New Zealand National Stuff
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 07:03:37 GMTAdrian Rurawhe's job as Speaker could leave opening for Māori Party
Rurawhe’s new role is heating up the competition for the already hotly contested seat.
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 06:55:21 GMTGovernment to review 'orange' traffic light setting and Covid-19 rules
The Government will review traffic light settings and self-isolation rules in two weeks time, but one health expert worries the whole system lack nuance.
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 03:03:10 GMTGST on all Ubers and Airbnb bookings, but new tax break for public transport
Revenue Minister David Parker says changes are designed to create level playing field.
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 07:27:55 GMT'Dirty politics' rears its ugly head in Rodney local election
A small council race in rural Auckland has become the stage for an attack website, covert aliases and the shadowy world of dirty politics.
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 01:19:13 GMTMan warned by partner, colleagues before being gored to death by pet stag
A hobby farmer gored to death by a stag he'd bottle-reared was warned by his partner and colleagues not to go into the paddock with it during the roar.
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 04:50:50 GMTLow voting numbers prompts school with white supremacist board candidate to urge parents to vote
Fewer than 20% of parents at the Christchurch school where Philip Arps is standing to be on the board of trustees have cast their vote, prompting an email from the principal.
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 03:31:31 GMTParents sexually abused daughter for 7 years, turning her into a 'plaything'
GRAPHIC CONTENT: Girl endured 7 years of being strangled, raped and force-fed methamphetamine by her parents.
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 03:17:18 GMTAuckland family pleads for information after war veteran dad's ashes stolen
Lindsay served two tours in Malaya before he died in 2021. His children are now holding out hope they'll be reunited with his ashes.
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 04:16:45 GMTArmed police flood streets after man shot in legs in Christchurch suburb
Officers are looking for more than one person in connection with the shooting.
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 04:02:21 GMTPharmacy didn't tell Rory Nairn about myocarditis risk when he got vaccine, inquest told
Questions have been raised of the pharmacy that delivered a Covid-19 vaccine to Dunedin man Rory Nairn, who later died of myocarditis, a rare side effect.
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 05:19:01 GMTPaul Eagle denies removing mayoral rival's sign in hoarding whodunnit
Eagle has been asked to reinstate the election hoarding of rival mayoral candidate Tory Whanau, but his team doesn't know where it is.
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 02:33:07 GMTCompany director allegedly forced migrant worker to pay $77,500 to guarantee employment
Authorities say a migrant worker was forced to pay $77,500, including a company's taxes to keep her job.
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 01:31:17 GMTPurex maker's legal threat to striking workers at 'extreme end', academic says
Essity’s attempt to make workers liable for more than $500k in damages is likely to escalate the conflict, says associate professor.
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 00:03:31 GMTSurvivors of disasters rewrite standards for how officials treat victims and families
Victims of tragedies such as Pike River and the March 15 attack hope to save future survivors from being ignored, retraumatised or being given conflicting information.
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 00:34:35 GMTStudents 'unreasonably' expelled and excluded by Christian school
Five disciplinary decisions at Tauranga’s Bethlehem College have been ruled as “unreasonable” by the Ombudsman following complaints.
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 01:19:18 GMTCovid-19: Figures show 2464 new community cases, 314 current hospitalisations
There are 2464 new community cases of Covid-19 and 314 current hospitalisations, newly released Ministry of Health figures show.
Mon, 29 Aug 2022 23:19:21 GMTMan's bad driving was 'near the most serious possible offending', judge says
A drunken Wayne Parker played chicken with oncoming traffic as he drove on the wrong side of a Christchurch motorway for 2km before another motorist forced him to stop.
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 08:43:21 GMTTwo airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after separate incidents at Mt Hutt skifield
Two people were taken to hospital by helicopter on Tuesday, but the ski area's boss says such occurrences are not uncommon.
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 08:21:54 GMTKiwis with chronic fatigue 'extremely disappointed' officials won't reclassify illness
"See what a day is like for us": Despite pleas from those living with ME/CFS, officials aren't looking to designate it a disability.
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 07:53:11 GMTFarmer claims council blocked only access to part of his land with a cell tower
Farmer Greg Jonkers claims Auckland Council consented to a cell tower that is blocking a legal access way to his land.