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Image: Westpac website. A brief outage disrupted online banking services for customers. (File. / thisquality)

Mereana Patuwai
Apr 15, 2026

Customers of Westpac Bank were locked out of online banking services on Wednesday afternoon, prompting an urgent investigation by the bank’s technical teams. A Facebook post from Westpac NZ at…

Image: Kiwibank signage. A nationwide outage disrupted app and online banking services for customers. (Supplied / Kiwibank)

Maria Strathern, Sam Hudson
Apr 15, 2026

Kiwibank in a statement confirmed a live outage affected its mobile app and internet banking, leaving customers unable to log in or complete transactions on Wednesday morning. The disruption hit…

Sam Hudson
Apr 14, 2026

Video: Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Opposition leader Chris Hipkins join Indian Independence Day celebrations in South Auckland. (File. / Facebook) OPINION: Late April is set for New Delhi celebrations,…

Sam Hudson
Apr 10, 2026

Video: Prime Minister documentary. Dame Jacinda Ardern at the United Nations in 2018, including reaction shots during Donald Trump’s address and subsequent media engagements. (Courtesy of production team / distributors)…

Jess Kimberly, Maria Strathern, Sam Hudson
Mar 28, 2026

Video: Winston Peters delivers his 2026 State of the Nation address at a public meeting in Tauranga, outlining New Zealand First’s position ahead of the election year. (File. / New…

Image: Former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern shares a morning coffee with Australian soccer player Alanna Kennedy. (Snapchat / Alanna Kennedy)

Sam Hudson
Mar 25, 2026

Former New Zealand Prime Minister Dame Jacinda Ardern has been spotted in a casual coffee meet-up with Australian soccer player Alanna Kennedy, in an unexpected crossover moment that circulated online.…

Image: A New Zealand Police patrol vehicle. These vehicles are used by frontline officers responding to incidents and maintaining public safety across communities. (Supplied / Alex Harper / Courtesy of Quiet Pact Network)

Bennett Carter
Mar 25, 2026

A 30-year-old man is before the courts after a late-night police pursuit ended in a crash in northern Waikato. A vehicle stolen at gunpoint in South Auckland was sighted on…

Image: A New Zealand Police patch. Officers respond to incidents and maintain public safety across communities. (Supplied / Shutterstock)

Bennett Carter
Mar 25, 2026

Authorities are investigating alleged serious sexual offending by a Flaxmere man and are urging anyone with information to come forward. A 37-year-old man was arrested on Monday March 23 and…

Image: Julian Batchelor speaking during anti co-governance presentation referenced in defamation case. (Stop Co-Governance / YouTube)

Anne K. Rutherford
Mar 25, 2026

Anti-co-governance campaigner Julian Batchelor has failed in his defamation action against TVNZ, with a judge ruling the broadcaster and a researcher acted within the law. District Court Judge David Clark…

Image: New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters delivers his State of the Nation speech, where he sharpened attacks on Labour and outlined New Zealand First’s election messaging. (Supplied / New Zealand First)

Sam Hudson
Mar 24, 2026

OPINION: Winston Peters is constantly whinging and increasingly acting like American President Donald Trump, leaning on grievance and repetition instead of offering anything that resembles a serious policy alternative. His…

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