Willis promises 'frank and candid' approach at White House meeting
Finance Minister Nicola Willis has promised to be "frank and candid" in her White House meetings overnight.
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'Breach of trust': Church leader groped teen relative
'Breach of trust': Church leader groped teen relative
A victim says her life hasn’t been the same since she was groped by her relative, who was a church leader, when she was 17.
'Cracking down on misery': MP proposes cutting taxpayer money to gangs
'Cracking down on misery': MP proposes cutting taxpayer money to gangs
A member's Bill could stop public funding to gangs and organisations with gang ties.
'Extremely tragic': Two children killed in riverbank collapse
'Extremely tragic': Two children killed in riverbank collapse
Two local children were killed when a riverbank collapsed in the Tarawera River near Boyce Park in Kawerau.
Child sex offender went to playground two days after release
Child sex offender went to playground two days after release
A man who was jailed for trying to snatch a toddler with intent to sexually abuse her, went to a playground just two days after his release, in breach of his conditions.
Human rights not properly addressed in Super Fund, court rules
Human rights not properly addressed in Super Fund, court rules
The managers of the country's $86 billion Super Fund failed to properly address human rights issues when considering whether to exclude companies from its investments, the High Court has found.
Willis calls for free and safe transit through Strait of Hormuz
Willis calls for free and safe transit through Strait of Hormuz
The Finance Minister has joined international counterparts in calling for a return to free and safe transit through the Strait of Hormuz.
Former Xero worker lays complaint with police over Sir Rod Drury
Former Xero worker lays complaint with police over Sir Rod Drury
Former Xero staffer Ally Naylor says she has laid a complaint with the police about former CEO and Queenstown resident Sir Rod Drury.
Raising retirement age 'would help government': Luxon
Raising retirement age 'would help government': Luxon
PM Christopher Luxon told residents at a southern retirement home that raising the retirement age to 67 "would help the Government".
Scientists 'homeless, suicidal' after job cuts
Scientists 'homeless, suicidal' after job cuts
An unemployed scientist says she's seen colleagues left homeless and suicidal because of the government's job cuts.
Jones puts squeeze on fuel firms to provide more accurate data
Jones puts squeeze on fuel firms to provide more accurate data
Cabinet minister Shane Jones is putting pressure on fuel companies to share more information about their shipments, warning that the government could force them to do so via regulation if necessary.
Family's Toyota stolen again and again and again . . . and again
Family's Toyota stolen again and again and again . . . and again
When Archna Tandon got a 4am phone call from Canterbury police to let her know her car had been stolen from outside their home again, it came as no surprise.
Project manager defrauded nearly $30k through Covid schemes
Project manager defrauded nearly $30k through Covid schemes
An Auckland project manager has been sentenced to three months community detention for defrauding nearly $30,000 through Covid schemes.
'Threatening' anti-Indian graffiti found near Auckland school
'Threatening' anti-Indian graffiti found near Auckland school
A Papatoetoe man has been arrested over violent, anti-Indian graffiti found near an Auckland school.
'Not short-term situation': Airlines sound alarm over fuel crisis
'Not short-term situation': Airlines sound alarm over fuel crisis
The fuel price crisis "is no longer a short-term situation" for airlines while the government is promising to hold oil companies accountable
Man linked to religious group pleads not guilty to rape, strangulation
Man linked to religious group pleads not guilty to rape, strangulation
A man linked to a religious organisation has appeared in the Christchurch District Court and pleaded not guilty to more than a dozen sexual charges.
Missing Kiwi monk believed dead; search called off
Missing Kiwi monk believed dead; search called off
The Diocese of Aberdeen believes the New Zealand monk who is missing on a remote Scottish island is dead.
Govt looks 'increasingly unprepared' on fuel: Hipkins
Govt looks 'increasingly unprepared' on fuel: Hipkins
Labour is accusing the government of looking "increasingly unprepared" when it comes to the country's fuel stocks.
'Devastating': Dead wildlife strewn across dry lakebed
'Devastating': Dead wildlife strewn across dry lakebed
An investigation has been launched after thousands of eels and other aquatic life were found dead or dying in what iwi have described as a “devastating scene”.
Missing NZ monk may have 'long term hypothermia'
Missing NZ monk may have 'long term hypothermia'
The founder of monastery on a remote Scottish island where a New Zealand monk disappeared said it was believed he had been suffering from "long term hypothermia".