Student suspended for scissors attack on teachers
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A student who used a pair of scissors to assault two teachers at a South island school yesterday has been suspended.
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Teen's trauma after sex attack as offender avoids jail
Teen's trauma after sex attack as offender avoids jail
A Christchurch teen who was sexually violated during a sleepover at a friend’s house says she now needs medication to help her sleep and has suffered from nightmares and suicidal thoughts.
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Hundreds more Defence Force jobs to go: PSA
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'Living on toast': Older Kiwis cutting back on food
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'Incredibly dry out there': Aucklanders urged to shorten showers
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Man who died in Loburn crash named
Man who died in Loburn crash named
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Suzanne Broomhall, 71, was seriously injured when she and her son were involved in a horrific crash while being driven in the St John health shuttle.
NZ wants permanent Gaza ceasefire: Peters
NZ wants permanent Gaza ceasefire: Peters
Foreign Minister Winston Peters says he's deeply concerned about renewed fighting in Gaza and "a permanent end to the fighting needs to be found."
ZZ Top adds Christchurch show
ZZ Top adds Christchurch show
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Fourth man charged over deadly fire
Fourth man charged over deadly fire
A fourth person has been arrested and charged with the murder of a man in his 80s and the arson of his Stokes Valley home.
Principals stunned at push for new reading, maths tests
Principals stunned at push for new reading, maths tests
The government has blindsided primary principals by going to market for a national system for testing children in reading, writing and maths.
Chlöe Swarbrick pleads for cross-party support for Israel sanctions
Chlöe Swarbrick pleads for cross-party support for Israel sanctions
Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick says the need for New Zealand to impose sanctions against Israel has only grown more urgent after airstrikes on Gaza resumed.
Lotto 2465
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Results from last night's Lotto draw.
Student attacks teachers with scissors
Student attacks teachers with scissors at Christchurch school
A student used a pair of scissors to assault two teachers at a Christchurch school this afternoon.
Three arrested over fire that killed elderly man
Three arrested over fire that killed elderly man
Three men have been arrested in connection to the death of a man in his 80s and the arson of his Lower Hutt home last year.
Suitcase murder case: Accused to have mental health reassessed
Suitcase murder case: Accused to have mental health reassessed
The woman accused of murdering her two young children and hiding their remains in suitcases is to be reassessed for her fitness to stand trial.
Dog saved from sinking yacht near Lyttelton
Dog saved from sinking yacht near Lyttelton
A 12.5m yacht with a dog aboard sank in Cass Bay, near Lyttelton, during the wild weather overnight.
PM accused of undermining NZ's nuclear-free stance
PM accused of undermining NZ's nuclear-free stance
Labour's Chris Hipkins is accusing the Prime Minister of reversing a long-held foreign policy during his trip to India to help secure a free trade deal.