The cost of living bites as Kiwis spend more on the essentials, important etiquette for perpetual snorers, and the Prime Minister's plane has broken down ... again.
1 Christchurch man gets life for murdering childhood friend Michael McGrath
David Benbow has been sentenced to life in prison for the "execution-style" murder of his friend Michael McGrath in 2017, as the mother of the killer's two girls told him she despised him.
The 55-year-old former prison guard has - through a six-year police investigation and first trial where a jury was unable to reach a verdict - always denied killing his friend and hiding the body.
2 'Embarrassing really': Defence Minister on broken-down VIP plane
Judith Collins says the breakdown of one of the Defence Force 757s today is "pretty embarrassing really" and likened the more than 30-year-old aircraft to classic cars.
3 Kiwis spending more on essentials as cost of living bites, new data suggests
New Zealanders spent more on the essentials between 2019 and 2023 as the cost of living crisis unfolded, according to new data from Stats NZ. The average weekly expenditure across the country was $1598.
4 'Military academy' for youth offenders to be trialled from mid-2024
A pilot for military-style boot camps for young offenders will be running by the middle of this year, Children's Minister Karen Chhour has announced.
She said: "Legislative changes are required to enable stronger consequences for young people who are committing crimes."
5 Cop stop unlawful due to facial tattoo profiling: 'Come tip me out tats'
The arrest and subsequent use of force towards a man in Hamilton in 2022 was "unlawful" after the vehicle he was in was stopped due to the profiling of his facial tattoos, the police watchdog has found.
ONE MISSED INTERVIEW A SIGN OF THE TIMES
Around eight out of 10 younger jobseekers have admitted to not turning up to a job interview without warning. Why is ghosting becoming part of the world of work, asks The Independent's Katie Rosseinsky.
ONE THING YOU'LL DEFINITELY HEAR IN A TENT
Snoring etiquette is something we have to navigate more often in summer. Whether it’s at a music festival with friends or plane trips with strangers.
So should snorers feel bad about snoring in public? If you’re really shocking, should you just opt out of the trip or get your own room? Or should everyone else just get some earplugs and get over it?
Re: News' Zoe Madden-Smith explores the ins and outs of snoring etiquette.
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