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Mon, 29 Aug 2022 08:46:48 GMT
MP Gaurav Sharma continues campaign against Labour, Parliamentary Service
The expelled Labour MP has proved he has no intention of going quietly into the night.

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 08:14:36 GMT
Teaching boss who claimed cash for fake meetings and flights for relatives escapes conviction
Yvette Swartz claimed she was "terrible at paperwork", but a judge found her defrauding of an English teaching organisation she led was "deliberate deception".

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 07:53:54 GMT
Purex manufacturer makes $500k legal threat against workers, union says
Union representing locked out workers says Essity is threatening 67 employees with more than $500,000 in damages.

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 07:30:00 GMT
Husband's legacy lives on at a special Nelson home by the sea
A love of family and mid-century modern architecture have influenced the design choices of this house overlooking Waimea Inlet.

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 07:30:00 GMT
Digger used to anchor boulder as man pinned beneath it on a slope
A freak accident saw a Tapawera man trapped under a two-tonne boulder for more than eight hours. Some quick thinking and ingenuity from his rescuers saved his life.

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 07:22:59 GMT
Government and employers in standoff over community nurse pay
Primary health nurses who keep patients out of over-stretched hospitals are voting with their feet and leaving for Australia as their pay lags behind their hospital colleagues.

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 07:16:47 GMT
Man dies after workplace incident in Auckland's Mt Eden
The man was critically injured at a Mt Eden worksite and was rushed to hospital but has since died.

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 07:00:00 GMT
What's it like to buy or rent a house in Scotland?
Property prices in the northerly nation are among the lowest in the UK and about half the amount typically paid for a home in New Zealand.

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 07:00:00 GMT
All-Australian Car Show back at Timaru's Caroline Bay
Hundreds of cars expected for first show in Timaru since the start of the pandemic, as interest - and prices - of Aussie collectibles increase.

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 06:57:23 GMT
The Invitation: Tepid, torpid, tiresome horror more Fifty Shades than Dracula
REVIEW: Allusions to its now 125-year-old literary inspiration abound, although neither subtlety nor tension-building are this movie’s strengths.

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 06:52:15 GMT
Wellington's Central Library gutted and ready for strengthening
Construction teams will start the work of rebuilding the library next month.

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 06:46:26 GMT
Kiribati government labels NZ judges as 'very biased', as crisis deepens
Three New Zealand judges have been branded “very biased” by the Kiribati government, after a dramatic attempt to deport a fellow judge failed.

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 06:45:00 GMT
Police prevent evacuated Nelson house being burgled for a third time
Police foil a third burglary attempt on a yellow-stickered house early Monday morning, with the would-be thieves attempting to flee the scene.

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 06:32:47 GMT
Deadline looms for residents to help shape Aokautere
Residents have one week left to comment on the shape of urban growth at Aokautere.

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 06:31:10 GMT
South Taranaki residents asked to boil water after E.coli test result
The notice will remain until the council receives three clear consecutive test results.

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 06:16:13 GMT
Ashburton mayoral candidate wanted to sue Government for $5m for Covid-19 business infringements
He broke Covid-19 rules. Now a barber who plans to sue the Government for his and other businesses infringements is standing to be mayor of Ashburton.

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 06:16:07 GMT
NZ sharemarket falls 0.8%, a2 Milk shares surge on recovery hopes
A2 Milk shares jumped to $6.00, a level last seen at the start of March, after signs of recovery.

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 06:04:59 GMT
Waimate trust hopes to expand internet service to cover entire district
A trust providing free internet in the South Island town’s main street hopes to expand its reach to cover the entire district.

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 06:00:00 GMT
Colin de Grandhomme pondering Black Caps future after BBL draft by Adelaide
The big-hitting all-rounder may need to end his time as a New Zealand international if he wishes to have a bash at the Australian T20 comp.

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 06:00:00 GMT
Financial advocates' work vital as basics take bigger bite out of budgets
The work of a Manawatū budgeting service is important now more than ever as the cost of living hits hard.



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