Kāinga Ora chairman gets $54k pay hike, despite believing his agency will become ‘smaller’
But ministers said the previous fees needed to be lifted to be competitive in attracting talent to the…
How did a Huntly store sell 4 winning Lotto tickets in the same draw?
The owner of a Huntly store is “very excited” after all four Lotto first-division winning tickets were sold…
Tirau’s sheepdog, ewe and ram buildings are baa-ck on the market
One of the most iconic landmarks in the North Island, the corrugated iron buildings of Tirau, are up…
Tarakihi stocks in shocking state after decades of overfishing, advocates warn
The Environmental Defence Society (EDS) says the stocks of iconic New Zealand fish tarakihi are in a shocking…
Does one town need four McDonald’s?
Palmerston North getting fourth McDonalds Checkpoint Golden arches are popular in the city of Palmerston North, with construction…
Kids to be able to ride bikes on footpath with adult alongside
Children aged 12 and under will soon be allowed to ride their bikes on footpaths with a grown-up…
‘We’ll look after you’: Queensland police in cheeky dig at NZ pay
Queensland Police has taken a cheeky swipe at how much New Zealand officers are paid in a social…
Two arrested for scaling Empire State Building antenna
Two people scaled the Empire State Building’s antenna today and unfurled a banner about “the power of love”,…
How did a Huntly store sell 4 winning Lotto tickets in the same draw?
The owner of a Huntly store is “very excited” after all four Lotto first-division winning tickets were sold…
Kids rescued from ‘deplorable’ conditions in Ohio were ‘almost feral’
Sixteen children from the same family who were rescued from a dilapidated home in rural Ohio were living…
Poor kids left behind in schools. Erica Stanford is looking at ECE to fix it
From before primary school, she wants education to start levelling what is an increasingly uneven playing field. “In…
Ministry staff supporting school lunch programme spend $130,000 on travel in a year
Staff at the Ministry of Education assigned to the Healthy School Lunches programme spent about $130,000 on travel…