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Driver sought after fatal hit and run accident overnight
Police are investigating a hit and run fatality after the body of a man was found by the side of the road north of Auckland overnight.
Human Rights Commission defends new leadership role in face of government criticism
The commission has just introduced a co-chief executive position, appointing Julia Amua Whaipooti to the role on Wednesday. Audio
Groundbreaking neurological research goes global
The Mātai research centre is taking world leading medical imaging research from Gisborne to the globe. Audio
Guilty verdict in Blackmoore murder trial
After two days of deliberations a jury has found both David Hawken and Rebecca Wright-Meldrum guilty of the murder of 21-year-old Christchurch woman Angela Blackmoore in 1995.
The pair have been… Audio
Te Pūkenga to be replaced with 8-10 institutions - minister
The new tertiary education minister says Te Pūkenga will be replaced with eight to 10 individual institutions, and hopes legislation will be in place within eight months. Audio
Māori and Pasifika still underrepresented at med school
A first of its kind study has revealed poverty is still a barrier when it comes to taking up medicine for Māori, Pasifika and people from rural communities.
The research by both Otago and Auckland… Audio
PM Luxon tours cyclone damaged areas of Hawke's Bay
The Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is touring cyclone and rain battered parts of Hawke's Bay.
On Friday morning he was in Wairoa to gauge progress of the town's recovery and find out what more is… Audio
'This project is about-face' - Councillor says second harbour crossing should prioritise public transport
North Shore ward councillor Chris Darby says busway improvements should be top priority ahead of traffic lanes. Audio
Asia correspondent Elizabeth Beattie
Arrests have been made in Nepal after a gang was accused of smuggling people and forcing them into the Russian military to fight in Ukraine. The people trapped in the scheme and extorted were young… Audio
What should I gift my child's teacher?
It's an end-of-the-year dilemma for many parents - how to say thank you to their child's teacher. As the school year grinds to an end, what gifts are appropriate for the person who's been guiding your… Audio
GCSB Minister Judith Collins condemns Russian cyber attacks
New Zealand is joining other nations, including Britain, in condemning Russian government malicious cyber-attacks.
Corrections union sounding alarm over staffing issues
The new government says its tougher-on-crime approach will see up to 400 more people sent to prison in the coming year. But the union representing corrections workers says it is already facing chronic… Audio
Te Pukenga gone, Minister promises 8-10 polytechs will remain
The Minister for Tertiary Education says the super-institute Te Pukenga will be gone within six to eight months, replaced by 8 to 10 institutions. Yesterday Penny Simmonds instructed the organisation… Audio
Project to cut logjams in courts easing pressure
The country's courts are jam packed with cases, and the country's prisons are jam packed with people being held on remand in custody.
Now a new project to cut those logjams has worked, but only in… Audio
Tertiary Education minister on disestablishing Te Pūkenga
The new government has begun the process of disestablishing Te Pūkenga.
The Minister for Tertiary Education sent a letter of expectations to the organisation on Thursday, stating it is no longer a… Audio
Government instructs Te Pūkenga to halt transformation
The new government has instructed Te Pūkenga to halt its multi-million-dollar transformation - putting hundreds of jobs in limbo.
The organisation's chief executive told staff on Thursday they were… Audio
Literacy, numeracy tests as NCEA requirement 'detrimental' to learners
A leading education researcher warns new high-stakes NCEA literacy and maths tests could do more harm than good.
Pay rises expected to be lower than cost of living - recruiter
A recruitment agency says most workers are likely to receive a pay rise below the increased cost of living in the year ahead.
Rural crime increasing according to survey
More than two-thirds of farmers in a rural crime survey say they have experienced a crime or a suspected crime in the last year - well up on the previous survey two years ago.
Federated Farmers… Audio
