NCEA hurdle trips up 15,000 students
Last year’s NCEA achievement rate for year 12 and 13 was the lowest in five years (file photo).…
Summer’s last weeks could be a bit of a roller coaster, but it’s not all bad news
As February begins we enter the last weeks of summer. It’s been a season of extremes, with record-breaking…
‘It’s me’: Statue model comes face-to-face with younger self 60 years later
Photo: RNZ / Tess Brunton The muse for an iconic Dunedin statue has come face-to-face with her bronzed…
Career Slam winner Carlos Alcaraz tempers expectations on 2026 majors sweep
Carlos Alcaraz of Spain celebrates at the Australian Open, 2026. Photo: AAP / Photosport Australian Open champion Carlos…
Fiji defends Singapore 7s title with comeback win over France
Fiji defeated France 21–12 in the men’s Cup Final at the 2026 HSBC SVNS Singapore at National Stadium…
Pharmacist fears for ‘last bastion’ of communities
Pakuranga pharmacist Vicky Chan says government funding has not kept pace with other costs and she has to…
Shane Jones shut down NZ involvement in ‘road map’ away from fossil fuels
Shane Jones, pictured in 2024, “does not want New Zealand to join the Declaration,” a Ministry for Foreign…
Wellington City Mission launches free dental service
Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The Wellington City Mission is launching a free dental service. It will open…
Dirt bikers ride into oncoming traffic, almost hit kids in South Auckland, police say
At one point there were 40 bikers, police say. Photo: RNZ / Dom Thomas A group of dirt…
Emotional day as Ngāti Hāua Treaty settlement becomes law
Ngāti Hāua iwi members carry their loved ones to Parliament for the final reading of their treaty settlement.…
Young Australian Daniel Jackson says he is president of his own European country
By David Marchese, triple j Hack Daniel Jackson pictured in front of the Verdisian flag. Photo: Supplied /…
$150,000 road cone hotline an ‘absurd’ waste of public money – Labour
Nearly $150,000 was reportedly spent on the project. Photo: Photo / 123RF Labour says the government’s axed road…