Union blasts Holidays Act changes, business advocates praise clarity
“There is no defensible reason for a person working part-time to have access to less sick leave than…
Sydney’s ‘Night Stalker’ admits 18 rapes against eight women
A serial rapist known as the “Night Stalker” has admitted sexually assaulting eight women after a decades-old crime…
Police officer convicted of assault after unlawful arrest of motorcyclist
A police officer has been convicted with assault with a weapon following an unlawful arrest in which excessive…
Councils tackle ‘slum-like’ beach camp in Kaiapoi, Canterbury
Kairaki Beach in 2022. Photo: RNZ / Cosmo Kentish-Barnes A Christchurch resident says he had ”a culture shock”…
Ngāti Tūwharetoa chief Sir Tumu te Heuheu dies
Sir Tumu te Heuheu, the ariki and paramount chief of Ngāti Tūwharetoa, has died. In a statement, Te…
Wealthy NZ family member guilty of having child abuse images given sentence discount for donation
The donations were made on June 9, 2025, and he had been due for sentencing on June 13.…
Mother found guilty of murder after bodies of children found in suitcases
A woman has been guilty of murdering her two children, whose bodies were found in suitcases years after…
What America’s changes on paracetamol and vaccines might mean for New Zealand
US President Donald Trump, alongside Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., speaks about autism…
Select committee calls for minor legislation changes
A select committee report has called for minor amendments to the Government’s legislation allowing small homes like granny…
Sick leave entitlement for part-time work scrapped as Govt reforms ‘broken’ Holidays Act
Some of van Velden’s changes were signalled in June by Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, who supported “pro-rating sick…
Man strips naked, claims to be Lucifer while flight boards to Wellington at Auckland Airport
He was restrained by a passenger on another flight, who held him down on a chair near the…
Drama as Dunedin cycleway decision reversed
Dunedin’s contentious Albany St cycleway is back on. The Dunedin City Council voted 8-7 this afternoon to reinstate…