Christchurch-based money lender fined $200k
A Christchurch-based money lender has been fined $200,000 for charging customers as much as 182.5 percent interest on short and medium-term loans.
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Swimmer pulled from rip at Auckland beach dies
Swimmer pulled from rip at Auckland beach dies
A swimmer has died after being pulled from a rip at West Auckland's Piha Beach this afternoon.
Apology 'will never erase what happened'
Apology 'helps with closure, will never erase what happened'
An apology without action is just empty words, survivors say, after hours of speeches from heads of government agencies and politicians were broadcast around the country.
Man declared a squatter, evicted from dead parents' home
Man declared a squatter, evicted from dead parents' home
A man who lived in his parents' home after their deaths - on the understanding he paid the bills and maintained it - has been evicted for failing to keep his side of the bargain.
Seagulls causing chaos at Christchurch cafés
Seagulls causing chaos at Christchurch cafés
Businesses on Christchurch's New Regent St are being overrun by red and black-billed gulls nesting on roofs, swooping and pooping all over the place.
Thousands farewell Sir Robert Gillies
Thousands farewell Sir Robert Gillies
Thousands of people are at Te Papiouru Marae in Rotorua to farewell Sir Robert Gillies (Bom) for the final time.
Abuse in care: PM's speech in full
Abuse in care: PM's speech in full
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon today made a formal apology in the House to people abused while in care.
Hundreds of survivors to miss abuse apology
Hundreds of survivors to miss abuse apology
Survivors and advocates have criticised the decision to hold the government's abuse in care apology in Parliament today, as it's meant hundreds have missed out on seeing it in person.
Pharmac to disestablish Māori advisory group
Pharmac to disestablish Māori advisory group
The government's drug-buying agency, Pharmac, has decided to disestablish its Māori advisory group.
Apologise then act: What Māori abuse survivors want
Apologise then act: What Māori abuse survivors want
For Māori survivors, who make up the majority of an estimated 200,000 people abused, what was inflicted on them has created long-lasting impacts on their sense of identity and belonging.
PM speaks with Trump
PM speaks with Trump
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has spoken with the US President elect Donald Trump.
Immigration adviser on tape offering job for $70k
Immigration adviser on tape offering job for $70k
By Gill Bonnett of RNZAn immigration adviser has been recorded telling an overseas worker she can help get him residency with a fake job in return for $70,000.
Abuse in care: PM delivers public apology
Abuse in care: PM delivers public apology
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has made a public apology in Parliament to the thousands of people abused while in care. “The State you trusted let you down, and for that I am sorry.”
Rural families reeling after school bus cancellations
Rural families reeling after school bus cancellations
Farmers and rural families are furious over the government's review and cancellation of school bus routes, fearing small towns will be abandoned and students will stop attending class.
Further charges not ruled out for former funeral director
Further charges not ruled out for former funeral director
Police say they aren't ruling out further charges for a former Auckland funeral director accused of interfering with human remains.
Govt to abolish strip searches of children in care
Govt to abolish strip searches of children in care
The government has announced law changes aimed at better protecting people in state care, ahead of Tuesday's formal apology for historical abuse.
Protesters fight planned cycleway closure
Frustrated protesters fight planned cycleway closure in Christchurch
About 200 people gathered on Saturday to protest the possible closure of a Christchurch cycleway.
What is NZ's most popular pet name?
Luna most popular pet name for sixth straight year
If you thought naming your beloved pooch or feline Luna was innovative think again - as it's the most popular pet name in NZ for the sixth year in a row.
Decision to bar journalist reversed
Decision to bar journalist from abuse apology reversed
An investigative journalist who was barred from attending the national apology to survivors of abuse in care has now been granted accreditation.
Elderly man dies after suspected arson attack
Elderly man dies after suspected arson attack
An elderly man injured in a fire at a block of flats in Stokes Valley last week has died.