Minister gets tough on employers choosing migrants over New Zealanders
Immigration Minister Erica Stanford. Photo: RNZ / Mark Papalii Employers will be stripped of the chance to recruit…
Iran, Russia and the New Zealand insurer that kept their sanctioned oil flowing
By Paul Carsten, Lucy Craymer, Gleb Stolyarov and Anna Hirtenstein, Reuters (File photo) Photo: AFP Last Christmas, the…
Bill Gates makes a stunning claim about climate change
By David Goldman, CNN Bill Gates. Photo: AFP / Justin Tallis In a stunning and significant pushback to…
Gaza civil defence says Israel launched at least three air strikes on territory
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo: AFP Gaza’s civil defence agency says that Israel launched at least three…
Education Minister Erica Stanford stands by contentious curriculum amid growing criticism
Education Minister Erica Stanford. Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The final curriculum content for Years 0-10 in English,…
NZ Initiative proposes more MPs, smaller Cabinet, four-year Parliamentary term
New Zealand’s parliamentary term should be extended to four years, a new report says. Photo: RNZ / REECE…
Central Regional Health School teacher’s registration cancelled after getting pregnant to former student
By Jeremy Wilkinson, Open Justice reporter of Photo: 12 A teacher has lost her job after falling pregnant…
Weather live: Highways close as heavy snow blankets South Island
Roads are closed by snow blanketing inland areas of the South Island after a storm that brought heavy…
Royal New Zealand College of GPs backs Labour’s capital gains tax policy
Tauranga GP Luke Bradford, medical director for the Royal College of General Practitioners. Photo: Supplied A leading doctors…
Facial recognition tech to be used at Christchurch supermarkets
Pak’nSave Moorhouse in central Christchurch will trial the facial recognition tech. Photo: Google Maps Three Christchurch supermarkets are…
WorkSafe board no longer has any worker representative – CTU
Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Brook Van Velden announced three new members to the WorkSafe board today. Photo:…
Measles outbreak: Confirmed cases expected to rise
Health Minister Simeon Brown announces extra 75,000 diagnostic procedures. Photo: RNZ / Nick Monro Health officials are expecting…