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Christchurch headmaster dismissed police concerns: former detective

A Christchurch school headmaster dismissed police concerns about the covert and potentially illegal filming of a teacher, a former detective has told the Employment Relations Authority.

Girl injected with drugs rarely given to children

Misidentified girl,11, injected with drugs rarely given to children

An 11-year-old girl mistaken for a 20-year-old was admitted to a mental health inpatient ward despite some hospital staff noting she "resembled a child and may have a disability".

Committee to still meet in absence of Te Pāti Māori

Committee to still meet in absence of Te Pāti Māori

Chairperson of Privileges Committee Judith Collins has confirmed the committee will still meet this afternoon, despite Te Pāti Māori MPs saying they will not be attending the hearing.

More than half of workers regret career choice: survey

More than half of workers regret career choice: survey

More than half of New Zealand workers wish they had chosen a different career, according to a new survey.

Child in car that rammed officers, police say

The scene where four vehicles - including three police cars - were rammed. Photo: RNZ /...

Child in car that rammed officers, police say

A child was in the car at the time when a driver rammed police cars and injured five officers, police say.

Children among 13 injured in Taranaki crash

A road closure near the scene of the crash. Photo: RNZ

Children among 13 injured in Taranaki crash

Thirteen people, 11 of them children, have been injured in a crash between a car and a van in Taranaki this morning.

Poll highlights GP wait times across NZ

Poll highlights GP wait times across NZ

One in three people are waiting more than two weeks for a GP appointment, while more than one in six wait three or four weeks, or even longer, according to the first RNZ-Reid Research poll.

Deaths being treated as suspected murder-suicide

Police are investigating the circumstances of a British couple's death in Wellington. Photo: RNZ

Deaths being treated as suspected murder-suicide

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The British couple found dead at a Wellington property were considering moving to Central Otago to be near family, their neighbour says.

Body found in Wellington suburb

Wellington police at the scene in Albemarle Road, Northland, where a man was found dead outside a...

Body found in Wellington suburb

Police are treating a death in the Wellington suburb of Northland as unexplained and a scene examination is underway.

Risk of red weather warning as rain set to lash South Island

Many parts of the country are set for a hosing in the coming days as a deep low crosses the Tasman Sea, with the heaviest falls expected to affect northern parts of the South Island.

Health NZ reveals scrapped digital projects

Health NZ reveals scrapped digital projects

The agency has stopped or delayed 136 initiatives, including a much-lauded patient info system.

Lawyer grills rape complainant

Wiria Mohamadi is defending charges of abduction, rape and unlawful sexual connection in the...

Lawyer grills Christchurch rape complainant

A woman who claims she was raped by a man she did not know after a night of heavy drinking in Christchurch has been accused of acting out of character by having consensual sex with a stranger.

Officers injured, police cars rammed in Lower Hutt

Four vehicles, including three police cars, were rammed by a driver trying to escape officers in the Lower Hutt suburb of Epuni yesterday.

Rabbit-chasing terrier gets into a hole lot of trouble

It took a mammoth effort from firefighters to rescue fox terrier Myrtle after she literally went ‘down the rabbit hole’ under her owners' home.

Man cleared customs with fake passports for years

Registrar-General and general manager Jeff Montgomery said people may need passports quickly for...

Man cleared customs with fake passports for years

A man travelled between New Zealand, Australia and Fiji for three years using two separate fake passports, clearing Customs and Immigration each time.

Dozens of puppies killed as owners reject desexing

Some adoption puppies are euthanised to make room for strays. File photo: Getty Images

Dozens of puppies killed as owners reject desexing

Dozens of puppies are being killed, because dog owners are not desexing their pets.

Te Pāti Māori MPs refuse to attend hearing over haka protest

Te Pāti Māori MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipa-Clarke was among those to perform a haka at Parliament after...

Te Pāti Māori MPs refuse to attend hearing over haka protest

The Privileges Committee hearing was set after concerns were raised about the MPs' conduct during the first reading of the controversial Treaty Principles Bill.

'Loud bangs' heard before two found dead in Wellington

Police at the scene in Wellington this morning. Photo: RNZ

'Loud bangs' heard before two found dead in Wellington

Two people have been found dead at a home in the Wellington suburb of Roseneath.

Second person poisoned by toxic algae near Ashburton

A second person has been poisoned by the toxic algae in Lake Hood. Photo: Supplied/LDR

Second person poisoned by toxic algae near Ashburton

A second person has been poisoned by the toxic algae in Lake Hood near Ashburton.

Atmospheric river to drench parts of South Island

An incoming atmospheric river has prompted alerts for parts of the South Island, where some areas could be looking at a month's worth of rain in 48 hours.

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