Govt confirms replacements for ageing Defence Force aircraft
The government has revealed the planes chosen to replace the Defence Force's ageing 757s, and a fleet of helicopters to be based on New Zealand's frigates.
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Bill banning protest outside homes passes first hurdle
Bill banning protest outside homes passes first hurdle
Legislation to make protesting outside someone's home an offence has passed its first reading at Parliament.
Former Dilworth housemaster denied parole again
Former Dilworth housemaster denied parole again
Warning: Distressing content. Former Dilworth housemaster Ian Wilson, in jail for sexually abusing several students, has been grilled on whether there are other victims he's yet to disclose.
Henare 'mistaken': Labour won't repeal gang patch ban
Henare 'mistaken': Labour won't repeal gang patch ban
Labour's deputy leader says Peeni Henare was "mistaken" when he told the audience at a by-election debate his party would repeal the gang patch ban.
Gang warrant in place after Levin shootings
Gang warrant in place after Levin shootings
Police believe those involved are from the same gang.
Whopping season for whales
Whopping season for whales
This year’s Kaikōura whale count has been hailed as the best yet.
Fears bypass toll could cause safety issues
Fears Canterbury bypass toll could cause safety issues
Schools and local leaders fear for the safety of students and residents if a Woodend Bypass toll is imposed and motorists ‘rat-run’ to avoid paying it.
Nema explains issues with tsunami alerts to phones
Nema explains issues with tsunami alerts to phones
Nema has revealed what caused people to get multiple alerts to their phones - or no alerts at all - during the tsunami scare caused by the 8.8-magnitude quake off Russia last month.
Alcohol lobbyists’ tactics revealed
Alcohol lobbyists’ tactics revealed
Alcohol lobbyists pushed health officials not to raise taxes, curb supply or cut industry sponsorship of sport - despite those measures being endorsed by the WHO as among the most effective ways to reduce alcohol harm.
First project to get consent under fast-track regime revealed
First project to get consent under fast-track regime revealed
The government is celebrating the first project to get consent under the coalition's fast-track regime.
Teens among four arrested over Rotorua homicide
Teens among four arrested over Rotorua homicide
Police have arrested four people after a man was fatally assaulted in Rotorua yesterday.
Sickness, reliever shortage forcing schools to close
Sickness, reliever shortage forcing schools to close
Schools across the country are desperate for staff as winter illness knocks teachers and students out of commission.
Two Canterbury fire-fighting heroes lost in a week
Two Canterbury fire-fighting heroes lost in a week
Two former long-serving Canterbury firefighters have been lost in the space of just one week.
Chemical exposure concerns raised before worker hospitalised
Chemical exposure concerns raised before worker hospitalised
The workers' union Etū says staff at Tegel's Christchurch plant have been raising concerns about chemical exposure for the last year and are not being taken seriously.
Country facing toughest national security environment of recent times: report
Country facing toughest national security environment of recent times: report
The intelligence service warns threats to national security need to be taken much more seriously than they currently are.
Govt 'revising' offer for teachers but wants compromise
Govt 'revising' offer for teachers but wants compromise
Thousands of teachers walked off the job in protest over pay, forcing the closure of many secondary schools.
Christchurch homeless ordered to leave church grounds
Christchurch homeless ordered to leave church grounds
A group of homeless people living on church grounds in Christchurch will have nowhere to go if the city council moves against the impromptu encampment, advocates say.
Historic case: Soldier detained for passing info to fake spy
Historic case: Soldier detained for passing info to fake spy
A NZ soldier with links to right-wing groups and gave restricted military info to someone he thought was a spy has been sentenced to two years in a military detention facility.
Elderly man on mobility scooter killed by unlicensed biker
Elderly man on mobility scooter killed by unlicensed biker
A Coroner has called out New Zealand's "troubling tolerance" for unlicensed driving after the death of an elderly man who was struck by a motorcyclist while on a mobility scooter.
Six charged after hundreds of stickers plastered on window
Six charged after hundreds of stickers plastered on window
Six people have been charged after hundreds of stickers were put on a store window during a recent protest in Christchurch.