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Some schools get few, if any, New Zealand-trained teacher applicants, with several employing LAT (limited authority to teach) teachers to fill staffing gaps.

Rangiora High School is seeking opportunities for its Lighthouse programme (special needs) students.

An Ōtautahi-based collective sparked backlash when it offered racially tiered tickets for an upcoming gig. But was the reaction justified?

A former St Bede's College teacher is facing 11 charges linked to historical sexual offending against four students about 20 years ago.

A second person has critical injuries.

Turipapa Tukere died in Ngāruawāhia on 27 December.

Twenty-three plaques have been stolen from a cemetery where they are part of a memorial for victims of the country's deadliest fire.

Wellingtonians have had their lowest number of deaths on the roads across the region in the last 34 years.

A Canterbury man has been arrested and charged after video footage surfaced of him allegedly attacking a German Shepherd.

The number of job ads fell an annual 22 percent last month with fewer big city employers looking for staff, while applications per job also fell 2 percent on the year earlier.

A project manager for a planned statue of the rugby legend to be erected in his hometown said he hopes it can finally be built this year.

Canterbury's 10 water zone committees look set for a restructure, but the Ashburton chair is questioning where the accountability is in the proposed new model.

James Meager is now a minister outside of cabinet after being given the new title of Minister for the South Island. Audio

Rates are among the lowest in the country and Mauger says he knows keeping them that way is a priority for residents.

It comes after the Royal Commission of Inquiry into historic Abuse in Care requested Gloriavale apologise to its members, last July.

Christchurch's mayor has taken it upon himself to shift an abandoned double trailer unit following months of inaction.

A record-breaking 4.08 million trips were logged in 2024 across 31 locations.

Analysis - Research looking at the experiences of social and family workers themselves found participants expressed discomfort in knowing about the harm to children yet feeling helpless.

In a post on Facebook they asked anyone who was or may know the person of interest in the photo to get in touch.

From a farm in rural Canterbury to cricket's home, Meg Lay told Summer Weekends she is working her dream job. Audio

Fires destroy their own evidence but there are still enough clues to work out what happened if you know what to look for.

The requirement to pass new literacy and numeracy standards to qualify for NCEA could result students leaving school with no qualifications.