Big gaps in planning for climate change
Researchers say we need to do much more to find out which communities will be hardest hit by climate change, and how we should meet the threat.
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‘Flip of script’ heat catching us off-guard
‘Flip of script’ heat catching us off-guard
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Taxpayers take 'Rena' pounding
Taxpayers take 'Rena' pounding
The Rena disaster cost our small maritime authority $36.8 million, according to new figures - a sum one MP says is far too much for taxpayers to have to stomach.
Pupils' mobile devices test proposed
Pupils' mobile devices test proposed
A visiting cyber-bullying expert is urging New Zealand schools to make pupils take driver's licence-style tests before they can take mobile phones and tablets to class.
Good summer on way - for some
Good summer on way - for some
The umbrellas will be out again - but this time they'll be the beach kind, according to a bright summer weather outlook predicting the opposite of dismal conditions that doused holiday plans last year.
Survival after Tauranga capsize unlikely
Survival after Tauranga capsize unlikely
It is unlikely a Tauranga man missing since the boat he was in capsized on Tuesday night has survived, police say.
Search continues for man missing from stolen boat
Search continues for man missing from stolen boat
Navy and police divers with sonar equipment have been called in for the search for a Tauranga man missing since the stolen dinghy he and four others were in capsized in heavy seas on Tuesday night.
Ex police commissioner to head CYF inquiry
Ex police commissioner to head CYF inquiry
Former Police Commissioner Howard Broad has been chosen to lead a new independent inquiry into Child, Youth and Family's complaints process.
Bay recovering well from Rena spill
Bay recovering well from Rena spill
New test results indicate the Bay of Plenty has recovered well from oil spilt from the Rena.
Prisoners paid $2m to learn skills
Prisoners paid $2m to learn skills
Nearly $2 million of taxpayer money has gone to prisoners as incentives for attending training courses, taking part in rehabilitation programmes and mopping corridors.
Rena oil on beach one year on
Rena oil on beach one year on
Oil is still being found at Papamoa Beach a year after the container ship Rena ran aground off the coastline and caused a major spill.
Fears 'Big Brother Bill' may head to NZ
Fears 'Big Brother Bill' may head to NZ
A British proposal to log every web visit, email, phone call or text message made by its citizens is a worrying step our Government could eventually find tempting, a law academic says.
'Runaway millionaire' guilty of theft
'Runaway millionaire' guilty of theft
"Runaway millionaire'' Kara Hurring says she is relieved her trial is over, even though she has been found guilty of all 30 charges related to the accidental deposit of $10 million into her partner's bank account.
Samaritan still ill after hitchhiker attack
Samaritan still ill after hitchhiker attack
A good Samaritan remains in a serious condition after being attacked in his home allegedly by a hitchhiker to whom he gave a ride.
Divers sacked for Rena wine theft
Divers sacked for Rena wine theft
Two divers working on the salvage of the Rena have been fired after helping themselves to wine inside one of the ship's containers.
Rena debris washing up on Coromandel
Rena debris washing up on Coromandel
Debris from the Rena has started washing up on the Coromandel Peninsula, after the aft section of the vessel plunged further into the sea yesterday.
Storm brings fears of new Rena spill
Storm brings fears of new Rena spill
Bay of Plenty is bracing for another possibly major - spill from the Rena as stormy weather threatens the crippled container ship anew.
Westpac fugitive bids for freedom
Westpac fugitive bids for freedom
A bid to have all charges against "runaway millionaire'' Kara Hurring thrown out is being reviewed by a judge.