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Mobil must pay over employee wage deduction for drive-offs
Monday, 15 July 2019, 5:21 pm | RNZ
A South Auckland petrol station will have to pay more than $20,000 for making its employees pay for fuel stolen in drive-offs. More >>
Youth climate strikers seek trade union support
Monday, 15 July 2019, 5:17 pm | RNZ
Organisers of the School Strike for Climate have begun contacting unions to get their support for a general strike at the end of September. More >>
Cook statue graffiti raises necessary kōrero - councillor
Monday, 15 July 2019, 3:48 pm | RNZ
A statue of Captain James Cook has been vandalised in Gisborne, causing a stir online. More >>
MBIE suspends Aust-based building products certifier
Monday, 15 July 2019, 3:14 pm | RNZ
Queensland-based CertMark International had failed to meet the requirements of New Zealand's leading Codemark certification scheme, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment said. More >>
Peters insists focus remains on Australia deportation policy
Monday, 15 July 2019, 1:01 pm | RNZ
The Foreign Minister insists New Zealand has not given up on trying to get Australia to relax its deportation policy, despite not raising the matter today. More >>
$1m Compensation To Christchurch Gun Owners In First Event
Monday, 15 July 2019, 9:24 am | RNZ
The Police Minister says the first ever firearms collection event in Christchurch over the weekend was a huge success. More >>
England Wins Cricket World Cup after Super Over
Monday, 15 July 2019, 9:11 am | RNZ
New Zealand have cruelly lost the Cricket World Cup final after a Super Over - a decider more usually associated with the shorter Twenty20 format of the game. The Super Over consists of one over (six balls) for each team. If it is used, the winning ... More >>
Wales v NZ: Battle for steepest street title
Thursday, 11 July 2019, 4:46 pm | RNZ
The leader of a Welsh bid to snatch the title of world's steepest street from Dunedin's Baldwin Street is worried the lack of documents on the construction of the 1000-year-old road will thwart them. More >>
New council boss leaving behind a struggling council in UK
Thursday, 11 July 2019, 1:33 pm | RNZ
The new chief executive of the Christchurch City Council has resigned from a council in England that has been criticised in a government-ordered report. More >>
Auditor-General clears Shane Jones over conflict of interest
Thursday, 11 July 2019, 11:27 am | RNZ
Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones has been cleared over his handling of a conflict of interest but he did confuse the situation, the Auditor-General says. More >>
Heavy fog disrupts flights at Auckland airport
Thursday, 11 July 2019, 10:43 am | RNZ
Almost 50 flights have been cancelled from Auckland Airport because of fog, and others are delayed. More >>
Black Caps shock semi-final win over India 'stunning'
Thursday, 11 July 2019, 9:33 am | RNZ
Sports media around the world have praised New Zealand's shock victory over India to read the Cricket World Cup final, saying the Black Caps have produced the bowling performance of the tournament. More >>
Officer used police database to find driver blocking his car
Wednesday, 10 July 2019, 5:20 pm | RNZ
A police officer has been disciplined for using the national database to track down the owner of a vehicle blocking his parked car. More >>
IRD botches tax assessment for some BNZ customers
Wednesday, 10 July 2019, 3:45 pm | RNZ
Human error at Inland Revenue has resulted in as many as 45,000 Bank of New Zealand customers being issued incomplete tax statements and possibly incorrect tax demands. More >>
NGOs struggle to retain social workers after Govt pay rise
Wednesday, 10 July 2019, 1:08 pm | RNZ
A growing pay gap between community social workers and their government-agency counterparts is putting programmes for vulnerable families at risk. More >>
Rare Wellington snails under threat from mountain bikers
Wednesday, 10 July 2019, 12:31 pm | RNZ
A rare type of snail only found on a specific hill in Wellington is being threatened by mountain bikers' unauthorised trails, an ecological group says. More >>
Auckland Airport Restrictions Lifted After Fog Distruption
Wednesday, 10 July 2019, 12:14 pm | RNZ
Fog restrictions have been lifted at Auckland Airport after low-lying heavy mist caused flight delays in the city... The Transport Agency said patches of fog have reduced visibility on some roads and drivers should keep their lights on and increase ... More >>
Gun licences give to 639 people with Australian convictions
Wednesday, 10 July 2019, 12:05 pm | RNZ
Two people were shot dead in the past decade by people who had a New Zealand firearms licence despite having been convicted of crimes in Australia. More >>
Mosque shooting victim feels let down by ministers
Wednesday, 10 July 2019, 11:51 am | RNZ
A witness of the Christchurch mosque shootings says he feels let down by ministers for not allowing ACC to help mentally traumatised victims. More >>
Immigration NZ restructure only saved half what was promised
Wednesday, 10 July 2019, 11:47 am | RNZ
Redundancy payouts to 250 staff at Immigration New Zealand have cost almost $8 million - and the restructure has achieved a fraction of the savings it set out to. More >>
