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Woman jailed for trying to smuggle $2m worth of cocaine in Auckland
The 42-year-old was trying to bring in 4.3kg of cocaine hidden in bottles of hair products and the lining of her suitcase.
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'Cowardly': ACC staff learn of 300 job cuts from email
22 minutes agoThe cuts would be a 9 percent reduction in the Crown entity's total workforce.
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School lunch revamp: 'The biggest waiting list since 2018'
29 minutes agoUp to 10,000 more hungry children under five will become eligible for free lunches under the government's revised lunches in schools programme.
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Ponsonby shooting: Hone Kay-Selwyn death not suspicious
39 minutes agoThe death of Hone Kay-Selwyn, who was involved in the Ponsonby shooting, is not being treated as suspicious, police say.
Woman jailed for trying to smuggle $2m worth of cocaine in Auckland
The 42-year-old was trying to bring in 4.3kg of cocaine hidden in bottles of hair products and the lining of her suitcase.
'Cowardly': ACC staff learn of 300 job cuts from email
The cuts would be a 9 percent reduction in the Crown entity's total workforce.
School lunch revamp: 'The biggest waiting list since 2018'
Up to 10,000 more hungry children under five will become eligible for free lunches under the government's revised lunches in schools programme.
Ponsonby shooting: Hone Kay-Selwyn death not suspicious
The death of Hone Kay-Selwyn, who was involved in the Ponsonby shooting, is not being treated as suspicious, police say.
Passport delays: Man with serious injury stuck overseas, athlete unable to compete
Stories of a man with a serious injury stuck overseas and a teenage athlete who could not compete internationally have emerged due to passport delays.
Man charged over Wellington Hospital firearm incident to appear in court next month
Police have withdrawn a warrant for the man's arrest after he failed to appear in court on Monday.
How many public sector roles are going?
Public servants' jobs are on the chopping block as the sector scrambles to meet the Finance Minister's cost-cutting targets.
Police monitoring Killer Beez convoy to Rotorua for Ponsonby gunman
Killer Beez gang member Hone Kay-Selwyn was found dead in Taupo after shooting a person dead in Auckland.
'It's practical, it's sensible': Compulsory work seminars for job-seekers announced
Beneficiaries looking for a job will have to attend a work seminar within two weeks of starting to receive welfare under new requirements.
Midday Report Essentials for Thursday 9 May 2024
On today's episode, the father of Gore toddler Lachlan Jones says the police theory about his son's death lacks common sense, RNZ reporter Timothy Brown gives us the latest from court, a Social… Audio
Can the didgeridoo help cure snoring?
A new cure for snoring is being touted online, it's the didgeridoo! While that might sound a bit out there, there is some scientific basis to it. Audio
Job applications soar as public sector layoffs continue
There's been a 112 percent increase in applications for jobs at one recruiter - and a 179 percent jump in Auckland.
HIV case numbers rise for the year, still 30 percent down from 2016-2020
But researchers are welcoming an overall downward trend.
Nurses call for more health funding
Nurses are rallying in cities around the country calling for more health funding in the budget to fix the staffing crisis. The Nurses Orginisation's Kaiwhakahaere Kerri Nuku spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio
Former Fijian PM Frank Bainimarama jailed
Former Fiji Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama has been sentenced to one year in prison after being found guilty of perverting the course of justice. RNZ's Pacific News Editor Koroi Hawkins spoke to… Audio
Parenting: Helping kids with a healthy competition mindset
Melbourne-based provisional psychologist Darren Godwin says tween and teens athletes and their parents can benefit from the same sort of assistance pros get to deal with ups and downs. Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Thursday 9 May
On today's episode, a school lunch provider in the Coromandel discusses changes to the Government's school lunch scheme, the cost of paying doctors overtime is skyrocketing, and costing taxpayers more… Audio
UK: Another Tory defection as party results sting
UK correspondent Matt Dathan looks at another damaging defection for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to Labour, this time of Natalie Elphicke over the issue of immigration. Matt looks at why her move could… Audio
University offers new scholarship for public servants made redund
As the number of job cuts to the public service skyrockets, Victoria University is offering a new scholarship for those made redundant. Audio
Watch: 'Darkest before the dawn': Willis rules out austerity Budget
"Every dollar counts and our Budget will reflect that reality," the Finance Minister has told an audience..
