Coroner takes aim at Runit after fatal league head injury
Coroner takes aim at Runit after fatal league head injury
A Coroner has taken aim at Runit competitions saying they should not be recognised as an official sport.
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Kāinga Ora cans hundreds of new homes
Kāinga Ora cans hundreds of new homes
State housing provider Kāinga Ora is halting hundreds of housing developments which would have delivered nearly 3500 homes, and selling a fifth of its vacant land.
Father of six jailed for violent rampage
Father of six jailed for violent rampage
An angry man struck his partner while she was holding a baby because she wouldn’t talk to him, before going on to injure six other people, including three children, in a fit of rage.
Cook Islands funding frozen over China links
Cook Islands funding frozen over China links
New Zealand has paused its core sector support funding for the Cook Islands after its government signed partnership agreements with China earlier this year, Winston Peters office says.
'Unexplained' Christchurch car park death not missing woman
'Unexplained' Christchurch car park death not missing woman
A woman who died after being found with critical injuries in a Riccarton car park was not Elisabeth Nicholls, police say.
NZ embassy staff evacuated from Tehran
NZ embassy staff evacuated from Tehran
Two staff and their families have been evacuated from the New Zealand embassy in Tehran.
'Heavy hearts': Cafe goes into liquidation
'Heavy hearts': Cafe goes into liquidation
The owners of the London Canteen have let their customers know with "heavy hearts" the cafe at Oderings Garden Centre in Barrington has gone into liquidation.
Plan to end census criticised
Plan to end census criticised
The days of the government counting (almost) everything on a five-yearly basis are over, but a leading academic is worried its replacements will not be as effective.
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Decision on proposed Waikato medical school near: Reti
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Decision on proposed Waikato medical school near: Reti
D-Day is approaching for the fate of the proposed Waikato medical school.
Girl taken to hospital after moped hits pram-pusher
Girl taken to hospital after moped hits pram-pusher
A 4-year-old girl has reportedly been taken to Christchurch Hospital in a serious condition after a moped hit a pram.
Lotto 2491
Lotto 2491
Results from last night's Lotto draw.
Body found in Christchurch car park
Body found in Christchurch car park
Police say a body has been found in a car park in the Christchurch suburb of Riccarton.
Police considering options for body cameras
Police considering options for body cameras
The police union says officers getting body cameras for the first time will counter people doctoring phone footage of interactions.
Auckland supermarket ruins handed back to Foodstuffs
Auckland supermarket ruins handed back to Foodstuffs
A day after a massive blaze broke out at an Auckland supermarket, the fire service has handed over the building - or what's left of it - to its owners, Foodstuffs.
PM rejects idea of visa waivers for China
PM rejects idea of visa waivers for China
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has poured cold water on the idea of complete visa waivers, or extended visas for "premium" travellers from China.
Person dies in Blenheim vehicle incident
Person dies in Blenheim vehicle incident
A person has died after reportedly ending up under their own vehicle in suburban Blenheim.
KiwiRail charged over Cook Strait ferry grounding
KiwiRail charged over Cook Strait ferry grounding
Maritime NZ has filed two health and safety charges against KiwiRail over its grounding of the Interislander ferry Aratere nearly a year ago.
National, Labour in slanging match over abuse in care redress
National, Labour in slanging match over abuse in care redress
National Minister Erica Stanford's scrutiny hearing descended into a political slanging match between the minister and two Labour MPs as they clashed over the redress system for survivors abused in state care.
Census scrapped, replaced by 'administrative data'
Census scrapped, replaced by 'administrative data'
New Zealanders have filled out their last traditional Census form, with the five-yearly count scrapped from 2030.
Melatonin to be sold over the counter; psilocybin to be prescribed
Melatonin to be sold over the counter; psilocybin to be prescribed
The government has signalled melatonin will become available over the counter, and psilocybin will be available for patients with treatment-resistant depression.