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Fears for Māori DNA in border control requests for personal data

Biometric data – such as fingerprints and faceprints – is under negotiation with the US government as part of its visa waiver programme.

6:00am

Business

Fuel relief package: Who is eligible and how does it work?

The Government has announced a support package to ease the impact of increasing fuel prices - but how does it work and who is eligible?

4:30

Life

Is it OK to drink in front of your kids? What research shows

There are things you can tweak to improve the chance your children will have a healthy relationship with alcohol as they grow up, writes Sergey Alexeev.

6:00am

Smoke billows following an Iranian missile strike in Tel Aviv.

World

Airstrikes batter Iran as it attacks Israel and Gulf states

Pakistan offered to host diplomatic talks, but Iran remained defiant, vowing to fight "until complete victory".

6:33am

3:45

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Finance Minister Nicola Willis unveiled the cost-of-living relief package earlier this afternoon.

Politics

Details of Govt's fuel cost relief released - in-work tax credit boost

The temporary boost to the in-work tax credit will also expand eligibility to about 14,000 additional working families, who will receive the credit at a reduced rate.

4:09

A man sought by police in relation to a violent assault in the Christchurch CBD. (Source: NZ Police)

Crime and Justice

Man sought after woman stabbed in 'violent' Christchurch assault

The victim was taken to hospital, where she remains in a stable condition.

Mike Zhao-Beckenridge, then 11, vanished with his stepfather John Beckenridge in March 2015.

Crime and Justice

Beckenridge mystery: Coroner says pair died in 2015, mother still holds hope

Eleven-year-old Mike Zhao-Beckenridge disappeared with his stepfather in 2015.

6:00am

An orange heavy rain warning ahead of a wet and windy weekend for many.

New Zealand

Heavy rain warnings issued ahead of 'impactful multi-hazard event'

MetService said further orange warnings were likely, "with red warnings possible in the upper North Island".

1 min ago

The 54-year-old expert on the hit reality TV show said she was diagnosed with colon cancer in December 2023.

Health

MAFS expert Mel Schilling dies of cancer aged 54

"To most of you, she was Mel Schilling — matriarch of MAFS and queen of reality TV. To Maddie and me, she was our wee Melsie: an incredible mum, role model, and soulmate."

5:53am

One of Callum Bircher's Dash Transport trucks at work.

Politics

Govt fuel relief 'should have gone to business' – struggling region

Desperate Gisborne companies say diesel relief for companies would have a much wider impact.

6:00am

New Zealand

Heavy rain warnings issued ahead of 'impactful multi-hazard event'

MetService said further orange warnings were likely, "with red warnings possible in the upper North Island".

1 min ago

Health

MAFS expert Mel Schilling dies of cancer aged 54

"To most of you, she was Mel Schilling — matriarch of MAFS and queen of reality TV. To Maddie and me, she was our wee Melsie: an incredible mum, role model, and soulmate."

5:53am

Politics

Govt fuel relief 'should have gone to business' – struggling region

Desperate Gisborne companies say diesel relief for companies would have a much wider impact.

6:00am

Te Ao Māori

Fears for Māori DNA in border control requests for personal data

Biometric data – such as fingerprints and faceprints – is under negotiation with the US government as part of its visa waiver programme.

6:00am

Business

Fuel relief package: Who is eligible and how does it work?

The Government has announced a support package to ease the impact of increasing fuel prices - but how does it work and who is eligible?

4:30

Life

Is it OK to drink in front of your kids? What research shows

There are things you can tweak to improve the chance your children will have a healthy relationship with alcohol as they grow up, writes Sergey Alexeev.

6:00am

World

Airstrikes batter Iran as it attacks Israel and Gulf states

Pakistan offered to host diplomatic talks, but Iran remained defiant, vowing to fight "until complete victory".

6:33am

3:45

Politics

Details of Govt's fuel cost relief released - in-work tax credit boost

The temporary boost to the in-work tax credit will also expand eligibility to about 14,000 additional working families, who will receive the credit at a reduced rate.

4:09

Crime and Justice

Man sought after woman stabbed in 'violent' Christchurch assault

The victim was taken to hospital, where she remains in a stable condition.

Roo Crew Take-Apart Vehicle Toys. (Source: Product Safety NZ)

Business

The Warehouse fined $200,000 for selling toy with choking risk

The Roo Crew Take-Apart Vehicle Toys were sold at The Warehouse from March 2021 before being recalled in January 2024.

Business

Extra $50 a week for 143k working families as fuel prices skyrocket

Finance Minister Nicola Willis said from April 7, 143,000 working families with children will get an extra $50 a week through a boost to the in-work tax credit.

New Zealand

Heavy rain warnings issued ahead of 'impactful multi-hazard event'

MetService said further orange warnings were likely, "with red warnings possible in the upper North Island".

1 min ago

Health

MAFS expert Mel Schilling dies of cancer aged 54

"To most of you, she was Mel Schilling — matriarch of MAFS and queen of reality TV. To Maddie and me, she was our wee Melsie: an incredible mum, role model, and soulmate."

5:53am

Business

The Warehouse fined $200,000 for selling toy with choking risk

The Roo Crew Take-Apart Vehicle Toys were sold at The Warehouse from March 2021 before being recalled in January 2024.

Business

Extra $50 a week for 143k working families as fuel prices skyrocket

Finance Minister Nicola Willis said from April 7, 143,000 working families with children will get an extra $50 a week through a boost to the in-work tax credit.

Politics

Govt fuel relief 'should have gone to business' – struggling region

Desperate Gisborne companies say diesel relief for companies would have a much wider impact.

6:00am

Te Ao Māori

Fears for Māori DNA in border control requests for personal data

Biometric data – such as fingerprints and faceprints – is under negotiation with the US government as part of its visa waiver programme.

6:00am

Business

Fuel relief package: Who is eligible and how does it work?

The Government has announced a support package to ease the impact of increasing fuel prices - but how does it work and who is eligible?

4:30

Life

Is it OK to drink in front of your kids? What research shows

There are things you can tweak to improve the chance your children will have a healthy relationship with alcohol as they grow up, writes Sergey Alexeev.

6:00am

World

Airstrikes batter Iran as it attacks Israel and Gulf states

Pakistan offered to host diplomatic talks, but Iran remained defiant, vowing to fight "until complete victory".

6:33am

3:45

Politics

Details of Govt's fuel cost relief released - in-work tax credit boost

The temporary boost to the in-work tax credit will also expand eligibility to about 14,000 additional working families, who will receive the credit at a reduced rate.

4:09

Te Ao Māori

Fears for Māori DNA in border control requests for personal data

Biometric data – such as fingerprints and faceprints – is under negotiation with the US government as part of its visa waiver programme.

6:00am

Business

Fuel relief package: Who is eligible and how does it work?

The Government has announced a support package to ease the impact of increasing fuel prices - but how does it work and who is eligible?

4:30

Life

Is it OK to drink in front of your kids? What research shows

There are things you can tweak to improve the chance your children will have a healthy relationship with alcohol as they grow up, writes Sergey Alexeev.

6:00am

World

Airstrikes batter Iran as it attacks Israel and Gulf states

Pakistan offered to host diplomatic talks, but Iran remained defiant, vowing to fight "until complete victory".

6:33am

3:45

Politics

Details of Govt's fuel cost relief released - in-work tax credit boost

The temporary boost to the in-work tax credit will also expand eligibility to about 14,000 additional working families, who will receive the credit at a reduced rate.

4:09

Crime and Justice

Man sought after woman stabbed in 'violent' Christchurch assault

The victim was taken to hospital, where she remains in a stable condition.

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