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Plans for on the job training puts more pressure on GPs

Plans for on the job training puts more pressure on GPs

Doctors are warning that giving GPs the task of doing more on-the-job training for new graduates and foreign-trained medics will load more pressure on primary care.

Luxon in India: Modi alleges 'anti-India activity' in NZ

Christopher Luxon meets with Indian PM Narendra Modi in New Delhi. Photo: RNZ

Luxon in India: Modi alleges 'anti-India activity' in NZ

Christopher Luxon won significant facetime with global heavyweight Narendra Modi on a frenetic full day in India where both pledged closer cooperation.

Call to create ‘NZ’s DOGE’ met with criticism

A soon-to-be disbanded government science research entity is launching a challenge for people to create job-cutting software.

Luxon hails 'breakthrough' as India trade talks begin

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon speaks with media in New Delhi. Photo: RNZ

Luxon hails 'breakthrough' as India trade talks begin

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has touted a "breakthrough" with India on his arrival in New Delhi as both countries agree to start free trade negotiations.

Inquiries after person killed by alleged fleeing driver

Inquiries after person killed by alleged fleeing driver

Police are looking into their own policies and practice after an alleged fleeing driver crashed into two vehicles in Auckland, killing one of the passengers.

Waititi criticised for comparing Seymour to lawns

Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi. Photo: RNZ

Waititi criticised for comparing Seymour to lawns

The ACT Party is criticising Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi over a social media post that says his lawns are getting a "good f... hiding" because he's treating them like David Seymour.

No, Trade Me isn't offering you $2000 a day

One of the scam messages. Photo: Supplied

No, Trade Me isn't offering you $2000 a day

Trade Me is warning people to be wary of scam texts claiming to offer high-paying jobs via the company.

Car dealer behind bizarre pics owes more than $620K

Christopher Schwartz from iSeeCars Ltd in Christchurch has had a string of Motor Vehicle Disputes...

Car dealer behind bizarre pics owes more than $620K

A former car dealer with a penchant for sending his disgruntled clients photos of excrement and pornography owes creditors around $620,000.

Former Destiny Church youth leader jailed for sex abuse of boys

A former Destiny Church youth leader who sexually abused several young boys has been sentenced to six years in prison.

Growing call for ban on engineered stone

An engineered stone bench. File photo: RNZ

Growing call for ban on engineered stone

Employers, unions and health and safety advocates are calling for engineered stone to be banned, a day before consultation on regulations for the material closes.

School lunch critics 'nitpicking' - Seymour

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

School lunch critics 'nitpicking' - Seymour

In an interview with Q+A's Jack Tame on Sunday, Associate Education Minister David Seymour has accused critics of the government's revamped school lunch programme of "nitpicking".

Woman stole $1m from trust helping needy children

When Iesha Warren first started working for a trust that helped needy children and families, she was responsible for the payroll.

Museum war exhibition to be extended

Public interest in the war memorial was not slowing down, says Te Papa. Photo: RNZ

Museum war exhibition to be extended

Originally intended to be in place for just four years, the exhibition featuring ultra-realistic figures of seven World War I servicemen and a nurse 2.4 times their life-size, had already been extended twice since its 2015 opening.

Logging truck catches fire near Geraldine

There was also a shortage of relief trucks which were used when firetrucks were being serviced or...

Logging truck catches fire near Geraldine

Firefighters are at the scene of a logging truck fire at Orari, near the Canterbury town of Geraldine.

One dead, two critically hurt after vehicle flees police

One person has died in Auckland, and two others have been critically injured, after a driver fled from the police and crashed early Sunday afternoon.

Ex-prisoner's story of farming and forgiveness

Ben Purua. Photo: Supplied / Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Awards

Ex-prisoner's story of farming and forgiveness

After a childhood filled with violence and facing jail at 16, a finalist for the KiwiBank Young New Zealander of the Year credits farming, family and forgiveness for allowing him to change his life.

Luxon reaffirms NZ's support for Ukraine

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

Luxon reaffirms NZ's support for Ukraine

New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has attended a virtual summit along with other world leaders to discuss the potential deployment of peacekeepers in Ukraine.