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Number of students leaving school with no qualifications highest in a decade

The Education Ministry's figures showed 13 percent of last year's leavers had not reached the...

Number of students leaving school with no qualifications highest in a decade

Sixteen percent of last year's school-leavers had no qualifications, the highest figure in a decade.

Man charged after baby suffers 'unusual injuries'

Police were notified after the three-month-old was admitted to Hutt Hospital with nine fractures.

Trio evacuated from Antarctica

The extreme cold, changeable weather and landing on the ice in the 24-hour mid-winter darkness of...

Trio evacuated from Antarctica

Three people have been evacuated from a US station in Antarctica for medical care.

Residents and iwi battle over downed pōhutakawa

The tree fell in the communal area of the Sands Apartments in 2022. Photo: supplied

Residents and iwi battle over downed pōhutakawa

A hearing is under way to determine the fate of a fallen but living pōhutakawa in Auckland.

'A real disadvantage': Blind woman hits out at MSD

'A real disadvantage': Blind woman hits out at MSD

The woman says she's had payments cancelled because she didn't respond to digital messages she could not see.

Road user charges for all cars a step closer

Road user charges for all cars a step closer

The government is inching closer to replacing petrol tax with electronic road user charges on all light vehicles.

Neurodivergent student quits uni after cheating claims

A neurodiverse adult student has abandoned his tertiary degree after being accused of cheating....

Neurodivergent student quits uni after cheating claims

A neurodivergent adult student has abandoned his degree after being accused of cheating by the University of Canterbury.

Protester claims mine worker fired gun to scare him

Two Climate Liberation Aotearoa protesters used the aerial rope way down to Ngakawau to access a...

Protester claims mine worker fired gun to scare him

A climate activist camped in a coal bucket suspended high above the ground near a West Coast mine claims one of the site's workers fired a shotgun to scare him off.

Christchurch man killed mother with sword: coroner

Beverley and Nick McIlraith lived in a three-storey duplex townhouse owned by a family trust....

Christchurch man killed mother with sword: coroner

A reclusive Christchurch man who was his mother's sole caregiver killed her in bed with a sword, a coroner has found.

'Convicts only': Chch to host controversial backyard brawl

A screenshot from a previous event, held in May in Auckland. Image: Youtube

'Convicts only': Chch to host controversial backyard brawl

UFC fighter Dan Hooker is taking his controversial backyard brawls to another level, this time inviting 32 convicted criminals to battle it out for a $50,000 prize.

Woman accused of putting toddler in suitcase denied bail

An Intercity bus at the Kaiwaka bus stop on Monday. Photo: RNZ

Woman accused of putting toddler in suitcase denied bail

A woman accused of ill-treating a child, after a toddler was found inside a suitcase in a bus luggage compartment, has been remanded in custody.

Burnouts, vandalism contributed to fatal crash - coroner

The intersection of Maraekakaho Rd and State Highway 50 near Hastings. This photo was taken on...

Burnouts, vandalism contributed to fatal crash - coroner

A friend of a Canadian woman who died after a crash at a vandalised intersection has got a message for the people who damaged road signs and obliterated road markings by doing burnouts.

Baby's death must be 'turning point' - pharmacist

Bellamere Duncan died at Starship Hospital on 19 July. Photo: Supplied via RNZ

Baby's death must be 'turning point' - pharmacist

The death of a two-month-old baby who died after being given medication more than 13 times the prescribed dose is a "symptom of a much deeper, systemic issue," a member of the national executive of the Pharmaceutical Society says.

Shed, sleepout and garage rules to be relaxed

The Building and Construction Minister says people shouldn't be "bogged down in bureaucracy" when...

Shed, sleepout and garage rules to be relaxed

Consenting rules for small garden sheds, sleepouts and garages are being changed by the coalition.

Govt forges ahead with foreshore and seabed change

Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith says the sentencing reforms were about restoring real...

Govt forges ahead with foreshore and seabed change

The govt is forging ahead with plans to change the law governing NZ's foreshore and seabed, despite a Supreme Court ruling appearing to undercut the rationale for the change.

Crayfish allegedly killed at uni rowing club event

A Canterbury University rowing club will undertake an internal review after a crayfish was allegedly killed by a customer at a Christchurch restaurant.