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Inland Revenue hires collectors for student debt

The Inland Revenue department has doubled the size of its team responsible for chasing down overseas-based student loan debt and is taking more legal action... Read More

Rents: BOP overtakes Auckland in price

After falling to an eight-month low in September, rental prices increased in October, according to Trade Me Property's latest Rental Price Index. The latest... Read More

Teacher admits asking 17yo to sleep with him

A 17-year-old girl says she was offered $10,000 to drop a complaint against a family friend who came into her room in the hope she would sleep with him. The... Read More

Vape advertising ban ‘long overdue’

A ban on vape advertising and promotion could be on the cards for New Zealand next year, following news of upcoming changes to vaping laws. On Wednesday,... Read More

Name release and appeal to public for train crash

Police can now release the names of those who died in the crash involving a train and a car on Peachgrove Road, Hamilton on Wednesday 13 November, said a police... Read More

Hundreds of migrants welcomed on to marae

More than 350 migrants and their families have been welcomed on to Maungatapu Marae in Tauranga. The Powhiri for Migrants to the Bay of Plenty event was held... Read More

Damp start to the weekend

Unsettled weather is the main theme for much of New Zealand over the next few days, with conditions clearing up during Saturday and Sunday as a couple of southerly... Read More

Te Puke arborist wins world championship

Te Puke arborist Steph Dryfhout has achieved a 2024 tree-peat in climbing events. The competitive tree climber has returned from Georgia in the United States... Read More

NZME proposes closing 14 community newspapers

NZ Herald publisher NZME is proposing to close 14 community newspapers, with the loss of about 30 jobs - a body blow for local news in many New Zealand regions... Read More

National hīkoi descends on Rotorua

Hīkoi mō te Tiriti protester numbers are expected to swell as the demonstration reaches Rotorua today ahead of a protest in the city on Friday. The... Read More

Scientists attempt to drill for clues in Antarctic

A team of 27 climate scientists have embarked on an ambitious 1128km journey across the Ross Ice Shelf to recover critical geological records to help forecast... Read More

One woman's year-long job hunt

Angela has spent most of this year looking for work. She had a fixed-term contract that expired in June, but started to look for her next move in January,... Read More