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Uni advisory group calls for tougher entry requirements

Universities Minister Shane Reti. Photo: RNZ

Uni advisory group calls for tougher entry requirements

The government has rejected an advisory group's call for a more elite university system with tougher entry requirements and a separate funding system from other tertiary institutions.

Health Minister leaves message for striking nurses

The sign said the union's strike is disrupting more than 13,000 surgeries and appointments. Photo...

Health Minister leaves message for striking nurses

Health Minister Simeon Brown has left a defiant message for nurses demonstrating outside his office.

Seasonal EV charging issues forecast

It is a case of different strokes for different folks — depending on where you live in New Zealand, and what sort of electric vehicle you drive.

Health NZ's delay in releasing data 'politically motivated'

Reducing staff leave balances benefits an organisation's balance sheet - Health NZ is expected to...

Health NZ's delay in releasing data 'politically motivated'

The nurses' union says Health NZ's attempt to suppress information about under staffing in hospitals was politically motivated.

Arrest after shots fired at police in Palmerston North

A firearm was located on the roadside after the shooting incidents. Photo: Supplied / NZ Police

Arrest after shots fired at police in Palmerston North

A man has been arrested after gunshots were fired towards police in two separate incidents in Palmerston North in the past 48 hours.

Govt announces new exemption to foreign buyers' ban

Govt announces new exemption to foreign buyers' ban

Some wealthy foreigners will be allowed to buy a luxury home in New Zealand once more after the government confirmed a new exemption to the foreign buyers' ban.

Woman dies after breathing tube mistakenly inserted in food pipe

Despite multiple assessments Mrs A's cancer went undiagnosed for months. Photo: Getty Images

Woman dies after breathing tube mistakenly inserted in food pipe

A woman died when a breathing tube was inserted into her food pipe instead of her wind pipe for 17 minutes during an operation surgery at an Auckland hospital.

Driver's near-miss with child caught on camera

Driver's near-miss with child caught on camera

A driver caught on camera nearly hitting a child crossing the road in Christchurch has handed themself in to police after a public appeal.

Frustration, delays after flights cancelled

'This close to murder': Frustration, delays after dozens of flights cancelled

Flight disruptions following high winds in Auckland could take a couple of days to clear, Air New Zealand says.

Truck driver on phone before fatal crash

Truck driver on phone killed migrant season worker

The truck driver who killed a 9-year-old boy's father when he crashed into a van on SH1 near Blenheim last year was on his phone and travelling at more than 70km/h, the police summary of facts shows.

Ski-plane business marks 70 years

The airline, founded in 1955, is New Zealand’s second-oldest after Air New Zealand. Photo: Supplied

Ski-plane business marks 70 years

Christchurch pilot Sir Harry Wigley pulled off a daring landing on the Tasman Glacier in 1955, deploying homemade retractable skis below his Auster Aiglet to slide to a stop on a glittering mass of snow and ice.

Reserve Bank chairman's resignation 'not unusual': Luxon

Christopher Luxon and Neil Quigley. Photo: RNZ / Marika Khabazi / Samuel Rillstone

Reserve Bank chairman's resignation 'not unusual': Luxon

The prime minister says he has confidence in the management of the Reserve Bank, in spite of the departure of the bank's governor and chairperson within six months of each other.

Company had 80 warnings before worker's death: report

Wesley Tomich was trapped under a metal frame and asphyxiated. Photo: Supplied / Givealittle

Company had 80 warnings before worker's death: report

A major fertiliser company was told 80 times in a single report that its conveyor belt safety standards were not up to scratch, months before a worker died on one of its huge belts.

HNZ plan to hire more nurses on less hours, document shows

A leaked document reveals Health NZ is planning to employ more graduate nurses on part-time hours and cut the amount of on-the-job training they receive.

NZ Drug Foundation concerned deaths, hospitalisations will rise

Executive Director of NZ Drug Foundation Sarah Helm. Photo: supplied

NZ Drug Foundation concerned deaths, hospitalisations will rise

The NZ Drug Foundation is concerned that an increased number of deaths and hospitalisations from stimulant drugs like methamphetamine and cocaine may continue to rise.