Teachers against karakia
Teachers at a state school have called in the union to protest about being asked to lead pupils in daily karakia. The NZEI union has been asked to address concerns held by some staff at Auckland's...
View ArticleTeachers against karakia
Teachers at a state school have called in the union to protest about being asked to lead pupils in daily karakia. The NZEI union has been asked to address concerns held by some staff at Auckland's...
View ArticleTeachers against karakia
Teachers at a state school have called in the union to protest about being asked to lead pupils in daily karakia. The NZEI union has been asked to address concerns held by some staff at Auckland's...
View ArticleTeachers against karakia
Teachers at a state school have called in the union to protest about being asked to lead pupils in daily karakia. The NZEI union has been asked to address concerns held by some staff at Auckland's...
View ArticleNominations have opened for next years New Zealander of the Year
Photo / Getty Images Nominations have opened for next year's New Zealander of the Year Awards. The awards are given for outstanding service, achievement and contribution to the nation. Previous winners...
View ArticleInstitutional racism in NZ - Devoy
The panel on Dame Susan Devoy (5:14) Dame Susan Devoy says she is gaining an understanding of how offensive it is to be stereotyped and stigmatised despite never personally experiencing racism. Dame...
View ArticleSevere weather strikes
Are you affected by the severe weather? Send us your weather news and photos here. Intense rain and severe gale-force winds are expected in Auckland and other parts of the country this afternoon as...
View ArticleWoman dies in house collapse
Are you at the scene of the house collapse? Send us your news and photos here. A woman has been killed when a house collapsed in a landslip at Kaiteriteri in the Tasman region this afternoon. St John...
View ArticleFlooding expected in the south
MetService has issued a severe weather warning for much of the South Island. Heavy rains are expected in Nelson with a further 200mm possible in western parts of the region in addition to the 100mm...
View ArticleWeather causes house collapse
Are you at the scene of the house collapse? Send us your news and photos here. A woman has died after a house collapsed in a landslip during heavy rain at Kaiteriteri in the Tasman region. The woman...
View ArticleMan in armed stand-off undergoes surgery
A man who was bitten by a police dog after sparking an armed stand-off in a North Shore suburb with an air rifle has undergone surgery and remains in a stable condition in hospital.Police are yet to...
View ArticleFlooding snow down south
Source: photos.com Police are warning drivers to be vigilant with flooding around Motueka and Malborough. A slip has covered the road just before the bridge at the Motueka Valley and police say there...
View ArticleNZ POLITICS DAILY Could cyberspying be the anti-nuke issue of 2014
Is state cyber surveillance becoming a major political issue in New Zealand? Could it be an election issue in 2014? Next year’s general election could have parties of the left campaigning to take New...
View ArticleDame Susan may step on Peters
Race Relations Commissioner Dame Susan Devoy says she may step in if Winston Peters continues to ‘stigmatise one population to his own benefit’ Dame Susan says she expects New Zealand First Leader...
View ArticleNew Zealand needs to lift its game in China - Groser
Recent problems in our export trade with China showed New Zealand needs to lift its game, Trade Minister Tim Groser said on TVNZ’s Q+A programme this morning. "Ministers have got a taskforce looking at...
View ArticleMcCully to visit Middle East
Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully will travel to Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories today for bilateral meetings and discussions on the Middle East Peace Process.Mr McCully will meet...
View ArticleFlooding expected in the south
Photo / Thinkstock MetService has issued a severe weather warning for much of the South Island. Heavy rains are expected in Nelson with a further 200mm possible in western parts of the region in...
View ArticlePrism spying and cloud computing should businesses be worried
"Do privacy and security considers mean we shouldn’t move our data and its processing from our internal servers to cloud computing? And should we allow it to go to the States, given spying powers in...
View ArticleYachting Kiwi to mediate in Cup row
A New Zealander is one of two sailing experts on the mediation panel which will try to get the warring America's Cup teams in San Francisco to agree on how and when the regatta will proceed - but the...
View ArticleNZ not running fast enough to keep up with China trade
Trade Minister Tim Groser. Photo / Mark Mitchell New Zealand's trade relationship with China is a victim of its own success and more work needs to be done, Trade Minister Tim Groser says. His comments...
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