'Constant worry': Cost of living still rising faster than most incomes
A mum-of-two who is struggling to pay the bills and buy the basics says she is "constantly juggling to make ends meet". And the latest Infometrics data shows she is not alone.
War lessons ending as historians lose jobs
War lessons ending as historians lose jobs
Two historians who teach thousands of children about the NZ Wars, Gallipoli and Vietnam are losing their jobs, while the role of bell ringer at the carillon is being cut after Anzac Day.
Health workers on strike for second day
Health workers on strike for second day
More than 36,000 nurses, midwives and health care assistants will walk off the job again today, demanding better pay and increased staffing.
Clark: 'Relief' not to meet Putin or Kim at China parade
Clark: 'Relief' not to meet Putin or Kim at China parade
Former NZ prime minister Helen Clark has defended attending a commemoration in China marking 80 years since Japan's surrender and the end of World War 2.
Girl given visa to live with suspected people-traffickers
Girl given visa to live with suspected people-traffickers
Immigration NZ helped clear the way for an adopted girl to live with a family investigated by police for people-trafficking.
Education Minister rejects Treaty claim
Education Minister rejects Treaty claim
Updated 1.08 pm
By John Gerritsen of RNZ Minister of Education Erica Stanford has refused to accept claims the government is reducing mentions of the Treaty of Waitangi in education documents.
Kiwi volunteer firies battling Canadian blazes
'Right on the fire-front': Kiwi volunteer firies battling Canadian blazes
Five long weeks of battling wildfires in Canada day after day had an impact on seasoned Canterbury volunteer firefighter Tim Clark.
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Lotto 2513
Results from last night's Lotto draw
Store manager attacked while restocking shelves
'Completely unacceptable': Supermarket manager attacked while restocking shelves
A supermarket duty manager was left with facial injuries after a man punched him in the head, then kicked him as he lay on the ground, in a brutal surprise attack.
Academics at odds over Clark, Key’s Beijing visit
Academics at odds over Clark, Key’s Beijing visit
New Zealand politics academics are at loggerheads over whether former prime ministers Helen Clark and Sir John Key should be rubbing shoulders with "authoritarian axis" rulers in China.
Loafers Lodge murder-accused previously convicted of attempted arson
Loafers Lodge murder-accused previously convicted of attempted arson
The man accused of lighting the fatal Loafers Lodge fire told a forensic psychiatrist voices in his head told him to burn the place down, a court has heard.
Mum confronts attacker who killed her baby on New Year's Day
Mum confronts attacker who killed her baby on New Year's Day
A woman has confronted the man who killed her baby and stabbed her and a toddler in a New Year's Day attack in Hamilton.
Pupils take action to slow speeding drivers
Pupils take action to slow speeding drivers
Pupils at a Christchurch school have petitioned the local community for action to slow traffic that is "too fast and too dangerous".
'Wrong message': Clark, Key at China's military parade
'Wrong message': Clark, Key at China's military parade
A Canterbury University professor has criticised Helen Clark and John Key's appearance at a military parade in China attended by the likes of Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un.
'Unprecedented demand': St John hit with record callouts
'Unprecedented demand': St John hit with record callouts
Hato Hone St John has had the busiest winter on record with a rise in respiratory illness creating "unprecedented demand" for ambulances.
Parents' plea after son's drink-driving death
Parents' plea after son's drink-driving death
The night 16-year-old Silas Sims died he and his friends were sold alcohol multiple times despite being under-age and drunk.
Homeless workers resorting to living in cars
Homeless workers resorting to living in cars
"Sadly nowadays if you have got a car, it is more shelter than some have got."
Major changes for disability support system
Major changes for disability support system
Assessment processes and allocations for services helping the disabled are set to be standardised throughout NZ, the govt has announced.
Split Enz to reform for Christchurch festival
Split Enz to reform for Christchurch festival
The iconic New Zealand band will perform together for the first time in almost 20 years for the Hagley Park party.
Thousands of dogs put down in Auckland as roaming numbers rise
Thousands of dogs put down in Auckland as roaming numbers rise
Thousands of dogs have been put down in Auckland in a year as the region grapples with the problem of roaming animals and an increase in attacks on people.