Controversial Thames-Coromandel mayor to step down
Thames-Coromandel mayor Sandra Goudie will not be standing for the role in the next local election.
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Wild weather: Woman dies after being trapped under tree
Wild weather: Woman dies after being trapped under tree
A woman who was trapped under a tree in Cambridge as wild weather sweeps up the North Island has died.
Key health and social sector targets missed in Budget
Key health and social sector targets missed in Budget
Balancing the books of government when it comes to a pandemic Budget was never going to be an easy task.
7800 new community Covid cases; 17 more deaths
7800 new community Covid cases; 17 more deaths
There are 7800 new community cases of Covid-19 today, and 17 more people have died with the virus.
Pupil dies at South Auckland school
Pupil dies at South Auckland school
A pupil has died at a South Auckland school this morning following a medical incident.
Another black mark for former nurse found with child porn
Another black mark for former nurse found with child porn
A former nurse jailed for possessing hundreds of child sex abuse images and then stripped of his licence has been further censured.
Woman crushed by fallen tree critically hurt
Woman crushed by fallen tree critically hurt
A woman has sustained critical injuries after being crushed by a fallen tree in Cambridge as wild weather sweeps up the North Island.
'Hunker down': Tornado rips through Levin as wild weather hits
'Hunker down': Tornado rips through Levin as wild weather hits
A tornado has ripped through Levin this morning, causing widespread damage, while downed trees and powerlines are blocking roads around the Horowhenua.
Robertson steers pragmatic course in Budget
Robertson steers pragmatic course in Budget
Budget 2022 is not the Budget many people needed, but it is perhaps the Budget the country needed to have.
Taranaki man pummelled with pies and beaten with hockey stick
Taranaki man pummelled with pies and beaten with hockey stick
A man was beaten with a hockey stick and had mince and cheese pies thrown at him by three disgruntled males who broke into his caravan while he was asleep.
Metal musician sentenced over child porn
Metal musician sentenced over child porn
A New Zealand musician has been sentenced to 12 months home detention for owning and sharing child pornography.
Budget 2022: Māori initiatives get over $1 billion
Budget 2022: Māori initiatives get over $1 billion
Māori initiatives are again getting more than $1 billion from this year's Budget, including $299 million towards health reforms.
Pacific Budget package prioritises homes, health and Dawn Raids history
Pacific Budget package prioritises homes, health and Dawn Raids history
The Pacific's $196 million package in this year's Budget includes a big chunk set to help deliver a proper historical account of the infamous Dawn Raids.
'Backwards', 'brain drain' - Opposition MPs lay into Budget
'Backwards', 'brain drain' - Opposition MPs lay into Budget
Opposition MPs are not holding back in their disdain for Budget 2022, with National labelling it "backwards" and Act the "brain-drain Budget".
After families plead for help, Pharmac gets major funding injection
After families plead for help, Pharmac gets major funding injection
After extensive pressure on drug-buying agency Pharmac, and a major review of its operations, Budget 2022 has provided a big cash injection.
Nearly $3b to education, decile changes and pay parity
Nearly $3b to education, decile changes and pay parity
Nearly $3 billion of Budget cash is going towards the education sector as it moves away from the decile system and addresses pay parity issues.
Budget 2022: What you need to know
Budget 2022: What you need to know
There's a lot of spending flying around in Budget 2022 - here's the main expenses in an easy-to-read list.
Budget 2022: Health gets $13.2b boost to address inequities, sector reforms
Budget 2022: Health gets $13.2b boost to address inequities, sector reforms
The health sector is being given $13.2 billion over the next four years including more than $1.8b in new spending in the coming year to address historical cost pressures, boost the workforce and guide in the health reforms.
Budget targets health, cost of living
Budget targets health, cost of living
Finance Minister Grant Robertson has tacked to the centre, bolting an emergency $1 billion cost of living package to his $5.9b health-focused Budget.
9091 new community cases; three more deaths in South
9091 new community cases; three more deaths in South
There are 9091 new community cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand today and five more deaths with the disease, including three in the South.