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Wise Water Use protestors. Photo: RNZ/Alexa Cook Opponents of the controversial Ruataniwha Dam in Central Hawke’s Bay staged a surprise protest outside a Centralines meeting in Waipukurau discussing the use of trust beneficiaries’ money for the fast-tracked dam project. The protest comes a month after Centralines trustee Tony Murphy resigned because the electricity distributor’s board … Read more
As the Act leader officially steps into the deputy prime ministership this weekend, some political onlookers are bracing for fireworks, writes Catherine McGregor in today’s extract from The Bulletin. To receive The Bulletin in full each weekday, sign up here. ‘Disproportionate’ no more David Seymour is finally getting a job title that matches the role he … Read more
Emergency services and council staff are helping with the clean after a possible tornado ripped through suburbs in Hamilton. It lifted tiles on some roofs, downed trees and brought down power lines on Thursday night. Power was cut to hundreds of homes. Council clean crews were out on Friday morning assessing the damage. Hamilton Civil … Read more
A list of the best alternative public holiday ideas in place of celebrating the (fake) birth of King Charles III. This time last year, I wrote about why I was sick of celebrating the birth of the king of New Zealand. Not much has changed. My objections remain the same: colonisation is nothing to celebrate, … Read more
As part of its overhaul of the Resource Management Act, the government has launched consultation on a proposal to shake up the management of freshwater in Aotearoa. Here’s a quick(ish) rundown. What’s all this then? Yesterday, the government released three discussion documents proposing changes to the “national directions” of three areas: infrastructure and development, the … Read more
Judges marking water from four district councils in the 2025 Best Tasting Tap Water grand final in Nelson. Photo: RNZ / Samantha Gee Timaru District Council’s Seadown water supply has been crowned the best tasting tap water in New Zealand in the 2025 IXOM National Water Taste Test competition. Four New Zealand district councils were … Read more
Shan-le Kearns, 26, is the fourth New Zealander known to have died in Ukraine. Photo: Supplied A New Zealand man helping Ukraine’s war efforts is thought to have been killed in the past few weeks. Twenty-six-year-old Shan-Le Kearns came from Christchurch. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade said it had not yet received any … Read more
There was fierce competition for the album of the year and best solo artist categories, which had Aaradhna, Stan Walker, Georgia Lines, Troy Kingi, and Kaylee Bell amongst the finalists, but Fazerdaze (whose real name is Amelia Murray) took out both awards for her third album, Soft Power.
A tornado is reported to have torn through the Hamilton suburb of Nawton on Thursday evening, damaging property and trees. Power was cut to nearly 100 homes at about 9.30pm. A further 300 homes in and around the southern suburb of Bader lost power at midnight. Civil Defence Waikato said it had received reports of … Read more
A tornado is reported to have torn through the Hamilton suburb of Nawton on Thursday evening, damaging property and trees. Power has been cut to nearly 100 homes but is expected to be restored shortly. Civil Defence Waikato said it had received reports of a tornado, although MetService could not confirm that. Mayor Paula Southgate … Read more