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Threshold in reach: new party leader
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Threshold in reach: new party leader
Three times The Opportunity Party has tried to cross the 5% threshold to make it into Parliament and three times it has failed.
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Former Ports of Auckland CEO loses appeal over worker's death
Former Ports of Auckland CEO loses appeal over worker's death
The High Court has dismissed an appeal from a former Ports of Auckland chief executive who was found guilty in relation to the death of a worker.
Calls for independent checks on healthy homes standards
Calls for independent checks on healthy homes standards
Housing advocates want an independent certification system so that landlords can't just mark their own homework and say that their properties meet healthy homes standards.
Chch stadium boss calls for transparency over event funding
Chch stadium boss calls for transparency over event funding
The boss of Christchurch's new stadium is calling for greater transparency over how the Government is divvying up its $40 million events attraction package.
Man killed mother with ornament before going on spending spree
Man killed mother with ornament before going on spending spree
A Wellington woman, murdered by her son in 2023, died from a blow to the head with a heavy dolphin ornament, a coroner's report has revealed.
Strong summer travel season for South Island
Strong summer travel season for South Island
The South Island benefited from a buoyant summer travel season with international visitor numbers soaring at Christchurch Airport.
Mayor labels decision to call state of emergency 'woke'
Mayor labels decision to call state of emergency 'woke'
A Hawke's Bay mayor has called the region's response to Cyclone Vaianu "woke" and said "there was a lot of panicking going on" over not too much.
Police seek more possible victims after sexual assault conviction
Police seek more possible victims after sexual assault conviction
Police want to hear from any other victims of a man jailed for sexually assaulting two women.
New flu strain nearing NZ shores
New flu strain nearing NZ shores
The health system is preparing for a potentially difficult winter flu season, as the H3N2 Subclade K (Super-k) influenza virus heads for New Zealand's shores.
Kiwis delaying medical care, skipping meals
Kiwis delaying medical care, skipping meals
The cost of housing is making it difficult for people to pay their bills, with one-in-four delaying medical care and/or skipping meals in the past year.
Making 'clear plans' for prisoner release important: Salvation Army
Making 'clear plans' for prisoner release important: Salvation Army
By Lauren Crimp of RNZThe Salvation Army says prisoners deserve more help planning for their release to ensure they're not out on the streets.
Children missing education due to 'disputes' between parents, schools
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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".