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Second murder charge over death of gang boss
A 38-year-old woman has also been charged with the murder of Mongrel Mob Barbarians president Steven Taiatini.
Rally at TVNZ over proposed staff cuts
Journalists, media workers and their supporters are rallying outside TVNZ headquarters in Auckland over planned staff cuts which will see a number of key programmes axed.
The Save our Stories rally… Audio
Charges laid after siblings hospitalised in Lower Hutt
Charges have been laid against two people as police investigate how two Lower Hutt siblings received injuries so severe they were hospitalised for two weeks.
A 25-year-old woman and a 25-year-old man… Audio
Easter weekend: What's open and when you have to pay a surcharge
If you want to get some shopping done this long weekend, it might pay to plan ahead.
Teachers struggle with worsening student behaviour
Teachers and principals around Aotearoa are doing it tough in the classroom as they struggle with changing and worsening student behaviour.
An Education Review Office report says disruptive and… Audio
Arrests made after Lower Hutt siblings hospitalised with severe injuries
The man and woman in their 20s are facing a raft of charges, and will appear in court today.
Opus Dei coerced girls into years of service: report
The secretive Catholic organisation Opus Dei is under scrutiny, after the Financial Times reported that girls had been coerced into decades of gruelling service in the order.
Women from Britain and… Audio
Australian states to fund drug to protect babies against RSV
Three states in Australia have just agreed to fund a drug which will help protect babies against the effects of RSV, a major cause of respiratory illness in children.
But doctors say New Zealand… Audio
Immigration advisor wants Government to take action on fake visas
An immigration adviser wants the Government to take action against an influx of fake visas.
A fake visa supposedly signed by Oprah Winfrey is one of many that have appeared, trying to convince… Audio
Fake visas and offers to sell jobs - the latest immigration scams
The reports of fake visas circulating include one that appears to show the signature of US celebrity Oprah Winfrey.
Secondary Principal Association on ERO review into bad behaviour
The Education Review Office says teachers are seeing fighting and vandalism every day.
And the office says it's time for national action to rein in the violent behaviour.
Secondary Principal… Audio
Swarbrick on Karangahape Road rainbow crossing painted white
A rainbow crossing on Auckland's Karangahape Rd has been painted white overnight.
The vandalism comes just a few days after a similar rainbow crossing in Gisborne was painted white by Destiny Church… Audio
NZTA watered down warning to Government over rail safety risks
The transport agency watered down a warning to the Government about growing safety risks on the rail network - as well as a bid for more money to tackle them.
Papers show it wanted $6 million to… Audio
Bad behaviour in schools at 'critical levels': ERO
The Education Review Office says bad behaviour in schools has reached critical levels, with teachers seeing fighting and vandalism every day.
The office is calling for national action to rein in the… Audio
Nicky Hager on spy system hosted by GCSB
Investigative journalist Nicky Hager says a decade old leaked US intelligence document points to the identity of the foreign intelligence equipment hosted by the GSCB without the knowledge of… Audio
'Aggression, fighting with other students' - ERO reveals rising bad behaviour
National action is needed to rein in critical levels of violent and disruptive behaviour in schools, says the Education Review Office.
NZ firms offered money to sell job 'partnerships'
New Zealand companies and immigration advisers are being contacted by overseas migration agents offering them big money to sell jobs.
Fake visas are also circulating, including one that appears to… Audio
Wait times increase for specialist hospital treatments
Latest figures from health agency Te Whatu Ora show the number of people waiting more than four months for hospital treatment has increased.
In the quarter ending in December 2023, 68,000 people were… Audio
RSV immunisation for babies: Doctors call for urgent access
Doctors are calling for urgent access to a new immunisation to protect babies from the dangerous RSV virus.
Price gap between new homes and existing houses expected to narrow
New builds have been 6 percent more expensive than existing properties but there could be a shift in demand as tax incentives dry up, a CoreLogic NZ report indicates.