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War lessons ending as historians lose jobs

Social studies teacher Kyle Webb with his dog Huxley at the war memorial education centre. The...

War lessons ending as historians lose jobs

Two historians who teach thousands of children about the NZ Wars, Gallipoli and Vietnam are losing their jobs, while the role of bell ringer at the carillon is being cut after Anzac Day.

Former top cop Jevon McSkimming not charged over sex claims

Jevon McSkimming was arrested in relation to the charges of possessing objectionable publications...

Former top cop Jevon McSkimming not charged over sex claims

Former deputy police commissioner Jevon McSkimming will not be charged following an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct.

Health workers on strike for second day

Nurse Sarita Sharma on strike in Wellington. PHOTO: RNZ

Health workers on strike for second day

More than 36,000 nurses, midwives and health care assistants will walk off the job again today, demanding better pay and increased staffing.

Clark: 'Relief' not to meet Putin or Kim at China parade

Former NZ prime minister Helen Clark has defended attending a commemoration in China marking 80 years since Japan's surrender and the end of World War 2.

Girl given visa to live with suspected people-traffickers

Most inter-country adoptions occur via family or customary adoption or through Hague Convention...

Girl given visa to live with suspected people-traffickers

Immigration NZ helped clear the way for an adopted girl to live with a family investigated by police for people-trafficking.

Education Minister rejects Treaty claim

Educators warn the government is erasing decades of progress by removing Māori words from the...

Education Minister rejects Treaty claim

By John Gerritsen of RNZ Minister of Education Erica Stanford has refused to accept claims the government is reducing mentions of the Treaty of Waitangi in education documents.

Kiwi volunteer firies battling Canadian blazes

The wildfires in Manitoba, Canada, were the worst seen for 30 years. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

'Right on the fire-front': Kiwi volunteer firies battling Canadian blazes

Five long weeks of battling wildfires in Canada day after day had an impact on seasoned Canterbury volunteer firefighter Tim Clark.

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Store manager attacked while restocking shelves

Woolworths NZ says the unprovoked attack on a staff member at one of its Nelson stores was ...

'Completely unacceptable': Supermarket manager attacked while restocking shelves

A supermarket duty manager was left with facial injuries after a man punched him in the head, then kicked him as he lay on the ground, in a brutal surprise attack.

Academics at odds over Clark, Key’s Beijing visit

Former prime minister John Key. PHOTO: THE NEW ZEALAND HERALD

Academics at odds over Clark, Key’s Beijing visit

New Zealand politics academics are at loggerheads over whether former prime ministers Helen Clark and Sir John Key should be rubbing shoulders with "authoritarian axis" rulers in China.

Loafers Lodge murder-accused previously convicted of attempted arson

Loafers Lodge murder-accused previously convicted of attempted arson

The man accused of lighting the fatal Loafers Lodge fire told a forensic psychiatrist voices in his head told him to burn the place down, a court has heard.

Mum confronts attacker who killed her baby on New Year's Day

A woman has confronted the man who killed her baby and stabbed her and a toddler in a New Year's Day attack in Hamilton.

Pupils take action to slow speeding drivers

Student council representatives (from left) Leighton Scott, Greta Lewis, and Ruby McLoud, with...

Pupils take action to slow speeding drivers

Pupils at a Christchurch school have petitioned the local community for action to slow traffic that is "too fast and too dangerous".

'Wrong message': Clark, Key at China's military parade

A Canterbury University professor has criticised Helen Clark and John Key's appearance at a military parade in China attended by the likes of Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un.

'Unprecedented demand': St John hit with record callouts

'Unprecedented demand': St John hit with record callouts

Hato Hone St John has had the busiest winter on record with a rise in respiratory illness creating "unprecedented demand" for ambulances.

Parents' plea after son's drink-driving death

Sarah and Ben Sims want harsher fines for outlets that serve minors. Photo: Nick Monro

Parents' plea after son's drink-driving death

The night 16-year-old Silas Sims died he and his friends were sold alcohol multiple times despite being under-age and drunk.

Homeless workers resorting to living in cars

Dylan Holdaway has been living in his car on the Petone foreshore for five months. Photo:...

Homeless workers resorting to living in cars

"Sadly nowadays if you have got a car, it is more shelter than some have got."

Major changes for disability support system

Disability Issues Minister Louise Upston. Photo: RNZ

Major changes for disability support system

Assessment processes and allocations for services helping the disabled are set to be standardised throughout NZ, the govt has announced.

Split Enz to reform for Christchurch festival

Split Enz to reform for Christchurch festival

The iconic New Zealand band will perform together for the first time in almost 20 years for the Hagley Park party.

Thousands of dogs put down in Auckland as roaming numbers rise

Auckland Council data shows 6079 dogs were euthanised in the year to July. Photo: Auckland Council

Thousands of dogs put down in Auckland as roaming numbers rise

Thousands of dogs have been put down in Auckland in a year as the region grapples with the problem of roaming animals and an increase in attacks on people.

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