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    Luxon confident he won't be ousted as leader

    Chris Luxon talks to media mid leadership speculation. Photo: Screenshot

    Luxon confident he won't be ousted as leader

    ​​​​​​​Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says he is confident he has the "full support of his caucus", but he has not surveyed them, saying he does not need to.

    How Malcolm Rewa was unmasked as a rapist

    Malcolm Rewa in court in 2019. Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly

    How Malcolm Rewa was unmasked as a rapist

    It took a woman nearly four decades to find out the name of the stranger who raped her when she was 16 years old. Today that stranger will finally be sentenced for the attack.

    Building crisis looms as construction costs soar: expert

    Construction lost 2315 jobs in the quarter, or 1.3 percent. Photo: RNZ

    Building crisis looms as construction costs soar: expert

    Rising fuel prices due to war in the Middle East are likely to create a serious crisis for the construction market that has not yet been fully understood, one expert says.

    Man jailed after towing 'excessively corroded' trailer caused fatal crash

    Roger Sydney Samson was jailed for two years and four months when he appeared in the Te Kūiti...

    Man jailed after towing 'excessively corroded' trailer caused fatal crash

    A man whose "excessively corroded" boat trailer killed a driver when it detached from his vehicle and struck a car was caught last month towing another boat while banned from driving.

    Willis promises 'frank and candid' approach at White House meeting

    Finance Minister Nicola Willis. Photo: RNZ

    Willis promises 'frank and candid' approach at White House meeting

    Finance Minister Nicola Willis has promised to be "frank and candid" in her White House meetings overnight.

    'Breach of trust': Church leader groped teen relative

    The judge said the man was driven by “emotional dysregulation and alcohol” on the night and...

    'Breach of trust': Church leader groped teen relative

    A victim says her life hasn’t been the same since she was groped by her relative, who was a church leader, when she was 17.

    'Cracking down on misery': MP proposes cutting taxpayer money to gangs

    Photo: RNZ

    'Cracking down on misery': MP proposes cutting taxpayer money to gangs

    A member's Bill could stop public funding to gangs and organisations with gang ties.

    'Extremely tragic': Two children killed in riverbank collapse

    The Tarawera River, where two people died today. Photo: Google Maps via RNZ

    'Extremely tragic': Two children killed in riverbank collapse

    Two local children were killed when a riverbank collapsed in the Tarawera River near Boyce Park in Kawerau.

    Child sex offender went to playground two days after release

    Manukau District Court. Photo: Liu Chen/RNZ

    Child sex offender went to playground two days after release

    A man who was jailed for trying to snatch a toddler with intent to sexually abuse her, went to a playground just two days after his release, in breach of his conditions.

    Human rights not properly addressed in Super Fund, court rules

    Human rights not properly addressed in Super Fund, court rules

    The managers of the country's $86 billion Super Fund failed to properly address human rights issues when considering whether to exclude companies from its investments, the High Court has found.

    Willis calls for free and safe transit through Strait of Hormuz

    Nicola Willis. Photo: RNZ

    Willis calls for free and safe transit through Strait of Hormuz

    The Finance Minister has joined international counterparts in calling for a return to free and safe transit through the Strait of Hormuz.

    Former Xero worker lays complaint with police over Sir Rod Drury

    Former Xero CEO Sir Rod Drury. Photo: RNZ

    Former Xero worker lays complaint with police over Sir Rod Drury

    Former Xero staffer Ally Naylor says she has laid a complaint with the police about former CEO and Queenstown resident Sir Rod Drury.

    Raising retirement age 'would help government': Luxon

    Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Kaikōura MP Stuart Smith at the Amberley Retirement Village...

    Raising retirement age 'would help government': Luxon

    PM Christopher Luxon told residents at a southern retirement home that raising the retirement age to 67 "would help the Government".

    Scientists 'homeless, suicidal' after job cuts

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    Scientists 'homeless, suicidal' after job cuts

    An unemployed scientist says she's seen colleagues left homeless and suicidal because of the government's job cuts.

    Jones puts squeeze on fuel firms to provide more accurate data

    Associate Energy Minister Shane Jones says stronger action is on the cards next week. Photo: RNZ ...

    Jones puts squeeze on fuel firms to provide more accurate data

    Cabinet minister Shane Jones is putting pressure on fuel companies to share more information about their shipments, warning that the government could force them to do so via regulation if necessary.

    Family's Toyota stolen again and again and again . . . and again

    Family's Toyota stolen again and again and again . . . and again

    When Archna Tandon got a 4am phone call from Canterbury police to let her know her car had been stolen from outside their home again, it came as no surprise.

    Project manager defrauded nearly $30k through Covid schemes

    The judge said the man was driven by “emotional dysregulation and alcohol” on the night and...

    Project manager defrauded nearly $30k through Covid schemes

    An Auckland project manager has been sentenced to three months community detention for defrauding nearly $30,000 through Covid schemes.

    'Threatening' anti-Indian graffiti found near Auckland school

    PHOTO: RNZ

    'Threatening' anti-Indian graffiti found near Auckland school

    A Papatoetoe man has been arrested over violent, anti-Indian graffiti found near an Auckland school.

    'Not short-term situation': Airlines sound alarm over fuel crisis

    Image: RNZ / Quin Tauetau

    'Not short-term situation': Airlines sound alarm over fuel crisis

    The fuel price crisis "is no longer a short-term situation" for airlines while the government is promising to hold oil companies accountable

    Man linked to religious group pleads not guilty to rape, strangulation

    Man linked to religious group pleads not guilty to rape, strangulation

    A man linked to a religious organisation has appeared in the Christchurch District Court and pleaded not guilty to more than a dozen sexual charges.
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