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COMMENT: We're seeing a lot of industrial action at the moment: the nurses, the teachers, the court workers, the midwives - and actually they've all got my support. But do you know who hasn't? The bus drivers. In order to successfully...

COMMENT: KiwiBuild has not had the best of weeks. In fact, it didn't have that great a week last week. Last week we got the news that you can flip your property and keep most of the profits - that was despite the Government originally...

The father of a man who died of meningitis in 2011 after ''a series of blunders'' at Whangārei Hospital is outraged the district health board failed to issue warnings after recent cases.Northland District Health Board boss...

Judith Collins has fired shots at the Government and its supporters over political correctness while trying to win over rest home residents in Whanganui."I'm so sick of being told what we're not allowed to think. And if you say...

There is peace at the heights of Kaweka J, the highest point of the Kaweka Ranges, and it would have been a peaceful place for 11 young men who were members of the Heretaunga Tramping Club when World War II broke out.Those 11 men...

Bay of Plenty midwives who took part in the first of two weeks' of strikes were not manning picket lines but providing life-preserving services instead.More than 100 midwives employed by the Bay of Plenty and Lakes district health...

The Australian engineering firm tasked with building Auckland City Rail Link's underground network has gone into administration. RCR Tomlinson was awarded the contract last month to build the network, in a joint venture with design...

Ōhakea farmer Andy Russell didn't expect to find his blood was highly contaminated by the toxic substances that have flowed out of the air force base that borders his farm.He's the chairman of the Ōhakea water contamination...

Friends of the former Mount Maunganui man killed in a Northland crash on Sunday have remembered him for his dedication to the local country music scene.Phillip Edward Pratt, 87, of Maromaku, died at the scene of the head-on crash...

A Hawke's Bay man is looking for answers from police after they apparently lost his car. Jamie Paget had lent his younger brother the 1996 Ford Fairmont on the evening of November 8, when he was allegedly involved in a minor incident...

Police investigating pregnant woman Sonam Shelar's "unexplained" death say two of her cellphones were found in the water at Island Bay on Saturday, the day she was reported missing by her husband.One of the phones is an iPhone X,...

A man who allegedly stabbed a woman in central Auckland yesterday has been charged with attempted murder.Police said an 18-year-old male is due to appear in the Auckland District Court this morning.The female victim, who is understood...

Rare, medium-rare or well-done? It is a topic that can sometimes be polarising and even spark heated debate on the dinner table - exactly how you have your steak. And New Zealanders have overwhelmingly answered that a medium-rare...

Armed police this morning raided a Northland house, in a suspected drug bust.The normally quiet beachside area of Coopers Beach, 34km north east of Kaitaia, was transformed with the invasion of at least 10 police cars and blacked-clad...

Secondary teachers will today announce whether they will accept the Government's latest pay offer or take further strike action.The Post Primary Teachers Association (PPTA) has been holding meetings with members around the country...

The boyfriend of murdered teenager Jane Furlong is fighting for his life after allegedly being deliberately run over by a vehicle in a West Auckland park. Danny Norsworthy, 45, suffered critical injuries after he was hit by the...

Police are appealing for help locating a man missing after he jumped out of a moving vehicle. Wade Chout, 26, was last seen about 9.15am on Wednesday, November 21, when he jumped from a moving vehicle on Whitemans Rd in Silverstream.He...

A second car has been driven into Tikitapu (Blue Lake) after a submerged car was pulled out yesterday.Police were called at 10.05 this morning after reports of a car being driven into the lake.A police media spokeswoman said there...

A pedestrian suffered serious injuries when he was hit by a truck in Tolaga Bay last night. Emergency crews were called to Waiapu Rd about 9pm. Police said a male pedestrian - whose age has not been revealed - received serious...

The jury in a High Court trial in Napier has begun considering whether a 14-year-old boy accused of stabbing a man in Flaxmere is guilty of murder.The jury of seven women and five men in the trial of Omahu teen Haami Hanara was...

Kate Hawkesby: Hopping mad at Auckland Transport's useless card system and bus drivers

Mike Hosking: KiwiBuild scheme is a house of cards

Northland meningococcal response still too little, too late, says father

Judith Collins criticises political correctness and Govt's oil and gas policies

Annual remembrance trek in Kaweka Ranges for tramping club members lost in WWII

Tauranga midwives continue to work through strikes

Auckland City Rail Link engineering firm RCR Tomlinson goes into administration

Minister attends two meetings on PFAS contamination at Ohakea

Kawakawa crash victim, 87, was former Mount Maunganui man

Hawke's Bay police have allegedly lost vehicle they said would be impounded

Police find two of Sonam Shelar's phones, including waterproof iPhone

Attempted murder charge for man, 18, after Auckland CBD stabbing

How do you have your steak? Kiwis vote on the great steak debate

Armed police raid Coopers Beach home in suspected drugs bust

Secondary teachers to reveal pay offer decision today

Boyfriend of murdered teen Jane Furlong run over in alleged assault, fighting for his life

Police seek Wade Chout missing after jumping from moving vehicle in Hutt Valley

Second car driven into Tikitapu (Blue Lake) after submerged car removed yesterday

Pedestrian seriously injured when hit by truck in Tolaga Bay

High Court jury in Napier retires to consider 14-year-old murder accused's fate