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.
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.
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".
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.
Teen facing deportation granted residency
Teen facing deportation granted residency
Eighteen-year-old Daman Kumar will be able to stay in New Zealand, following an intervention from the associate immigration minister.
School lunches continue to draw criticism
School lunches continue to draw criticism
Schools are continuing to report a bad taste from the government's revamped school lunch programme.
Christchurch incident believed to be sudden death
Christchurch incident believed to be sudden death
Emergency services have rushed to an "incident" in Christchurch, which is understood to be a sudden death.
Collins challenged over ministers' 'misogynistic comments'
Collins challenged over ministers' 'misogynistic comments'
Labour's spokesperson for women Jan Tinetti is criticising what she calls "misogynistic comments" made by senior male members of the coalition.
Iwi leaders, former PM, legal experts blast Treaty bill
Iwi leaders, former PM, legal experts blast Treaty bill
The Treaty Principles Bill is a waste of time and is spreading "toxic, shameful and misinformed views on Māori", a select committee has been told.
Volunteer firefighters among five in hospital as veranda collapses
Volunteer firefighters among five in hospital as veranda collapses
A veranda on a portable home has collapsed onto two volunteer firefighters and three locals in the small Hawke's Bay settlement of Te Pohue.
No charges for officer who hit kids with belt
No charges for officer who hit kids with belt
Police have been criticised for not laying criminal charges against an officer who admitted to beating his children with a belt.
Documents reveal Collins' plan to chop social sciences from Marsden
Documents reveal Collins' plan to chop social sciences from Marsden
Senior Cabinet minister Judith Collins wanted to chop social sciences and humanities out of the Marsden Fund months before researchers were told.
Listen! I’m not Ticketek
'Major headache': Woman's phone number listed as Ticketek contact
Taking customer service calls can be a nightmare - especially if you are not getting paid for it and your personal cell number is listed online as a contact for Ticketek.
NZ glaciers 'rapidly shrinking'
NZ glaciers 'rapidly shrinking'
A glacier expert sounding the alarm on climate change feels like she's yelling into the void as yet another study shows NZ's glaciers are rapidly shrinking.