08:00am Fri 06 Dec, 2024
One of the 10 teenagers in the Government's military-style bootcamp trial has died in an accident while another is currently on the run after attending his... Read More
05:00pm Tue 03 Dec, 2024
A new school truancy policy that could see parents of chronically absent students prosecuted will 'punish poor kids”, Tauranga iwi leader Paora Stanley... Read More
08:00pm Mon 02 Dec, 2024
The reverberations of the Erebus disaster are still being felt 45 years later, said the MInistry for Cutlure and Heritage on Thursday. Thursday, November... Read More
10:45am Fri 29 Nov, 2024
Jobs and an initiative feeding extra students in need in Te Puke are threatened by Government changes to its school lunches programme, a charity boss says. The... Read More
08:00pm Thu 28 Nov, 2024
Police continue to take enforcement action around the country in response to breaches of the Gangs Act, seven days in to the new law taking effect. 27 November... Read More
07:00pm Thu 28 Nov, 2024
A new bill to make serving drinks at hair salons legal has surprised the industry, with many unaware they were in breach of the law. East Coast MP Dana... Read More
02:09pm Wed 27 Nov, 2024
The Reserve Bank has cut the official cash rate (OCR) by 50 basis points to a two year low of 4.25 percent, as expected, saying a second consecutive super sized... Read More
08:00pm Tue 26 Nov, 2024
The Education Review Office (ERO) has panned the revised version of NCEA Level 1 that was introduced only this year. In a report published on Tuesday it called... Read More
06:00pm Mon 25 Nov, 2024
Overall youth vaping rates in New Zealand have dropped more than 50 per cent over the past three years, a new survey shows. The 2024 ARFNZ/SPANZ/NZAIMS Vaping... Read More
04:00pm Sun 24 Nov, 2024
Fairer, more sensible rules about managing earthquake risks are a step closer with the passing of legislation and the appointment of an independent chair to... Read More
08:00pm Thu 21 Nov, 2024
The Government is reinstating the trade of livestock exports by sea while ensuring the highest standards of animal welfare, saidAssociate Minister of Agriculture... Read More
06:00pm Thu 21 Nov, 2024
The government is proposing a law change to stop courts permanently suppressing the names of convicted adult sex offenders, unless the victim agrees to it. A... Read More