Behind the education overhaul: Outcry reveals deep divisions in the sector
Dr Michael Johnston is a senior fellow at the policy think tank New Zealand Initiative. Photo: New Zealand…
Black Caps gets ‘squeezed’ by West Indies attack
New Zealand’s Mitchell Santner Photo: Chris Symes / www.photosport.nz Black Caps skipper Mitchell Santner admits the West Indies…
Democrats punch back in US elections – and see hope for 2026
By Frankie Taggart, AFP Zohran Mamdani is the mayor-elect of New York City. Photo: AFP / Angela Weiss…
Auckland scout group fed up with freedom campers defecating, leaving trash
There are three freedom camping spots in the Cox’s Bay Reserve carpark. Photo: RNZ / Marika Khabazi Scouts…
Extent of police falsifying breath tests ‘unfathomable’ – employment lawyer
A police checkpoint. Photo: RNZ / Alex Perrotet One of New Zealand’s leading employment lawyers says she’s never…
Schools only legally obliged to teach te reo Māori if parents ask for it under law change
The Education Ministry says under the amended legislation schools will “be required under s127 of the Act to…
‘Calm down’ – Auckland Central MP Chlöe Swarbrick on coalition’s homeless plan
Auckland Central MP Chlöe Swarbrick. Photo: RNZ / Mark Papalii Auckland Central MP Chlöe Swarbrick says moving rough…
FENZ aims to save $50m a year: ‘We can’t keep doing everything for everybody’
The jobs of frontline firefighters are not at risk, FENZ says. Photo: RNZ/Marika Khabazi FENZ launches a restructure…
A night at a New Plymouth booming homelessness shelter
One of those taking advantage of Te Whare o Tapatahi is Cedric who says he has been living…
‘Country over party’: How Dick Cheney helped Liz Cheney stand up to Donald Trump
By Jamie Gangel, Jeremy Herb, Nicky Robertson Former US Vice President Dick Cheney, centre, sits with his daughter…
New Blenheim dialysis unit to save patients hours of travel
Haemodialysis patient Denis Gapper is thrilled he will no longer have to travel to Nelson, three times a…
Why Kelston Boys could be turned into a charter school without the school’s approval
Kelston Boys’ School has become the centre of a debate about converting schools to charter schools. Photo: Screenshot…