Major teacher shortages likely after Ministry error
Principals and teacher unions are disappointed an Education Ministry error meant it failed to forecast teacher shortages for 2024 and 2025.
Inquiry finds Health NZ left sensitive data unsecured
Inquiry finds Health NZ left sensitive data unsecured
Health New Zealand is scrambling to fix contracts that gave it no power to check if people have been misusing sensitive health data or not.
One of NZ's most prolific shoplifters jailed
One of NZ's most prolific shoplifters jailed
One of New Zealand's most prolific shoplifters has been jailed for almost four years.
Couple reveal secret to their long marriage
Couple reveal secret to their long marriage
Sixty-five years ago John and Bev French spent the first night of their honeymoon at a hotel on Papanui Rd in Christchurch after stopping for a "feed of fish and chips".
Unconscious pair trapped in ship tank rescued
Unconscious pair trapped in ship tank rescued
Firefighters in breathing apparatus rescued two people from a ship tank at the Lyttelton Port on Friday morning.
Woman who killed boyfriend's toddler jailed for 5 years
Woman who killed boyfriend's toddler jailed for 5 years
A young woman who assaulted her boyfriend's daughter with such force the 2-year-old girl's pancreas split in half has been sentenced to five years and seven months' jail.
Reclusive slime-spitting Caversham resident wins major award
Reclusive slime-spitting Caversham resident wins major award
A slime-spitting creature with a velvety blue body has crawled out of the Caversham undergrowth to claim the prestigious Bug of the Year title.
Controversial Ngāpuhi leader jailed after seven-year indecency case
Controversial Ngāpuhi leader jailed after seven-year indecency case
A Ngāpuhi leader, long at the centre of controversy over his leadership of New Zealand’s largest iwi, has been sentenced to jail for indecent assault following a determined seven-year legal battle by a teenage girl.
Warnings over 'penny-pinching' on defence spending
Warnings over 'penny-pinching' on defence spending
Two defence experts are warning that New Zealand's ageing navy is woefully inadequate and underfunded when it comes to protecting our waters.
Eight in hospital after Timaru gas leak
Eight in hospital after Timaru gas leak
About eight people have been taken to hospital in Timaru after a gas leak at a factory in Washdyke.
Buyer's mortgagee sale battle as woman refuses to move out
Buyer's mortgagee sale battle as woman refuses to move out
A property investor still waiting to take possession of a property he bought at mortgagee sale and settled on a month ago is a reminder that these deals are often not straightforward, a property investment coach says.
Cuts wanted months before council told
Cuts wanted months before council told
Senior Cabinet minister Judith Collins wanted to chop social sciences and humanities out of the Marsden Fund months before researchers were told.
Paddling their own canoes
Paddling their own canoes
You could be kayaking down the Water of Leith by the end of the year.
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Rule easing risks hoiho safety: trust
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Rule easing risks hoiho safety: trust
Fisheries consultation under way in New Zealand appears to be at odds with the latest advice from the finance sector and precious wildlife is getting caught in the crossfire, the Yellow-eyed...
Dunedin student one of NZ's top young scholars
'Quite a shock': Dunedin student named one of NZ's top young scholars
A bit of self motivation and some extra reading was all it took for a Dunedin student to become one of the country’s top high school scholars.
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Club treasurer’s ‘racist’ comments anger members
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Club treasurer’s ‘racist’ comments anger members
Members of a Mosgiel petanque club are outraged after its treasurer sent "racist" comments from its official email account.
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Alleged rape puts Dunedin street on high alert
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Alleged rape puts Dunedin street on high alert
The alleged rape of a student in her home by a masked intruder has put residents of a notorious Dunedin street on high alert.
Flood insurance claims surpass $33m
Flood insurance claims surpass $33m
Insurance claims from last year’s storm, which inundated Dunedin and other parts of Otago, have reached more than $33 million.
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Hopes KiwiRail leases out depot
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Hopes KiwiRail leases out depot
Kiwirail may take some convincing, but moves are afoot to position Dunedin Railways as a candidate to take over usage of its Cumberland St depot in Dunedin and operate a permanent workshop there.
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'Appalling': Dunedin man ripped off seagull's head for stealing his food
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'Appalling': Dunedin man ripped off seagull's head for stealing his food
A Dunedin man bashed a seagull to death then decapitated it because he believed it had stolen his food, a court has heard.