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Mon, 29 Aug 2022 08:46:48 GMTMP 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 GMTTeaching 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 GMTPurex 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 GMTHusband'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 GMTDigger 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 GMTGovernment 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 GMTMan 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 GMTWhat'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 GMTAll-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 GMTThe 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 GMTWellington'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 GMTKiribati 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 GMTPolice 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 GMTDeadline 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 GMTSouth 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 GMTAshburton 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 GMTNZ 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 GMTWaimate 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 GMTColin 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 GMTFinancial 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.