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Education Ministry figures showed schools this year faced a bigger shortfall of secondary teachers than previously expected.

Two Napier men have been charged in connection with the homicide of Sharlene Smith, whose body was found at a worksite.

A local diver says he will eat shellfish from the south coast after the mayor has tried some kina from the sewage spill hot spot.

A fire inside a rubbish truck this week has prompted renewed warnings about the dangers of discarding batteries in household waste, after firefighters traced the incident to a box of improperly disposed lithium batteries.

A study into thousands of ambulance callouts for mental health shows most were non-urgent, and should have been managed in the community.