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Schools unable to fill teacher vacancy jobs, many applicants 'unsuitable'

Primary school teachers have voted the reject the 1% pay rise offer. Photo: Getty Images

Schools unable to fill teacher vacancy jobs, many applicants 'unsuitable'

Secondary school principals say they are getting more applicants for teaching jobs, but many are not good enough.

Labour pledge to scrap 'terrible' disability bill

Petition organiser Victoria Coleman is mother to a boy with a complex disability. Photo: RNZ

Labour pledge to scrap 'terrible' disability bill

Labour says it will scrap the controversial Disability Support Services Bill if it gets into power at the November election.

Controversial golf course holes filled with concrete

Golfers on the course said the holes were filled in on Tuesday afternoon. PHOTOS: GEOFF SLOAN

Controversial golf course holes filled with concrete

But "concrete eating ducks" had other ideas.

Bill stopping climate lawsuits passes first hurdle

Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith. Photo: RNZ

Bill stopping climate lawsuits passes first hurdle

Legislation preventing lawsuits against companies for climate-changing emissions under tort law has passed its first reading in Parliament.

More paid parking at tourist sites after trial raises $1.5 million

Dolomite Point in Punakaiki raised $301,652 during the seven-month trial. Photo: Department of...

More paid parking at tourist sites after trial raises $1.5 million

Paid parking will continue at three popular South Island tourist destinations with more potential sites expected to be announced later this year.

AI to be used on life support trial

A clinical trial involving 50 hospital intensive care units has been funded to test if AI can help doctors save the lives of more patients on life support.

Government deficit $3 billion below forecast

Government deficit $3 billion below forecast

The government looks set to report a smaller deficit this year, on the back of higher tax revenue and lower spending.

Testing finds airborne asbestos in children's play sand

Asbestos testing is carried out. Photo: Kim Baker Wilson / RNZ

Testing finds airborne asbestos in children's play sand

Airborne asbestos has been found in New Zealand testing on children's play sand, in results researchers say they did not want to see.

'Chaotic': Staff fail to resuscitate man found in ED toilet

The nurses' union is calling for an independent inquiry into the death at Waikato Hospital in...

'Chaotic': Staff fail to resuscitate man found in ED toilet

A mother and daughter who watched Waikato Hospital staff try to save a man found unconscious in an ED toilet have described the chaos as he was rushed through on a gurney.

PM says another lobbying document will be released

Today's speech is Christopher Luxon's first public appearance following the summer break. Photo: RNZ

PM says another lobbying document will be released

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says his office is working on publicly releasing another lobbying document connected to a transparency saga.

Greens criticise National attack ad as 'AI slop'

Greens co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick. Photo: RNZ

Greens criticise National attack ad as 'AI slop'

The Green Party is criticising a National Party attack advert as "AI slop", saying it misrepresents the party's tax policy and New Zealand's tax settings.

North Canterbury worker gets shock after copper theft

Copper earthing wires are a critical safety feature. If a fault occurs on a power pole, the earth...

North Canterbury worker gets shock after copper theft

A MainPower employee got an electric shock while repairing network damage caused by copper thieves - a stark sign of the growing danger the thefts are creating in North Canterbury.

Kim Dotcom loses latest appeal to avoid extradition

Kim Dotcom has been fighting extradition to the United States for years. Photo: Getty Images

Kim Dotcom loses latest appeal to avoid extradition

Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom's attempt to overturn his extradition order to the US has been denied by the Court of Appeal.

'Unreasonable': PM's office slammed over missing lobbyist document

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. Photo: RNZ

'Unreasonable': PM's office slammed over missing lobbyist document

An independent watchdog has found a decision by the Prime Minister's Office regarding an official information request was "unreasonable".

Five arrested, 1.3m illegal cigarettes seized in tobacco raids

Some of the seized cigarettes. Photo: Illicit Tobacco Action Group

Five arrested, 1.3m illegal cigarettes seized in tobacco raids

Five people have been arrested and more than a million cigarettes seized as part of the effort to crack down on the black market tobacco trade.

Man died in back seat of car while mates worked out cover story

A judge said that when three Mongrel Mob members lied to police about how Zain Taikato Fox's...

Man died in back seat of car while mates worked out cover story

"Rather than acting with honesty, courage, and integrity, you drove him to the hospital while stopping to plan your escape and create lies."

Who is poor in New Zealand now?

A new report says 473,000 people are experiencing material hardship in New Zealand. File photo

Who is poor in New Zealand now?

A group of people the size of the population of Christchurch is in hardship, but there are ways to turn it around, a group of social service charities says.

Brian Tamaki says police have seized his guns

Brian Tamaki says police seized his firearms on Tuesday morning. Photo: Screenshot / Facebook

Brian Tamaki says police have seized his guns

Controversial church leader Brian Tamaki says his guns have been seized by police.

Patient dies during nine-hour wait in emergency department

Patient dies during nine-hour wait in emergency department

The Health Minister says Te Whatu Ora will carry out a rapid clinical review after a patient died in the waiting room of the Waikato Hospital emergency department.

Warning over school lunch scheme

An Otahuhu College student holds an example of a school lunch in January last year. Photo: RNZ

Warning over school lunch scheme

Alarm bells are ringing over the coalition's school lunch programme, with the Auditor-General warning the govt has not been able to clearly show the scheme is delivering its aims.

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