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Charities 'swamped' by beneficiaries needing work

The Ministry of Social Development in Masterton. Photo: Google Street View

Charities 'swamped' by beneficiaries needing work

A charity in Masterton has been swamped by people needing to work voluntary hours to stay on the Jobseeker benefit - and is having to turn people away.

Robertson defends Covid hearing no-show

Robertson defends Covid hearing no-show

Grant Robertson has defended his refusal to appear at a week-long public hearing for decision-makers in the Covid-19 pandemic.

Double shooting: police 'threatened' with hunting knife

A neighbour says officers were routinely called to the Christchurch house where a woman was fatally shot and a man critically injured by police.

Mental health patient told to move to Dunedin

Segar House. Photo: Google Maps Street View

Mental health patient told to move to Dunedin after programme shuts down

A patient at an Auckland mental health programme that's closing its doors says she was told by Health NZ she could move to Dunedin.

Nurses set to strike again in September

Nurses on strike on Auckland's North Shore last month. Photo: RNZ

Nurses set to strike again in September

Nurses are set to strike again across New Zealand - this time for two days.

Teachers' decision to strike 'a political stunt'

Public Service Minister Judith Collins (L) and Education Minister Erica Stanford speaking to...

Teachers' decision to strike 'a political stunt'

Public Service Minister Judith Collins has labelled a strike called by secondary school teachers a "political stunt".

Lotto 2507

Lotto 2507

Results from last night's Lotto draw.

'Big shake' rocks lower North Island

The Hikurangi Subduction Zone is New Zealand's largest fault because of the area that could move...

'Big shake' rocks lower North Island

The lower east coast of the North Island has been rocked by a magnitude 4.8 earthquake this evening.

Netanyahu has 'lost the plot': Luxon

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. Photo: RNZ

Netanyahu has 'lost the plot': Luxon

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says the war in Gaza is "utterly appalling" and his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu has "lost the plot".

Ardern, former ministers decline to appear at Covid inquiry

Chair Grant Illingworth KC says the second week of public hearings will not go ahead. Photo:...

Ardern, former ministers decline to appear at Covid inquiry

A public hearing for decision-makers in the Covid-19 pandemic has been scrapped because former ministers - including former PM Jacinda Ardern - will not show up.

Women charged after toddler found in suitcase seeks permanent name suppression

The bus had stopped at this Kaiwaka carpark. Photo: RNZ

Women charged after toddler found in suitcase seeks permanent name suppression

The 27-year-old woman accused of putting a toddler in a suitcase in a bus luggage department in Kaiwaka has applied for permanent name suppression.

Ashburton to get $400k mini golf course

A concept design for the new 18-hole mini golf course at EA Networks Centre in Ashburton. PHOTO:...

Ashburton to get $400k mini golf course

Work on Ashburton’s new terraced 18-hole mini golf course started this week.

Secondary school teachers to strike

Secondary school teachers to strike

Secondary school teachers will strike next Wednesday following what they say is an unsatisfactory pay offer from the government.

What you might not know about insurance in a natural disaster

NHC advises to learn about the risks to property, including flooding, and how the land might be...

What you might not know about insurance in a natural disaster

The Natural Hazards Commission is warning homeowners they are only covered for partial land damage under the Crown-owned insurer.

Speaker 'names' Swarbrick for refusing to leave House

Green Party co-leader told the Speaker she would not apologise in the House this afternoon. Image...

Speaker 'names' Swarbrick for refusing to leave House

The punishment means the MP had to once again leave the House and will have her pay docked.

Skiers killed in crash with Wānaka man not wearing seatbelts

Photo: Supplied / AIMAN AMERUL MUNE / Stuff

Skiers killed in crash with Wānaka man not wearing seatbelts

Four South Korean skiers died after being thrown around inside their vehicle following a head-on crash in South Canterbury last year.

Aussie bags world-record trout in Twizel

Paul Rahman with his record brown trout he caught in Ōhau Canal.  Photo: Supplied...

Aussie bags world-record trout in Twizel

After 30 minutes battling a river monster in Ōhau Canal, Aussie angler Paul Rahman decided to take matters into his own hands - literally.

Education minister bans Māori words from junior books

Education Minister Erica Stanford. Photo: RNZ / Mark Papalii

Education minister bans Māori words from junior books

Education Minister Erica Stanford has imposed a near total ban on Māori in new additions to a series of books used to teach five-year-olds to read.

Man jailed for abuse of 11-year-old girl

A woman has told the man who sexually abused her when she was 11 his offending has affected her so greatly she will continue to "cry until there are no tears left".

Tail-wagging jibe may have Labour worried

Green Party co-leaders Marama Davidson and Chlöe Swarbrick Photo: RNZ

Tail-wagging jibe may have Labour worried

The most telling line out of the Green Party’s AGM held over the weekend was not its claim to be leading the opposition, nor its ambitions on leading the next government.

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