Petrol delivery strike canned
Disruption of fuel deliveries in the run up to Christmas has been averted. Pacific Fuel Haul, which delivers fuel throughout the country, ...Read More
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Showing posts with label NZ News. Show all posts
Otago University Students' Association reveals plans for bar they bought
Students at Otago University have a bit of a reputation when it comes to drinking - and now they have a bar of their own. Otago Universit...Read More
No birds at anti-1080 protest died from poison
Autopsies of the birds laid on the steps of Parliament during an anti-1080 protest in September show none died from the poison and one pro...Read More
Air New Zealand engineers' strike: What you need to know
A planned three-day strike just before Christmas by Air New Zealand staff could affect more than 100,000 people, a travel agent says. Here...Read More
More than 60 schools broke laws and regulations - auditor
More than 60 schools broke laws and regulations last year, and a further 44 had such bad financial problems the Education Ministry had to ...Read More
DCC investigating suspected fraud cases
Independent auditors have been called in as the Dunedin City Council continues to investigate five cases of suspected fraud.The council, r...Read More
A Kiwi scientist's haiku version of the latest global warming report
Kiwi scientist Dr Andy Reisinger has tried to distil the extreme wordiness of the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climat...Read More
Child poverty: 100,000 children 'doing it really tough'
One in five New Zealand children are living in homes without access to enough food or adequate healthy food. The latest Child Poverty Mon...Read More
PM apologises to family of dead British backpacker Grace Millane
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has made an emotional apology to the family of the 22-year-old British backpacker Grace Millane. A 26-year-...Read More
Birth parents win case against whāngai in court
The Court of Appeal backs a decision to leave a child with her birth parents rather than her whāngai adoptive parents. The Court of Appeal...Read More
Police 'wonderful at calming' the mentally ill and distressed
It is unfortunate the government is scrapped a pilot scheme to train police to deal better with people in mental distress, a senior psychi...Read More
Mining company fined $60k for diesel leak in Waikato
Waikato Regional Council hopes a hefty penalty on a mining company over a diesel spill will deter other firms from making similar mistakes....Read More
Police in Aus spent $4.5m to keep informer secret
Victoria police spent $4.52 million ($NZ4.7m) on a legal fight to keep secret the use of a criminal defence barrister as an informer during...Read More
Man to be charged with Grace Millane's murder
The 26-year-old who has been speaking with police about the disappearance of Grace Millane will be charged with her murder. He will remai...Read More
No other example of drink driving comes close - Coroner
A Napier man who was a regular drunk driver was killed in a crash, not long after he tried to run down someone who had tried to stop him ...Read More
No other example of drink driving comes close - Coroner
A Napier man who was a regular drunk driver was killed in a crash, not long after he tried to run down someone who had tried to stop him ...Read More
House prices skyrocket in affordable regions
The latest QV statistics show in Dunedin house prices have heated up 11 percent in a year, while the Wellington region and Nelson have se...Read More
Primary teachers hold out for deal to reduce 'unreasonable' workload
Teachers are warning that unreasonable workloads are forcing too many people to quit their profession, and they are holding out for a pay...Read More
Hundreds march to Parliament to call for deciminalisation of abortion
About 300 protesters marched to Parliament this afternoon calling on MPs to vote in favour of decriminalising abortion. A recent report by...Read More
Spate of whale strandings in New Zealand 'unusual', says scientist
WELLINGTON: More than 50 pilot whales have died in another mass stranding in New Zealand, taking the death toll of beached marine mammals ...Read More
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