Rest home workers worried cuts risk residents' safety
Staff at Oceania Healthcare rest homes are worried plans to cut the number of nurses and caregivers rostered will put elderly residents' safety at risk.
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Police pleased with Electric Avenue crowds
Police pleased with Electric Avenue crowds
Christchurch police were generally pleased with the behaviour of Electric Avenue festival-goers over the two-day event.
China's military exercise in Tasman a 'serious threat'
China's military exercise in Tasman a 'serious threat'
China's activity in the Tasman Sea shows it wants to establish a permanent military presence in the Pacific - and NZ must prepare, an international relations expert warns.
Audit finds police officers illegitimately accessed files
Audit finds police officers illegitimately accessed files
Investigations have revealed around a quarter of police staff who accessed the national database for information about Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming's death did not have legitimate reasons to do so.
'Suspicious' fires at churches and funeral home
'Suspicious' fires at churches and funeral home
Multiple churches and a funeral home in Masterton are now crime scenes, as police investigate possible early-morning arsons in which petrol bombs were used.
China begins second live firing incident in Tasman Sea
China begins second live firing incident in Tasman Sea
Minister of Defence Judith Collins said that China has launched a second live firing activity in the Tasman Sea.
Sunflower project brightening Hawke's Bay
Sunflower project brightening Hawke's Bay
A dairy farm field filled with sunflowers in Central Hawke's Bay is bringing joy and happiness to the local community.
Govt pledges $4.5m boost to QEII National Trust
Govt pledges $4.5m boost to QEII National Trust
A $4.5 million funding boost has been promised for conservation body QEII National Trust to support its partnerships with landowners to create protected pockets of land under covenants.
Walk to Defeat MND takes next step
Walk to Defeat MND takes next step
About 200 New Zealanders are expected to take part in the nationwide event Walk to Defeat MND 2025.
4 affected in port incident
4 affected in port incident
Four people needed medical treatment after a chemical incident at Lyttelton Port in Christchurch yesterday.
China conducts military drills in Tasman Sea, flights diverted
China conducts military drills in Tasman Sea, flights diverted
Airlines have modified flight paths between NZ and Australia after China notified Australia it would hold live-fire exercises off the New South Wales coast in international waters, a rare event.
Obituary: Bob McNeil, journalist
Obituary: Bob McNeil, journalist
Veteran TV journalist Bob McNeil became a household name in New Zealand for his warm, informed and sometimes downright quirky reporting.
Labour calls for Destiny Church to lose charity status
Labour calls for Destiny Church to lose charity status
Te Atatū MP Phil Twyford has written to the charities regulator asking for Destiny Church to be struck off.
Major teacher shortages likely after Ministry error
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.
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.
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.
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.