Health NZ tables offer to nurses union
Health New Zealand has sent nurses, midwives, and health care assistants their first offer since June last year.
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David Seymour floats giving teens $500 to invest
David Seymour floats giving teens $500 to invest
Act Party leader David Seymour has floated dishing out $500 to every year 11 student for an investment account, to promote investing at a younger age.
Child seriously hurt in Tokoroa hit-and-run
Child seriously hurt in Tokoroa hit-and-run
A young child is in hospital with serious injuries after a hit-and-run in the central North Island this afternoon.
Items found in search for missing Christchurch woman
Items found in search for missing Christchurch woman
Police are working to determine if items found in a search of Christchurch's red zone are linked to missing woman Rowena Walker.
Shane Jones apologises for Nicola Willis weight loss jibe
Shane Jones apologises for Nicola Willis weight loss jibe
Shane Jones has apologised after making a jab at the finance minister's weight loss as the coalition ructions shift gears into personal attacks.
Integrity reset 'urgently needed' at police, scathing review finds
Integrity reset 'urgently needed' at police, scathing review finds
A scathing review of police has found an "integrity reset is urgently needed" with a perceived culture that holds seniors to a "lesser standard than juniors".
Gas stations profiling customers as fuel thefts surge
Gas stations profiling customers as fuel thefts surge
Petrol station owners admit they are profiling people at the pump before letting them fill up, amid a surge in fuel thefts and drive-offs.
Canter-bury tails: Cop saddles up for work commute
Canter-bury tails: Cop saddles up for work commute
A Christchurch police officer arrived at work on an unusual mode of transport this morning - a horse named Kitty.
Pet goats likely killed by dogs, not shot: police
Pet goats likely killed by dogs, not shot: police
The 18 pet goats killed on a north Waikato property last week were likely attacked and killed by dogs rather than shot, as initially thought.
NCEA shake-up could cause students to drop out
NCEA shake-up could cause students to drop out
A Canterbury school principal fears students could fall through the cracks of the Government’s planned NCEA shake-up.
Jones condemned for 'distasteful' comments
Jones condemned for 'distasteful' comments
The country's Indian community has strongly condemned recent comments from NZ First MP Shane Jones on a free trade agreement with India.
Capital's carillon bells to play on Anzac Day
Capital's carillon bells to play on Anzac Day
The much-missed bells of the carillon in Wellington are playing again.
Spat gets worse as Luxon fires back
Spat gets worse as Luxon fires back
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has unleashed on his coalition partner, Winston Peters, saying he was the person who put Dame Jacinda Ardern in charge of the country.
Boys killed in riverbank collapse near Kawerau named
Boys killed in riverbank collapse near Kawerau named
The two boys who died after a riverbank they were playing on collapsed at Kawerau last week have been named by police.
Lotto 2579
Lotto 2579
Results from last night's Lotto draw.
66yo man arrested in Dilworth abuse inquiry
66yo man arrested in Dilworth abuse inquiry
A 66-year-old man has been arrested as part of the investigation into historical sexual offending at Auckland's Dilworth School.
New measles case possibly exposed at Warbirds
New measles case possibly exposed at Warbirds
Health New Zealand says there is a new measles case in Wellington, and that the person may have been exposed to the disease at Warbirds Over Wānaka.
Government 'as stable as a three-legged stool': Peters
Government 'as stable as a three-legged stool': Peters
Winston Peters was doing his best to quell concerns there were ructions in the coalition, claiming the government was as stable as a "three-legged stool".
One seriously hurt in stabbing at Auckland train station
One seriously hurt in stabbing at Auckland train station
A person was seriously hurt in a stabbing attack at an Auckland train station overnight.
Youth disorder spike prompts police patrols in Nelson
Youth disorder spike prompts police patrols in Nelson
Police are increasing patrols in central Nelson to crack down on late-night underage drinking and antisocial behaviour.