Seizures spike as global drug gangs target NZ
Seizures spike as global drug gangs target NZ
International crime groups see New Zealand as a golden nugget for their drug trade, say police.
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Highway could cost 10% of infrastructure budget
North Island highway could cost 10 percent of infrastructure budget
Official advice shows the government could be set to spend 10 percent of its total budget for new infrastructure for the next 25 years on one roading project.
Casino shut down after player loses $1 million
SkyCity casino shut down after vulnerable player loses $1 million
Auckland's SkyCity casino has been shut down for five days for failing to help a problem gambler who lost more than a million dollars on the pokies.
PM refuses to speak about Treaty Principles Bill
PM refuses to speak about Treaty Principles Bill
The Prime Minister has admitted he is yet to see the draft Treaty Principles Bill, despite promising National will back it through its first reading, but no further.
Cancer drugs confirmed after govt cash boost
Cancer drugs confirmed after govt cash boost
Hundreds of patients with advanced cancer will get free access to two life-extending medicines from the start of next month, Pharmac has confirmed.
Counsellor sent clients pics of breast augmentation
Counsellor sent clients pics of breast augmentation
An addiction counsellor may face legal action after sending clients images of her breast augmentation and asking one to serve drinks at her wedding.
Baby turned blue after being given wrong dose of steroid
Baby turned blue after being given wrong dose of steroid
A 4-week-old baby with a croup stopped breathing, turned blue and went floppy after being given medicine that was five times the dose it should have been.
Burglar confined at home made drug deals by text
Burglar confined at home made drug deals by text
A man with a criminal history 21 pages long made 51 drug deals by text message in the space of three months while confined at home on a monitoring bracelet.
Marama Davidson 'in the thick of it' with cancer treatment
Marama Davidson 'in the thick of it' with cancer treatment
Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson has provided an update on her cancer journey, saying that she is "in the thick of it".
Another young child dies from curtain cord
Another young child dies from curtain cord
Another young child has been strangled by a curtain cord, three years on from a coroner calling for strict regulations to prevent such deaths.
IRD giving taxpayers' details to Facebook for ads
IRD giving taxpayers' details to Facebook for ads
Inland Revenue is giving hundreds of thousands of taxpayers' details to social media platforms for marketing campaigns.
Lotto 2410
Lotto 2410
Results from Saturday night's Lotto draw.
Obituary: let kotahitanga be his legacy
Obituary: let kotahitanga be his legacy
To quote Shakespeare, some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them.
Man dies after dropped off at Kaitaia hospital
Man dies after dropped off at Kaitaia hospital
Police in Northland have launched a homicide investigation into the death of an injured man left at Kaitaia Hospital.
Bethlehem students burned by engine fluid on bus ride
Bethlehem students burned by engine fluid on bus ride
A minute after a Bay of Plenty school bus driver noticed his bus engine temperature was reading a bit high, he heard screams from students behind him.
Bus driver badly shaken after punched by passenger: union
Bus driver badly shaken after punched by passenger: union
An Auckland bus driver is "badly shaken" after being punched in the face on the job, leaving him with stitches and a broken tooth, a union says.
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Minister mum on which polytechnics to stand alone
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Minister mum on which polytechnics to stand alone
Six polytechnics could be stand-alone by the start of next year, but Tertiary Education Minister Penny Simmonds is shying away from saying which ones.
Muslim group: Govt cost-cutting 'leaving country open to terrorism'
Muslim group: Govt cost-cutting 'leaving country open to terrorism'
The Federation of Islamic Associations says the government must reconsider deprioritising and defunding much of the country's national security framework.
ACT pledges pushback on supermarket crackdown
ACT pledges pushback on supermarket crackdown
Regulation Minister and ACT leader David Seymour has rubbished calls for tougher regulation of the grocery sector, putting him at odds with the commerce minister and the supermarket tsar.
Man arrested, charged with murder in Grey Lynn teenager's death
Man arrested, charged with murder in Grey Lynn teenager's death
Two men have been arrested in relation to the death of a man in Grey Lynn Thursday night.