Workplace safety changes won't improve NZ's poor record - expert
Plans to scale back on health and safety measures will impact the country's economy, as well as worker safety, says the NZ Institute of Safety Management.
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Body in bag trial: Recordings show accused discussing body disposal
Body in bag trial: Recordings show accused discussing body disposal
Residents at a house at the centre of a police investigation into Shulai Wang's death were asked about how to deal with her body, recordings played in court today have revealed.
Concerns grow over replacement of Medical Council's leadership
Concerns grow over replacement of Medical Council's leadership
By Lucy Xia of RNZThe Minister of Health says he has declined to re-appoint the existing Medical Council chairperson Dr Rachelle Love and deputy chairperson Simon Watt when their terms expired,...
30-year Infrastructure Plan gets widespread support in Parliament
30-year Infrastructure Plan gets widespread support in Parliament
Almost all of Parliament is backing the 30-year Infrastructure Plan, with the government agreeing in full to 13 of 16 recommendations and four further actions.
Minister won't reveal how many youths remain in bootcamps
Minister won't reveal how many youths remain in bootcamps
The Children's Minister won't confirm how many participants remain in the government's highly-scrutinised bootcamps.
Flood-hit Wellingtonians want financial support
Flood-hit Wellingtonians want financial support
A group of Wellington residents affected by floods two months ago are calling on local and central govt for financial support to protect their homes.
Drink driving rates fall for young people, rise for over 55s
Drink driving rates fall for young people, rise for over 55s
The number of people convicted of drink driving has declined by nearly 10 percent over the past 9 years with younger New Zealanders leading the charge.
Labour pledges free maternity scans
Labour pledges free maternity scans
Pregnant women will be eligible for free maternity scans, Labour is promising, as part of its 'Medicard' scheme.
Woman assaulted by partner burnt down his 'man cave'
Woman assaulted by partner burnt down his 'man cave'
A woman has been found guilty of burning down her partner’s “man cave” after voice messages sent moments before the blaze showed a “threat of fire”.
$30 million wasted on failed border security project
$30 million wasted on failed border security project
Immigration Minister Erica Stanford has issued a scathing takedown of her ministry, saying officials "deliberately withheld" information about a failed technology upgrade.
Hipkins stands by public transport cap costing
Hipkins stands by public transport cap costing
Chris Hipkins has rejected a suggestion the Labour Party has blown its first election-year policy announcement.
Seymour apologises for violent rhetoric in email to abuse victim
Seymour apologises for violent rhetoric in email to abuse victim
Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour has apologised to a woman after he emailed her saying: "Are you ready to accept you've just had a beating?"
Man can't claim full insurance after fall through bathroom floor
Man can't claim full insurance after fall through bathroom floor
A homeowner who stepped out of his shower and fell through the bathroom floor is one of a growing number of people caught out by insurers' approach to gradual damage.
Report warns move-on orders will 'criminalise homelessness'
Report warns move-on orders will 'criminalise homelessness'
Public health experts say the proposed move-on orders will "criminalise homelessness" among some of Aotearoa's most vulnerable young people, including children as young as 14.
Post-mortem reveals cause of death of baby found on roadside
Post-mortem reveals cause of death of baby found on roadside
A baby whose body was found on the side of a rural Marlborough road last month was stillborn, police say.
Support swells for police Labour candidate
Support swells for police Labour candidate
Former race relations commissioners have joined social organisations working with migrants and refugees to support Superintendent Rakesh Naidoo, a new candidate for the Labour Party.
Supermarkets recall deli meals over possible presence of glass
Supermarkets recall deli meals over possible presence of glass
A recall of store-made deli meals has been issued for three South Island supermarkets because of the possible presence of glass.
Missing teen may have travelled to Christchurch
Missing teen may have travelled to Christchurch
Police want the public’s help to find a missing teenager who may have travelled to Christchurch.
National slides in poll, ACT and NZ First rise
National slides in poll, ACT and NZ First rise
Both the major parties have lost support in the latest The Post/Freshwater Strategy poll, but Labour remains ahead of National.
Coroner rules on stowaway Ingham twin's death
Coroner rules on stowaway Ingham twin's death
The death of stowaway twin Joanne Ingham, who died in a Wellington emergency housing complex in 2022, has been ruled as due to natural causes.