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'Gang numbers will fall': New 'National Gang Unit' announced
Police are setting up frontline teams to tackle crime and intimidation by gangs, Andrew Coster has announced.
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Up to 35 public schools to become charter schools, will be exempt from phone ban
11:53 am todayUp to 50 charter schools will be funded with $153m out of Budget 2024, David Seymour has announced.
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Heavy rain expected for most of North Island
11 minutes agoSevere weather watches are in place for large parts of the country.
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Spiritual community 'disgusted' after being evicted from former commune
11:19 am todayIt's supposed to be a haven of healing and spiritual awakening but residents of the Kawai Purapura community say they've been hurt and deceived.
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Peters cancels New Caledonia trip, airport closes amid violent unrest
44 minutes agoProtest and clashes have broken out in Nouméa ahead of a major vote at the National Assembly in Paris.
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'It could happen tomorrow' - Huge quake dangers from our biggest fault
10:47 am todayThe scale of catastrophe Aotearoa would face after an earthquake and tsunami from our largest fault has been laid bare.
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Luxon defends ministry hiring consultants amid job cuts
But the Prime Minister says he's not aware of ministry staff who are losing their jobs being asked to work as consultants. Audio
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Scion to lose around 10 percent of its workforce - union
11:17 am todayAbout 30 jobs are being cut at the Crown forestry institute, the PSA says.
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Wellington's Ray Chung announces second bid at mayoralty
12:11 pm todayThe city's economic, social and cultural state is the worst it's ever been, Ray Chung says.
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NZ Blood Service workers plan 24-hour strike
38 minutes agoThe workers are unhappy over being paid up to 28 percent less than lab workers at Te Whatu Ora despite doing the same work.
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Police investigate New Lynn assault amid school violence fears
about 1 hour agoLast Friday, schools warned students to avoid the New Lynn bus station over fears of a planned mass brawl between students.
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Ministry already preparing to hire consultants to do work of axed staff
Staff consulting firms were already asking some of the staff being made redundant to work for them.
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RSE workers from Vanuatu in limbo as airline grounds all flights
8:53 am todayEmployers will continue to provide accomodation and pastoral care for workers stuck here, Immigration NZ says. Audio
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'The streets are contested':The residents who back the end to free parking in Auckland's centre
9:49 am todayNo one has the right to free parking in the city centre, and the charges have many benefits, a residents' group says. Audio
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Gold miner wants consent after already starting work
7:31 am todayA gold mining company is hoping to secure a consent after already beginning works on its Central Otago site.
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No signs Lachlan Jones's body was frozen, technician says
A mortuary technician who helped conduct the autopsy on Lachlan Jones says there were no signs the Gore boy's body had been put in a freezer before it was found.
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Concerns for woman missing in Waikato
7:52 am todayHamilton people are being asked to check sheds and outbuildings for a missing woman.
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Man critically injured after being stabbed in Auckland
about 1 hour agoThe injured man has been taken to hospital while another man has been arrested at a house in Papakura.
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Police investigate serious assault in Kumeū
11:28 am todayA person was assaulted during a Kumeū volunteer fire brigade event in early May, police said.
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Police warning lifts for residents in East Coast township
9:27 am todayOfficers are looking for a person who fled after being signalled to stop.
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Nelson residents support council buying out flood-affected properties
13 May 2024The majority of residents who made submissions to the council's long-term plan support it buying out private properties affected by the August 2022 storm.
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'Frantically busy' junior doctor on duty when elderly patient died
13 May 2024The doctor said he was the only one on duty for "more than 50" patients the night an elderly man died, in a case criticised by the Health and Disability Commission.
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Parking charges 'poorly executed' - deputy mayor
13 May 2024Auckland Transport should go back and consult with affected parties over its new overnight on-street parking changes, deputy mayor Desley Simpson says. Audio
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Man involved in gruesome 2006 murder back behind bars after drug use
13 May 2024Ashley Arnopp and Andre Gilling beat Stanley Waipouri to death in a probable homophobic attack on 23 December 2006.
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Nurse sexually assaulted patient in hospital
13 May 2024The health watchdog found Health NZ also only issued an apology years later.
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Aurora Australis should be visible again tonight and tomorrow, astronomer says
More solar storms are expected over the coming weeks as a "solar maximum" approaches, bringing dazzling displays to Aotearoa. Audio
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Lachlan Jones' pathologist did not routinely perform autopsies on children
Southland was not set up to autopsy children but trying to get a specialist may have meant it did not happen at all, the pathologist says.
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New 'Roads of Regional Significance' announced
The government its expanding Roads of National Significance to regional routes, Transport Minister Simeon Brown says.
Top News stories
- Police to establish national gang unit
- Watch: Charter schools to get $153m in new funding in Budget 2024
- Heavy rain expected for most of North Island, weather watches in place
- Spiritual community ‘disgusted’ after being evicted from former Centrepoint commune
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