. […]