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A Christchurch school's almost 70-year-old repurposed buildings are doing their best to keep the bitter cold out. But signs of water damage are visible in one classroom, while parts of a wall are rotting away and the ceiling paint is peeling.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon did not dial in to the latest Coalition of the Willing meeting due to time zone differences.

A soldier with links to far-right groups admits handing over and attempting to hand over sensitive military information to a person he thought was a foreign agent.

Primary school teachers belonging to the Educational Institute have begun a two-week series of stop-work meetings today to discuss pay talks stalled on an offer of three 1% pay rises over three years.

A South Island bakery worker questioned over missing cash from a weekend market has been awarded more than $16,000 after being unjustifiably dismissed.

The Aratere has made 53,000 crossings and taken more than 5 million passengers across Cook Strait.

New Zealand-born reggae artist Lotima Nicholas Pome'e - aka General Fiyah - has been reportedly detained in the US and deported.

Primary-aged schoolgirl Bree had her heart set a private school - but her separated parents can't agree on which school she should go to.