New statutory Deputy Commissioner of Police appointed
Mike Pannett has been appointed as a statutory Deputy Commissioner of Police. The Deputy Police Commissioner works with…
Businesswoman Sneha Patel exploited workers, failed to pay $50k in wages, entitlements
Over eight months in 2018, she hired the victims, who either had temporary work visas or no visa…
Hamilton woman who exploited migrant workers sentenced to home detention
Sneha Patel either did not pay the employees at all or at a rate less than the minimum…
Vandals destroy Featherston’s community Christmas tree
Vandals have destroyed a prominent Christmas tree in a Wairarapa town, casting a cloud over what should have…
Two injured in firearm incident in Gore
File photo. Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon Two people are injured after a firearm was discharged in Gore…
What to expect for the holiday
Christmas Day celebrations may need to be inside for the parts of the country, as a forecaster says…
Minister Simeon Brown sets Health NZ ‘efficiency targets’ of $500m
Health Minister Simeon Brown. Photo: RNZ / Mark Papalii Hospitals and public health services across the country have…
Media Insider: Julian Batchelor v TVNZ defamation hearing – TVNZ news boss reveals outside-court conversation with Peter Williams
O’Sullivan told the court: “He [Williams] told me that he regretted being involved. He described Mr Batchelor as…
Wānaka braces for influx of teenage partygoers on New Year’s Eve
Red Frogs national director Raymond Thompson. Photo: RNZ/Katie Todd Tens of thousands of teenagers are expected to descend…
Family of murdered mother Chantal McDonald pay tribute
The family of a Christchurch woman murdered by a possessive stalker says she was a kind, hardworking woman,…
Abuse survivors still unaware they were named online by Ministry of Social Development
Lydia Oosterhoff is a human rights lawyer and senior associate at Cooper Legal. Photo: Jimmy Ellingham Mother of…
Labour has eight-point lead over National in latest poll
Labour leader Chris Hipkins is preferred prime minister on 45 percent, while Christopher Luxon is at 39 percent,…