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Could individual letterboxes be on the way out?

Could individual letterboxes be on the way out?

NZ Post could eventually stop delivering mail to individual letterboxes and instead require clusters of boxes under proposed changes - and the Postal Workers Union isn't happy.

Scissors threat in Christchurch car-jacking

Scissors threat in Christchurch car-jacking

A Christchurch driver was forced out of their car by a person who threatened them with a pair of scissors.

Warning over text scam targeting NZ Post customers

Warning over text scam targeting NZ Post customers

An Auckland man is reminding people to stay alert, fearing a convincing NZ Post scam text will catch them out this silly season.

Loose tyre flies past runners in Auckland Marathon

Last year's Auckland Marathon. Photo: Auckland Marathon

Loose tyre flies past runners in Auckland Marathon

Runners in the Auckland Marathon this morning had a lucky escape when a tyre was flung off a car nearby.

Bus crash passengers had just arrived in NZ

A group of Tongan seasonal workers who were on a bus which rolled near Rotorua this morning had been in the country for just a few hours.

Pet owners wait for news after fire destroys cattery

Staff are "actively searching" for several cats that escaped a fire that destroyed a Wellington vet centre and cattery overnight.

Child struck by car in driveway dies

A child has died after being struck by a car in a driveway in Palmerston North this afternoon.

Several injured in North Island crashes

Five people have been hospitalised after a crash in the Auckland suburb of Bucklands Beach overnight.

Massey to stop funding Students' Association

Massey University has campuses in Auckland, Wellington and Palmerston North. Photo: RNZ

Massey to stop funding Students' Association

Massey University will stop funding its Students' Association from next year - a move the student body says will set an alarming precedent for the future of independent student unionism in NZ.

Job cuts at Office for Māori Crown Relations

Job cuts at Office for Māori Crown Relations

Te Arawhiti - the Office for Māori Crown Relations - has confirmed that 51 roles are set to be disestablished.

Woman pleads guilty to stabbing Chch taxi driver

Woman pleads guilty to stabbing Chch taxi driver

A woman charged over the stabbing of a taxi driver in Christchurch last month has pleaded guilty.

Jones downplays bottom trawler's coral catch

A New Zealand fishing vessel caught more than double the legal amount of coral, triggering a ban...

Jones downplays bottom trawler's coral catch

Shane Jones wants international coral limits reviewed to avoid bans on fishing when bottom trawlers haul up more than the rules allow.

Toddler in and out of hospital due to mouldy rental

After living at her Hamilton rental for about a year, Samantha Moore says her daughter developed...

Toddler in and out of hospital due to mouldy rental

The Tenancy Tribunal has backed the mother of a toddler who says her child's health has been permanently affected.

PM accuses Labour of playing politics over King criticism

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says he does not agree with Mike King's controversial alcohol...

PM accuses Labour of playing politics over King criticism

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is accusing Labour of playing politics with youth mental health by criticising campaigner Mike King.

Polkinghorne sentenced over meth charges

Philip Polkinghorne in court for his sentencing on meth charges. Photo: RNZ

Polkinghorne sentenced over meth charges

A former Auckland eye surgeon found not guilty of murdering of his wife has been sentenced to 150 hours of community work for drug possession.

Mike King slammed over 'alcohol is a solution' statement

Former comedian Mike King has been slammed over his comments about alcohol and mental health....

Mike King slammed over 'alcohol is a solution' statement

The Drug Foundation has rejected campaigner Mike King's comment that alcohol is not a problem for people with mental health issues saying alcohol is "really unhelpful during times of mental distress".

Up to 2000 people could lose jobs over school lunch changes

David Seymour tries out one of the new lunches. Photo: RNZ

Up to 2000 people could lose jobs over school lunch changes

Up to 2000 people could lose their jobs as a result of the government's change to the school lunches funding model.

Aratere grounding began with autopilot mistake

The Cook Strait ferry Aratere is grounded near Picton on 21 June this year. Photo: Renee Horncastle

Aratere grounding began with autopilot mistake

The grounding of the Aratere began with a "turn execute" command being pushed 36 seconds late, sending the ferry's autopilot on a course crew didn't know how to stop, an official report reveals.

Councillor still hasn't apologised for abusive rant

Hamilton City councillor Andrew Bydder. Photo: Supplied

Councillor still hasn't apologised for abusive rant

A councillor ordered by his colleagues to apologise for an expletive-laden rant, in which he told a neighbouring mayor to get off her "fat arse", has failed to do so.

Lincoln BBQ blaze 'a very close call'

Apart from damage to the external cladding, the home was largely unscathed by the fire. However,...

Lincoln BBQ blaze 'a very close call'

A barbecue dinner nearly ended in disaster for a Canterbury household until the occupants took quick action to save their home.

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