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Exam asked students to write about boy forced to drop pants

The exam booklet asked the students to "analyse significant aspects of unfamiliar written text(s)...

Exam asked students to write about boy forced to drop pants

NCEA level 2 English exams asked students to write about a boy with long hair being bullied and asked to pull down his pants to prove his gender.

'Fed up' health workers vote to strike again

Allied Health workers will go on strike on 28th November. Photo: RNZ

'Fed up' health workers vote to strike again

Thousands of Allied Health workers have voted to strike, saying mediation this week failed to deliver safer staffing levels and address cost-of-living pressures.

Govt announces wide-reaching meth crackdown

Bags of meth recently discovered at Auckland Airport. Photo: Supplied

Govt announces wide-reaching meth crackdown

The government has unveiled a plan to combat methamphetamine harm in New Zealand, strengthening border security, and increasing addiction services and maritime operations to disrupt organised crime...

Pain 'off the charts': Disgraced dentist fined for botched work

Former Auckland dentist David Zimmerman and his company, MJ & Sleep Therapy Centre, have been...

Pain 'off the charts': Disgraced dentist fined for botched work

A woman in agony from an infected tooth knew something was off with the dentist when he approached wearing obstetric gloves and no mask.

More evacuations as Tongariro fire rages on

A huge amount of smoke obscures Tongariro as a wildfire continues to rage into Sunday morning....

More evacuations as Tongariro fire rages on

Whakapapa Village is being evacuated, as fire rips through up to 2000 hectares of vegetation inside the Tongariro National Park.

Woman's deceit leaves trail of victims

Sally-Kae French was sentenced in the Hamilton District Court.

Woman's deceit leaves trail of victims

A woman motivated by “malice and spite” carried out a lengthy vendetta against a former friend, spawning fake documents to win tribunal hearings.

Trampers airlifted from massive vegetation fire

Firefighters are battling a vegetation fire on the Tongariro crossing. Photo: RNZ /...

Trampers airlifted from massive vegetation fire

A large fire in the Central Plateau has trapped trampers and caused the closure of a nearby highway, Fire and Emergency New Zealand (Fenz) says.

Fans shocked as star cancels Auckland show

Jelly Roll cancelled his Auckland show just bours before it was due to start. File photo: Getty...

Fans shocked as star cancels Auckland show

Popular country hip hop artist Jelly Roll has angered fans by calling off his Auckland show hours before he was set to appear.

Temuera Morrison pays tribute to 'amazing man' Lee Tamahori

Lee Tamahori (right) and Temuera Morrison on the set of Mahana Photo: Supplied

Temuera Morrison pays tribute to 'amazing man' Lee Tamahori

Actor Temuera Morrison has paid tribute to his close friend and director, Lee Tamahori, who has died aged 75.

Fireworks fired into lawnmower shop 'could have been catastrophic'

Fireworks were shot into a lawnmower shop at 9.30am on Friday Photo: Screenshot

Fireworks fired into lawnmower shop 'could have been catastrophic'

Two people have been arrested, after fireworks were fired into an Auckland lawnmower shop, injuring at least two people.

Woman arrested over Wellington shooting incident

Woman arrested over Wellington shooting incident

Police have arrested a woman in connection with a shooting incident in the Wellington suburb of Brooklyn last Sunday.

Measles campaign: 'People are heeding the message'

The health minister says the National Immunisation Week campaign has been a success, with more than 10,000 MMR vaccinations given.

'Unacceptable': Hipkins calls for more robust police vetting

Former Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming. Photo: RNZ

'Unacceptable': Hipkins calls for more robust police vetting

The Labour leader says it is "unacceptable" that former Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming's behaviour was not picked up in vetting for the role.

Public art piece stolen soon after being installed

The sculpture was installed on Thursday morning. Photo: Supplied / Heather Milne/ SCAPE

Christchurch public art piece stolen soon after being installed

A public artwork has been stolen in Christchurch less than 24 hours after being installed.

'Once Were Warriors' director Lee Tamahori dies

Lee Tamahori, one of the biggest names in New Zealand film-making, has died aged 75.

Compass Group not included in 2026 school lunches contract

Associate education minister David Seymour at the launch of the revamped school lunch programme...

Compass Group not included in 2026 school lunches contract

The heavily criticised Compass Group is not among the 10 suppliers that have been contracted to deliver school lunches in primary schools next year.

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The Germans are coming — for training

An Airbus A400M Atlas will be among five German Air Force aircraft based at RNZAF Base Woodbourne...

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The Germans are coming — for training

German Air Force planes flying over southern skies is certainly not the norm, so residents are being urged not to panic.

Witness says car crossed line into school bus

The crash happened on Te Ngae Rd in Rotorua. PHOTO: RNZ

Witness says car crossed line into school bus

"The front was entirely caved in," says a driver who narrowly avoided the crash between a car and a school bus that killed a person and injured 31.

Youth boot camp rushed, no meaningful data: report

An example of the military style uniform the youths in the pilot were required to wear. Photo: RNZ

Youth boot camp rushed, no meaningful data: report

The final evaluation for the government's military-style boot camps has found it is too small to provide any meaningful data and its implementation was rushed.

Flasher with troubling Dunedin history told victim he was 'nudist'

Vaughan Neil Miller is back in prison after another bout of offending in which he twice exposed...

Flasher with troubling Dunedin history told victim he was 'nudist'

A man with a habit of exposing himself to middle-aged women wondered why his latest victim was upset when he was “simply a nudist”.

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