16+ hour, 30+ min ago   (141+ words) newstalkzb.co.nz Follow the podcast on The City Rail Link finally launched over the weekend and it's set to bring extra foot traffic to Auckland CBD, but concerns have been raised over the potential risks. National's promising a dedicated…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (84+ words) newstalkzb.co.nz Follow the podcast on National's promising a dedicated Auckland Transport police team to compliment the newly opened City Rail Link, if re-elected. It's pledging an additional $7 million per year through Budget 2027, to recruit 50 sworn officers for this…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (126+ words) A Tauranga man has been charged in relation to damage to political hoardings in Pāpāmoa. Police say reports were received after hoardings were damaged on Parton Rd at about 6.30am on Thursday. About 30 hoardings of various kinds were reported damaged across…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (56+ words) A child has been hit by a vehicle at Jack’s Point near Queenstown. Police said an incident involving a pedestrian and vehicle occurred on Howden Drive, Jack’s Point, about 11.20am. One person has been taken to hospital with moderate injuries. Police…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (126+ words) Newstalk ZB Follow the podcast on The country’s 10 mobile speed camera trailers have been vandalised at least 18 times since they were rolled out last September, according to new reports. Data shows that these cameras were graffitied 11 times, the trailers have…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (347+ words) Auckland motorists are being targeted by a parking meter scam designed to steal credit card details. Fraudulent QR code stickers have been placed on Auckland city centre parking machines, directing motorists to scam websites. The warning follows similar scams found…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (657+ words) Newstalk ZB Follow the podcast on Who the hell is doing all this meth? Yesterday came the news that there were almost 2 million doses detected in wastewater sites over one week in April. One week. 2 million doses. Consumption in the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (953+ words) Jason Chapman was the guy who “would give the shirt off his back for anybody”. The 51-year-old Canterbury truck driver was described by his employer as a “good and skilled driver”. But Chapman had been battling heart disease and after…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (238+ words) Newstalk ZB Follow the podcast on "It’s the city that produced Joni Mitchell, The Weeknd, and… Justin Bieber. And it was home to Meghan Markle, prior to her royal life, while filming Suits – but don’t hold that against them. Nestled…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (191+ words) Police are investigating after a teenager allegedly assaulted a child at a Porirua playground. The incident, which police described as “serious”, happened after hours at a school near Spinnaker Dr in Whitby on Thursday, August 27. The child and teen were…...