2+ hour, 7+ min ago   (476+ words) Circus Bar. (Source: Google Maps) A popular Wellington nightlife spot known for its arcade games, free popcorn and inclusive vibe is calling last drinks for good. Circus Bar, on Te Aro's Allen St between Courtenay Place and Wakefield St, announced…...

11+ hour, 8+ min ago   (914+ words) An Auckland man's mouth was "shattered into dust" in an e-scooter crash, but he says he could have died if he hadn't been wearing a helmet. By Melanie Earley of RNZ Scott Kendall got in touch with RNZ to share…...

3+ hour, 3+ min ago   (798+ words) Treaty documents, war records and the women's suffrage petition are among the taonga at risk of being neglected, opponents of proposed job cuts at Archives New Zealand and the National Library say, with 47 full-time roles expected to go by the…...

4+ hour, 12+ min ago   (544+ words) Two people have taken home $5.03 million each after Saturday's must-be-won Powerball draw. Powerball First Division was not won, with the winners coming from the Second Division draw. They won $5.01 million from Powerball and another $13,353 from Lotto Second Division, bringing their…...

8+ hour, 22+ min ago   (772+ words) A fire truck responded to the scene in Mt Albert on Thursday afternoon. (Source: rnz.co.nz) A woman who helped give a man dying on an Auckland footpath CPR says she is reluctantly speaking out after she claims a…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (475+ words) A motorcyclist has died following a crash with a truck in Invercargill last night. Police were called to Clyde Street, near Crinan Street, after a crash involving a truck and motorcycle around 9.30pm. "Sadly, the motorcyclist was located deceased at the…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1201+ words) Frances Hughes arrived in NYC on September 10, 2001. (Composite image: Callum Lloyd) (Source: istock.com) In 2001, New Zealand nurse Frances Hughes arrived in New York to take up the prestigious Harkness Fellowship in Health Care Policy. The next morning at 8:46am, a…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (536+ words) A controlled explosion carried out by the New Zealand Defence Force rattled homes across Nelson this morning after a volatile gel explosive was found in a storage facility a day earlier. Police said they were called to the facility at…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (970+ words) Research shows children of incarcerated parents are at a greater risk of ending up in the justice system themselves. (Source: 1News) A newly established role in the courts, aimed at providing crucial support to children with a parent in prison, is…...