Opinion: Exhausted staff, outdated facilities, disjointed communications - TVNZ Reporter Gill Higgins reflects on her stay in an overcrowded Auckland hospital.
A "coordinated" fraud scheme has prompted an investigation after a series of "bogus" expense claims resulted in Inland Revenue paying out over $150,000.
Most employees can refuse to answer calls from work outside their regular work hours, but for many, regular work involves being "on-call".
The alleged offenders fled the scene and remain at large.
The morning's headlines in 90 seconds, including hundreds missing after a landslide in Nepal, and Meta settles a massive lawsuit over alleged harm to children.
A third person was also killed after a crash between a car and a motorcycle in Palmerston North overnight.
It was the first competitive match for new coach Pedro Moreira, who recently replaced title-winning manager Steve Corica.
The gentailer reported an 11% lift in underlying earnings and raised its dividend.
The move comes as many of New Zealand's top players head overseas amid uncertainty around the future of domestic netball.
IPCA found officers were justified in shooting a man who was moving away, but flagged the escalation and the pepper spraying of a 13-year-old boy who tried to intervene.
And the referee for the match in Cape Town will not be invited says an upbeat Rassie after the weekend's first Test defeat.
CCTV from Tareks Barbershop in Mount Eden showed two people approaching the business and repeatedly striking one of its windows — but ultimately failing to get inside.
A 39-year-old man’s early-morning joyride ended in arrest after police allegedly found a large knife, methamphetamine, Etomidate pods and cash in his car.
Heavy snow, rockfalls and avalanche risk are disrupting travel across the South Island, with forecasters warning of more heavy rain and snow to come.
The Wairarapa firm was ordered to pay about $96,000 in reparation after a worker suffered life-changing injuries when his clothing became caught in an unguarded PTO shaft.
Mars will be joined for a one-off show next year by Grammy-winning South African artist Tyla and Silk Sonic collaborator Anderson .Paak.
"They don't have anything that we have to have, OK? We can get by. I mean, there are a couple of things that would make it a little inconvenient, but we can get them elsewhere."
Employment Court decisions in 2022 and 2023 found several former residents were employees, with the inspectorate seeking compensation and penalties on their behalf.
Bank economists said they believed interest rates should remain "stimulatory" for now, "to encourage investment and hiring".
Vision from the scene showed a black vehicle had ploughed through a brick fence and into a house, with its front end caved in and windscreen shattered.
Police found a woman and a man dead at a Gambare Pl property in Wattle Downs after emergency services were called about an unresponsive woman this afternoon.
Global wine sales are down but there is some hope NZ's industry can soon benefit from the newly signed Indian free trade agreement.
The two changes to the All Blacks' pack were injury forced but the selection of the left wing for Cape Town was not as predictable.
