New Zealand’s nurses, teachers and others set for mega strike – What you need to know
Nurses, teachers and medical staff will be striking Thursday. Photo: RNZ Explainer – There’s a “mega strike” coming…
Live: Power outages, flights canned as strong wind and rain hit
MetService is warning people to prepare for strong gales and heavy rainfall, which are already hammering Wellington and…
Cargo plane slides off runway in Hong Kong, media reports two dead
File photo. A Boeing 747 AirAct cargo plane queues up for takeoff at Hong Kong International Airport in…
Watch live: Labour announces ‘Future Fund’ as first key election policy
Labour has launched its first key election policy this term, announcing a fund which would invest in New…
Donald Trump urged Ukraine’s Zelensky to make concessions to Russia in tense meeting – sources
By Gram Slattery and Tom Balmforth The discussion was a clear disappointment for Zelensky Photo: TOM BRENNER Trump…
‘Bonkers’: Tourists flock to world’s biggest tractor in Western Australia town of Carnamah
By Chloe Henville – ABC Midwest and Wheatbelt Carnamah has seen a rise in visitors in the past…
New Zealand Performance Academy for sports announced as latest charter school
A new Upper Hutt sports academy has been announced as the latest charter school to be created, with…
Blueberries the size of a ping-pong ball to be grown in NZ
The Eterna is the world’s largest variety of blueberry. Photo: Supplied / The Fresh Berry Company The world’s…
Public will back workers on ‘mega strike’ – Labour Party
An earlier teachers protest in Wellington. Photo: RNZ / John Gerritsen Workers hitting the picket lines in this…
Kiwi’s arm ‘fully snapped’ in Japanese bear attack
Billy Halloran on his way to hospital after the bear attack, along with an x-ray of his broken…
Conwoman who killed pensioner with iron admits she hasn’t been ‘completely honest’
By Tara Shaskey, Open Justice reporter of Bernard Boylan’s body was found in a car parked on Ngatimaru…
Cyclist ‘left for dead’ in hit and run feared he would never walk again
Mark Weston spent two weeks in hospital with a broken back and feared he would never walk again…