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    Pharmacy raided three times in 10 weeks, considers closing

    Life Pharmacy in Napier. Photo: Google Maps Street View via RNZ

    Pharmacy raided three times in 10 weeks, considers closing

    A Napier pharmacy owner says he's contemplating shutting up shop after his store was raided for the third time in just 10 weeks.

    Remains found in bushland confirmed to be missing teen

    Pheobe Bishop has been missing for nearly two weeks. Photo: Queensland Police

    Remains found in bushland confirmed to be missing teen

    Human remains found in a national park have been confirmed as missing teenager Pheobe Bishop, who was allegedly murdered by her two housemates.

    Caffeine overdose fatal after seven-hour ambulance wait unacceptable, coroner finds

    Australian Ambulance sign illuminated at night. Photo: Getty Images

    Caffeine overdose fatal after seven-hour ambulance wait unacceptable, coroner finds

    Seven hours after calling triple zero, an aspiring cancer researcher was found dead from a caffeine overdose and a coroner says the wait for help was unacceptable.

    Teen arrested, allegedly threatened witness in murder investigation

    Kaea Karauria died after an incident at a party in the early hours of 11 May. Photo: Supplied

    Teen arrested, allegedly threatened witness in murder investigation

    A teenage girl has been arrested and charged with allegedly threatening a witness in the murder investigation of 15-year-old Kaea Karauria.

    Former ACT president appeals sexual abuse conviction and sentence

    Tim Jago was found guilty of sexually abusing two teenage boys in the 1990s. Photo: RNZ / Nick Monro

    Former ACT president appeals sexual abuse conviction and sentence

    A court has heard former ACT Party president Tim Jago's appeal against his sexual abuse conviction and sentence.

    'We are not a shop': Council hits back at critics

    The Waimakariri District Council adopted its 2025/26 plan on Tuesday. Photo: David Hill / North...

    'We are not a shop': Council hits back at critics

    Waimakariri councillors have taken aim at online critics, as they locked in an average rates rise of 4.98%.

    ECan chair undecided as election looms

    Craig Pauling. Photo: David Hill / North Canterbury News

    ECan chair undecided as election looms

    The chair of Canterbury’s regional council is undecided about his future, as the local election looms.

    Calls to close gender gap in Pacific Island employment

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    Calls to close gender gap in Pacific Island employment

    Less than half of working age women are employed across the Pacific Islands due to outdated laws and other barriers, the World Bank said in a new report on Tuesday.

    Staff numbers at polytechnics abysmal: minister

    Vocational education minister Penny Simmonds. Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver

    Staff numbers at polytechnics abysmal: minister

    Tertiary Education Minister Penny Simmonds says staff numbers at some polytechnics are so high they are abysmal.

    Matariki public holiday: What you need to know

    Image: RNZ

    Matariki public holiday: What you need to know

    Matariki celebrates the Māori New Year and is a time for people to gather, honour the dead, celebrate the present and make plans for the future.

    Major supermarket fire contained

    Smoke billowing out of the front of the carpark now above the New World supermarket in central...

    Major supermarket fire contained

    A major fire at a central Auckland supermarket has been contained.

    Review of early childhood education funding announced

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    Review of early childhood education funding announced

    A group reviewing funding for the early childhood sector has been told to consider making trade-offs between the quality of early learning and its cost.

    Labour MPs caught swearing in heated hearing

    Minister for Regulation David Seymour. Photo: RNZ

    Labour MPs caught swearing in heated hearing

    In a tense select committee hearing at Parliament this morning, two Labour MPs had to apologise for swearing.

    Cancer patient questions GST on drugs

    Amanda Broughton. Photo: Supplied

    'I'm fundraising to cover tax': Cancer patient questions GST on drugs

    Amanda Broughton will have to pay $103,000 for a course of a drug, to treat her stage 3C breast cancer, the fact 15% of that goes to the government is unfair, she says.

    Oxford St in London to go traffic-free

    Oxford St in London. File photo: Reuters

    Oxford St in London to go traffic-free

    London's Oxford St, one of Britain's busiest shopping districts, will be pedestrianised in a move designed to smarten up the area and help drive growth.

    Schools not ready to grade reports against new curriculums

    Whether the projects are paused would be "considered on a case-by-case basis", the ministry says....

    Schools not ready to grade reports against new curriculums

    Some primary schools warn they are not ready to grade children against the new English and maths curriculums in mid-year reports to parents.

    Iran urges US to force Israel into ceasefire

    Ultra Orthodox jews look at an impacted site following missile attack from Iran on Israel, in...

    Iran urges US to force Israel into ceasefire

    An Israeli strike hit Iran's state broadcaster on Monday while the head of the UN nuclear watchdog indicated extensive damage to Iran's biggest uranium enrichment plant and Iran called on the US to force a ceasefire in the aerial war.

    Dozens more killed trying to reach food in Gaza

    Thousands of Palestinians gather to receive aid supplies in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza...

    Dozens more killed trying to reach food in Gaza

    Israeli fire killed at least 50 people Monday, nearly half of them near an aid distribution site run by the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, as UN officials denounced aid delivery methods.

    Govt launches suicide prevention plan

    Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey. Photo: RNZ

    Govt launches suicide prevention plan

    The government has launched a "targeted plan" to prevent suicide, outlining a five-year whole-of-government approach.

    Murdered woman's body not found for three days

    Frances Anne Phelps - known as Faye - with her late husband Bill. Photo: Supplied

    Murdered Christchurch woman's body not found for three days

    A murdered Christchurch woman's body was not found for three days after the emergency call to police was given the wrong code.
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