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Children missing education due to 'disputes' between parents, schools

Primary school teachers have voted the reject the 1% pay rise offer. Photo: Getty Images

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

A car written off in flood waters waiting to be towed. Photo: RNZ / Marika Khabazi

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

Ethan Phillips told the Nelson District Court he let anger "get the better of him" when he took a...

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

The woman's care of the children includes making sure they get to church on Sunday. Photo: RNZ

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

Police were called to the crash on Highsted Rd last night. Photo: Supplied

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

Public toilets near Lake Tekapo's footbridge will be reverted to a user pays system following a...

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

The hawk collided with the car and wedged in the front grille. Photo: Nadine Hook / VetsOne...

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

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 David Gregory Shaw was caught committing indecent acts at the Dudley Park Aquatic Centre...

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

Pharmacists have written to Health New Zealand about medicine supply concerns. Photo: RNZ

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

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

The warrant targeted a Headhunters gang pad in West Auckland. File photo: RNZ / John Edens

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 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

All of the North Island is under a heavy rain and wind watch. Image: MetService

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.