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By RNZ The NZ Nurses Organisation will not rule out strike action during the mass Covid-19 vaccine rollout if it is unable to reach an agreement on satisfactory pay agreements, it says. The Government revealed yesterday that... […]

By Jean Bell of RNZ A former state-approved caregiver accused of sexually abusing boys took the stand today to give evidence at his trial.Earl William Opetaia denies 26 charges relating to six teens, dating back to the early... […]

By RNZ The Government is spending $1 million dollars a day on transitional and emergency housing such as motels and boarding hostels.Last quarter, $82.5m was spent on emergency housing grants for accommodation in motels or similar... […]

By Amy Williams of RNZ The largest superyacht destined for New Zealand in time for tomorrow's America's Cup has confirmed it has been denied entry because Immigration NZ considers its crew too big a bubble.The 85m-long pleasure... […]

The country's first large-scale Covid-19 vaccination clinic opened in South Auckland today, marking another step forward in New Zealand's vaccine roll-out plans.Director general of health Ashley Bloomfield said around 150 people... […]

A snake has been found on a South Auckland construction site where contractors were flushing out a new pipe.The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) said the snake was dead and there was "no evidence of any further snakes and there... […]

ANALYSIS: It's not entirely surprising that Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has quit her weekly Newstalk ZB interview with Mike Hosking. After all, it was a tough interview each week, from a broadcaster clearly keen to put her through... […]

A top student from Auckland's Pinehurst College says embracing time in lockdown helped her get into her "dream medical course" at one of the world's most elite universities.Pinehurst College principal Kieran Verryt says Linda Tang,... […]

Posting revenge porn online is on track to become a criminal offence, with the proposed law change being supported by all parties.The amendment to the Harmful Digital Communications Act seeks to explicitly make posting of intimate... […]

A woman who caught her ex filming her during sex without her permission says she will never recover from the humiliation, shame and shock - made worse when police would not charge the man with a crime.The Hawkes Bay woman is furious... […]

A charity supporting mothers has seen a dramatic spike in mothers in need during Auckland's level 3 lockdown last week.The Mums Clique charity says 37 per cent of the 716 mothers it helped last week had lost jobs or income in... […]

Scientists are investigating how a infected Air New Zealand crew member contracted a little-known variant of the coronavirus.However, they say there's no great cause for concern over the lineage B.1.1.317, which has been called... […]

A parents' protest has saved five historic pōhutukawa trees that had been planned to be axed at Auckland's Campbells Bay School.The school's board of trustees says the Ministry of Education has agreed to move a planned new... […]

Some parts of Hawke's Bay are forecast to get a month's worth of rain on Thursday.Between 50mm to 100m is expected across the region, with Wairoa in particular expected to get heavy rain.MetService meteorologist Mmathapelo Makgabutlane... […]

The man who headed the Australian Government's fruitless, years-long search for missing flight MH370 has called for a fresh sweep of the ocean floor based on new evidence.Peter Foley says new research produced by oceanographers... […]

Prime Minister Jacinda was one of a number of high-profile guests, including US Vice President Kamala Harris, to address the European Union Parliament for International Women's Day. "We need to stick together because we are all... […]

Victoria University has been granted resource consent to install new signs on top of Rutherford House featuring the word "Wellington".The existing signs say "Victoria University", whereas the new signage will display the word "Wellington"... […]

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Bill Wasley is one of the three commissioners appointed last month by Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta to replace Tauranga City Council's elected members. Wasley is no stranger to Tauranga. He's a former director of planning... […]

A man involved in a fight with Phillip Macpherson just minutes before he died recalled hearing him "pray for his life" while he was repeatedly struck with an axe.The trial for Rydell Tauapiki Martin, 27, at Hamilton High Court continued... […]