'If they want to muck around, so be it': PM on haka punishment
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has flatly rejected the possibility of watering down the proposed punishment for three Te Pāti Māori MPs.
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Manslaughter charge laid after Auckland bus stop assault
Manslaughter charge laid after Auckland bus stop assault
A man has been charged with manslaughter after the death of a man in alleged assault at an Auckland bus stop last month.
Former top cop granted gagging order
Former top cop granted gagging order over objectionable material allegations
Former Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming has been granted an emergency injunction blocking media from reporting the nature of allegedly objectionable material found on his work computer.
Call for more action against boy racers in Canterbury
Call for more action against boy racers in Canterbury
A council candidate has welcomed the Government’s latest boy racer crackdown - and is urging the city council to look at strategies used elsewhere to prevent illegal street racing.
Man guilty of trying to defraud Covid wage subsidy of millions
Man guilty of trying to defraud Covid wage subsidy of millions
A man who tried to fraudulently claim millions of dollars through Covid-19 wage subsidy schemes has been found guilty at the Auckland District Court.
Interislander to retire: Job cuts, travel disruptions expected
Interislander to retire: Job cuts, travel disruptions expected
KiwiRail has announced its Aratere Interislander ferry will retire by the end of August and is warning of job cuts and that passenger and freight capacity will take a hit.
Priest may have been victim of financial abuse
Coroner finds Canterbury priest's generous nature exploited
A Canterbury Catholic priest took his own life after 50 years in the clergy as his mental health deteriorated and financial pressure mounted.
Learning support in schools at breaking point: report
Learning support in schools at breaking point: report
Learning support in schools is at breaking point, with some schools fearing a child is going to die in their care because they cannot provide the appropriate supervision, according to a new report.
Mum challenges ACC review
Cut in ACC funding 'devastating' for mother
A distraught Christchurch mother is battling to keep her home and care for her son after the Accident Compensation Corporation slashed funding.
Budget 2025: What's been announced so far
Budget 2025: What's been announced so far
Finance Minister Nicola Willis will deliver the government's Budget 2025 - the Growth Budget - on Thursday.
Move to address abandoned trolley problem
Abandoned trolleys costing supermarkets millions: council
Christchurch city councillors say shopping trolleys are being abandoned on footpaths and in rivers, causing a nuisance and costing businesses millions of dollars.
'We have to have rules': Luxon on Te Pāti Māori haka
'We have to have rules': Luxon on Te Pāti Māori haka
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon won't say whether the suspension of Te Pāti Māori's co-leaders for three weeks is an appropriate punishment.
Pivotal project for cutting greenhouse gas emissions looks shaky
Pivotal project for cutting greenhouse gas emissions looks shaky
A critical part of the government's plan for cutting greenhouse gas emissions over the next five years appears to have fallen over.
After-hours funding 'not going to go very far' - GP
After-hours funding 'not going to go very far' - GP
General practice doctors are grateful for the government's new funding for after-hours urgent health care, but there are major concerns about how it will be staffed.
Children 'put into slavery' after adopted from overseas
Children 'put into slavery' after adopted from overseas
Children as young as six are being adopted overseas and being made to work as house slaves, suffering threats, beatings and rape.
Mother waits years for investigation into baby's death
Mother waits years for investigation into baby's death
A woman whose midwife left her during labour in her tiny rural home without power, internet or phone coverage says she still deals with pain and anger from her loss, and that the investigation has taken too long.
One dead after car crash
One dead after car crash
A person died after a car crashed in the central Hawke’s Bay town of Waipawa yesterday morning.
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Dolphin reports soar as cameras increase
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Dolphin reports soar as cameras increase
Since cameras were installed on fishing boats, six times more accidental catches of dolphins have been reported by the fishing industry, official information shows.
Man charged over fires in seven churches, chapel
Man charged over fires in seven churches, chapel
Wairarapa police have arrested a 44-year-old man in relation to seven suspicious fires in Masterton earlier this year.
Overnight snow forecast for Canterbury
Overnight snow forecast for Canterbury
MetService has issued overnight road snowfall warnings for Arthurs Pass (SH73) and Porters Pass (SH73).