Kiwis delaying medical care, skipping meals
The cost of housing is making it difficult for people to pay their bills, with one-in-four delaying medical care and/or skipping meals in the past year.
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Making 'clear plans' for prisoner release important: Salvation Army
Making 'clear plans' for prisoner release important: Salvation Army
By Lauren Crimp of RNZThe Salvation Army says prisoners deserve more help planning for their release to ensure they're not out on the streets.
Children missing education due to 'disputes' between parents, schools
Children missing education due to 'disputes' between parents, schools
Children are missing weeks and even months of vital schooling because of stand-offs between their parents and their schools.
Cyclone caused significant amount of damage, acting mayor says
Cyclone caused significant amount of damage, acting mayor says
Whakatāne acting mayor Julie Jukes says Cyclone Vaianu caused significant amount of damage, and the full extent is not yet known.
Tākaka man imprisoned for threatening ex with power tool
Tākaka man imprisoned for threatening ex with power tool
A man took a chainsaw to a house where his ex had gone, yelling at her from outside as he used the tool to slice up furniture and then cut down a tree so she and others couldn’t leave the property.
Iran war, fuel prices increasing stress among Kiwis
Iran war, fuel prices increasing stress among Kiwis
Psychologists say their clients are reporting increased stress and vicarious trauma because of the Iran war.
Woman's devotion to dead sister's kids rewarded with residency
Woman's devotion to dead sister's kids rewarded with residency
A young Samoan woman who "unfailingly devoted" herself to the care of five children after her sister died has been granted New Zealand residency so she can continue looking after them.
Two dead, four injured after crash near Gisborne
Two dead, four injured after crash near Gisborne
Two people are dead and four others injured, two critically, after a crash near Gisborne late last night,.
User charges to be reinstated at Tekapo public toilets
User charges to be reinstated at Tekapo public toilets
User charges are returning to Lake Tekapo's footbridge public toilets, a move the Mackenzie District Council says will help maintain tourist infrastructure.
Vets, mechanics combine to rescue hawk trapped in car grille
Vets, mechanics combine to rescue hawk trapped in car grille
A driver turned up at a Hastings vet last week, with a hawk jammed tight in the grille of her car, after the pair accidentally collided.
Cyclone makes landfall; still a 'life-threatening' system
Cyclone makes landfall; still a 'life-threatening' system
Ex-tropical cyclone Vaianu has made landfall near the North Island's Maketu Peninsula as MetService warns it is still "a life-threatening weather system".
Teacher sentenced for indecent acts at Christchurch pool
Teacher sentenced for indecent acts at Christchurch pool
Angry parents have confronted teacher David Shaw, who masturbated in front of children in the changing rooms at a swimming pool, and spoken of the lasting impacts of his behaviour.
Patient data accessed in healthcare provider cyber breach
Patient data accessed in healthcare provider cyber breach
Private healthcare provider IntraCare can now confirm patient data was accessed during a cyber breach in March.
Concern over medicine shortages caused by Iran war
Concern over medicine shortages caused by Iran war
Pharmacists are calling on Pharmac to be more transparent about medicine shortages caused by the Iran war.
States of emergency declared as cyclone bears down
States of emergency declared as cyclone bears down
More states of emergency have been declared and another red weather warning has been issued as Cyclone Vaianu bears down on in the North Island.
Fake immigration adviser scams worker
Fake immigration adviser scams worker
A former restaurant business director masquerading as an immigration adviser deceived an employee into paying him thousands of dollars.
Gun and drugs found in gang pad raid
Gun and drugs found in gang pad raid
Stolen vehicles, drugs, ammunition and a rifle have been confiscated from gang pads in West Auckland, police said on Friday.A search warrant was carried out at the West Headhunters pad on View Road...
Witnesses sought to fatal mobility scooter crash
Witnesses sought to fatal mobility scooter crash
Witnesses to a fatal crash involving two people on a mobility scooter are being asked to contact police.
Red warnings as communities brace for Cyclone Vaianu
Red warnings as communities brace for Cyclone Vaianu
Some North Island communities are preparing for the full force of Cyclone Vaianu - particularly coastal settlements that have been hit hard by previous storms.
'Breaking point': Freshwater report paints grim picture
'Breaking point': Freshwater report paints grim picture
Conservation advocates say a new report confirms the country's freshwater is at breaking point.