Flood-hit Wellingtonians want financial support
A group of Wellington residents affected by floods two months ago are calling on local and central govt for financial support to protect their homes.
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Drink driving rates fall for young people, rise for over 55s
Drink driving rates fall for young people, rise for over 55s
The number of people convicted of drink driving has declined by nearly 10 percent over the past 9 years with younger New Zealanders leading the charge.
Labour pledges free maternity scans
Labour pledges free maternity scans
Pregnant women will be eligible for free maternity scans, Labour is promising, as part of its 'Medicard' scheme.
Woman assaulted by partner burnt down his 'man cave'
Woman assaulted by partner burnt down his 'man cave'
A woman has been found guilty of burning down her partner’s “man cave” after voice messages sent moments before the blaze showed a “threat of fire”.
$30 million wasted on failed border security project
$30 million wasted on failed border security project
Immigration Minister Erica Stanford has issued a scathing takedown of her ministry, saying officials "deliberately withheld" information about a failed technology upgrade.
Hipkins stands by public transport cap costing
Hipkins stands by public transport cap costing
Chris Hipkins has rejected a suggestion the Labour Party has blown its first election-year policy announcement.
Seymour apologises for violent rhetoric in email to abuse victim
Seymour apologises for violent rhetoric in email to abuse victim
Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour has apologised to a woman after he emailed her saying: "Are you ready to accept you've just had a beating?"
Man can't claim full insurance after fall through bathroom floor
Man can't claim full insurance after fall through bathroom floor
A homeowner who stepped out of his shower and fell through the bathroom floor is one of a growing number of people caught out by insurers' approach to gradual damage.
Report warns move-on orders will 'criminalise homelessness'
Report warns move-on orders will 'criminalise homelessness'
Public health experts say the proposed move-on orders will "criminalise homelessness" among some of Aotearoa's most vulnerable young people, including children as young as 14.
Post-mortem reveals cause of death of baby found on roadside
Post-mortem reveals cause of death of baby found on roadside
A baby whose body was found on the side of a rural Marlborough road last month was stillborn, police say.
Support swells for police Labour candidate
Support swells for police Labour candidate
Former race relations commissioners have joined social organisations working with migrants and refugees to support Superintendent Rakesh Naidoo, a new candidate for the Labour Party.
Supermarkets recall deli meals over possible presence of glass
Supermarkets recall deli meals over possible presence of glass
A recall of store-made deli meals has been issued for three South Island supermarkets because of the possible presence of glass.
Missing teen may have travelled to Christchurch
Missing teen may have travelled to Christchurch
Police want the public’s help to find a missing teenager who may have travelled to Christchurch.
National slides in poll, ACT and NZ First rise
National slides in poll, ACT and NZ First rise
Both the major parties have lost support in the latest The Post/Freshwater Strategy poll, but Labour remains ahead of National.
Coroner rules on stowaway Ingham twin's death
Coroner rules on stowaway Ingham twin's death
The death of stowaway twin Joanne Ingham, who died in a Wellington emergency housing complex in 2022, has been ruled as due to natural causes.
Student killed in crash 'will be greatly missed'
'Fantastic young man': School student killed in crash
A Canterbury high school student who died in a crash near Rangiora on Saturday morning has been remembered as a young man with "lots of energy and charm".
Hopes new OCD therapy could become part of public health system
Hopes new OCD therapy could become part of public health system
Clinical psychologists are hoping a new kind of OCD therapy, known as the Bergen 4-Day Treatment, will become part of the public health system.
Watchdog needed for election-year spending squabbles, economist says
Watchdog needed for election-year spending squabbles, economist says
An election-year tiff about policy spending highlights the need for an independent watchdog to weigh in on the country's big, expensive problems, an economist says.
Concerns mental health funding may not match need
Concerns mental health funding may not match need
Any investment in mental health is welcome, say psychiatrists - but they're concerned the government's $100m worth of solutions is unlikely to fix current problems and may create new ones.
Church billboard opposes government Bill to define gender
Church billboard opposes government Bill to define gender
A billboard outside St Matthew Church in Auckland Central is opposing the government's controversial Bill to define woman and man in law.