Maipi-Clarke outranks Te Pāti Māori elders in leadership poll
Te Pāti Māori's leadership isn't trusted by nearly half of Māori voters and many would prefer Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke to take over, a new poll suggests.
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What are NZ's busiest flying days this summer?
What are NZ's busiest flying days this summer?
Air New Zealand figures show 2.7 million New Zealanders and international visitors will be flying this summer.
Glitch may have exposed sensitive information
Tech glitch may have exposed sensitive information in police files
A "technical issue" with police's incident management tool may have led to sensitive information that was supposed to be redacted during disclosure being made visible.
Take-away booze on menu for restaurants in law change
Take-away booze on menu for restaurants in law change
The government is proposing to amend alcohol legislation so restaurants with on-site retail spaces can sell take-home booze.
Life sentence for deadly Loafers Lodge blaze
Life sentence for deadly Loafers Lodge blaze
The man who murdered five people by lighting a fire at the central Wellington boarding house must spend at least 22 years in jail.
Family upset no action over repeated damaged to headstone
Family upset no action over repeated damaged to headstone
A family is distraught a mother’s headstone has been repeatedly damaged at an Ashburton cemetery, with no help from authorities despite camera footage.
Mum's pleas unanswered before boy found in pond
Mum's pleas unanswered before boy found in pond
A coroner has criticised a disability service for not urgently addressing a mother's safety fears for her autistic, non-verbal son later found dead in a pond at his home in rural Gisborne.
Dozen injured after minivan and car collide
Dozen injured after minivan and car collide
A dozen people have been injured after a crash involving a car and minivan at Lake Rotomā near Rotorua.
Homicide investigation after man dies in Hamilton
Homicide investigation after man dies in Hamilton
A homicide investigation has been launched in Hamilton after a man died this evening.
Once-trusted teacher jailed for sexually abusing students
Once-trusted teacher jailed for sexually abusing students
A once-trusted teacher is beginning a jail sentence as a registered child sex offender after pleading guilty to charges involving five of his students.
Corrections boss ordered to obey law or face contempt of court
Corrections boss ordered to obey law or face contempt of court
The Corrections boss has been ordered to obey the law or face contempt of court proceedings if he fails to make sure prisoners aren't let out of their cells for an hour every day.
John Campbell chosen to co-host Morning Report
John Campbell chosen to co-host Morning Report
John Campbell is returning to RNZ, as the new co-host of Morning Report alongside Ingrid Hipkiss.
Mt Cook climbers 'buried by unsurvivable avalanche'
Mt Cook climbers 'buried by unsurvivable avalanche'
Two climbers missing on Aoraki/Mount Cook were likely caught in a large ice avalanche and are not believed to be alive, police say.
Fears over plan to ditch flu tracking tool
Fears over plan to ditch flu tracking tool
A leading epidemiologist says a plan to ditch an online tool tracking respiratory illness is short-sighted, and will leave a big gap in surveillance.
Officers cop abuse in wake of McSkimming scandal
Officers cop abuse in wake of McSkimming scandal
The police union's president says officers now face a long process to regain the public's trust.
Police denied chopper request thinking girl dead
Police denied chopper request thinking girl dead
Firefighters begged police for a helicopter to help rescue a teenage girl from a Coromandel cliff face.
Primary school teachers reject govt’s pay offer
Primary school teachers reject govt’s pay offer
Primary school teachers belonging to the NZEI Te Riu Roa union have rejected the government’s latest pay offer.
Poll puts Labour well ahead of National
Poll puts Labour well ahead of National
Labour has an eight-point lead over National in the latest The Post/Freshwater Strategy poll, but neither the coalition nor the opposition has the numbers to govern.
Lotto 2543
Lotto 2543
Results from last night's Lotto draw
Man carrying samurai sword in Auckland's Queen St arrested
Man carrying samurai sword in Auckland's Queen St arrested
A man has been arrested in central Auckland for carrying a samurai sword, which some members of the public mistook for a gun.