Callaghan shutdown: Scientists scramble for jobs
The mood inside Callaghan Innovation is grim, scientists say, as they scramble to secure themselves a future in New Zealand.
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Trust targeted for being Māori: Tamihere
Trust targeted for being Māori: Tamihere
Waipareira Trust chief executive and Te Pāti Maori president John Tamihere is defending the use of data at Manurewa Marae, saying there's no evidence of any wrongdoing.
More than 100kg of cocaine found in luggage
More than 100kg of cocaine found in luggage
Customs seized 101kg of cocaine at Auckland International Airport over the weekend, believed to be the largest seizure at a New Zealand airport to date.
Stats NZ boss quits after Manurewa Marae election inquiry
Stats NZ boss quits after Manurewa Marae election inquiry
A report into whether personal Census and Covid vaccination data collected at Manurewa Marae was misused for election purposes has found government agencies failed to put proper safeguards in place to protect and manage the sharing of personal information.
Embrace challenges, says viral head boy cancer survivor
Embrace challenges, says viral head boy cancer survivor
Cancer survivor Jake Bailey is concerned young people are increasingly being shielded from experiencing the everyday challenges necessary to build resilience.
Great Walks booking system upgraded
Great Walks booking system upgraded
Bookings for the Great Walks season open in May with an online queue system set up to ease the pressure.
Thieves dig up tennis club's honesty box
Thieves dig up tennis club's honesty box
Members of a tennis club on Auckland's North Shore are shocked by the theft of their honesty box.
Social housing residents plead for stability
Social housing residents plead for stability
A man living in a Wellington social housing complex recently deemed quake-prone says residents need stability and hopes some will be able to stay while work's carried out.
Christchurch ED plea due to 'demand, not staffing'
Christchurch ED plea due to 'demand, not staffing'
Unusual demand at Christchurch ED - not a staff shortage - led to the plea for patients to seek non-urgent medical treatment elsewhere, Health NZ says.
Possible sighting of missing Marokopa family
Possible sighting of missing Marokopa family
There has been a reported sighting of fugitive father-on-the-run Tom Phillips and his children in Waikato.
PM refuses to release boot camp reoffending numbers
PM refuses to release boot camp reoffending numbers
The prime minister is not aware how many boot camp pilot participants are back in custody, and refuses to confirm the rate of reoffending within the programme.
Chch ED overwhelmed, patients sent to Dunedin
Chch ED overwhelmed, patients sent to Dunedin
Christchurch Hospital's Emergency Department is asking people to seek medical treatment elsewhere - unless it's life-threatening - as it struggles to cope with an influx of patients.
NZDF takes council to court to ban noise complaints
NZDF takes council to court to ban noise complaints
The Defence Force has taken the Selwyn District Council to the Environment Court over its refusal to ban residents living near an army rifle range from complaining about its noise.
Facebook Marketplace fraudster is at it again
Facebook Marketplace fraudster is at it again
A young man previously jailed for scamming property off Facebook Marketplace has been back to his old ways, this time ‘buying’ a vehicle and trailer worth $30,000.
Govt announces $30m for tourism, infrastructure projects
Govt announces $30m for tourism, infrastructure projects
The government has announced a $30 million spend on tourism, infrastructure and biodiversity projects.
Labour puts health 'body count' down to failing targets
Labour puts health 'body count' down to failing targets
Labour says resignations in top Health roles is a result of the government's targets failing to solve the sector's problems.
Auckland Council slams Destiny Church for library protest
Auckland Council slams Destiny Church for library protest
Auckland Council has slammed the actions of Destiny Church at a West Auckland library last weekend as 'outrageous and unacceptable'.
Man loses lung after surgeon's 'major error in judgement'
Man loses lung after surgeon's 'major error in judgement'
A Health and Disability Commissioner report has revealed a doctor breached three codes after a botched surgery resulted in a man being left with one lung.
Govt refusing to meet with NZ's largest union
Govt refusing to meet with NZ's largest union
She's prepared to meet fringe unions with memberships in double digits, but the minister for workplace relationships has no time for the country's biggest workers' union.
Wellington housing complexes deemed quake-prone
Wellington housing complexes deemed quake-prone
Six Wellington City Council social housing complexes that are home to more than 300 people have been deemed earthquake-prone.