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Former Green Party MP Golriz Ghahraman’s $9k shoplifting case ended with a conviction; here’s why

The former Green Party standout said a conviction might derail her legal career.

2024-06-30T22:31:49Z

Outrage over knife killer's benefits

Nottingham killer Valdo Calocane is one of nearly 80 violent criminals at a high-security hospital who can claim state benefits, it was revealed last night.

2024-06-30T22:27:23Z

Man and woman arrested over Gulf Harbour body in bags case

The pair were caught attempting to leave the country on Sunday.

2024-07-01T01:18:44Z

Police Minister claims NZDF misunderstood Govt boot camps, promises ‘heavy defence involvement’

A boot camp pilot was set to begin this month.

2024-07-01T07:03:21Z

Revealed: The top Māori baby names of 2023-2024

The DIA has started unveiling the most popular Māori names to coincide with Matariki celebrations.

2024-07-01T05:34:25Z

PM Christopher Luxon faces media after Cabinet meeting, following news of Kāinga Ora exodus

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will front his weekly press conference.

2024-07-01T03:32:35Z

Heavy flooding submerges roads and train tracks in Switzerland

Roads and railway lines were submerged in Switzerland's Valais region on Sunday (June 30) as melting snow compounded violent thunderstorms. Eyewitness video showed the floodwaters surrounding a warehouse and traffic tunnels in Sierre.

2024-06-30T23:42:57Z

Kāinga Ora chief executive Andrew McKenzie resigns: Government changes at state housing agency not what he signed up for – chairman

The Government announced sweeping changes at the agency in May.

2024-07-01T03:32:40Z

Kāpiti College kapa haka group Kia Āio te Noho set for exciting trip to China

Massive opportunity to showcase Māori culture.

2024-07-01T03:32:48Z

Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally party take the lead in first round of French election voting

Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally party take the lead in first round of French election voting - Official results show that the National Rally have won 33 per cent of the vote as Macron’s snap election gamble appears to have backfired

2024-06-30T21:24:20Z

Wairoa flooding: Taskforce Kiwi volunteers on the ground for disaster response

Defence Force and emergency services veterans volunteering their services in Wairoa.

2024-07-01T04:32:50Z

NZ soldier pleads guilty to four charges of indecent assault

He pleaded not guilty to four other charges, with sentencing expected on Wednesday.

2024-07-01T03:34:09Z

Rangitīkei District Council bringing roading and water services in-house

Rangitīkei District Council bring roading and water services in-house.

2024-07-01T03:32:38Z

Scotland's papers: Postal voting woes and drugs staff 'risk burnout'

Postal ballot delays and the pressures facing frontline addiction staff make Scotland's front pages.

2024-07-01T06:37:35Z

James Cleverly hits out at Banksy over 'vile' Glastonbury migrant small boat stunt

The Home Secretary condemned the small boat crossing artwork by Banksy at the festival.

2024-07-01T07:18:02Z

North Korea fires two ballistic missiles, one may have fallen on land

The latest launches come as US, Japan and South Korea wrap up three days of military exercises dubbed ‘Freedom Edge’.

2024-07-01T04:56:07Z

Armed police block rural Pōkeno road, specialist search team deployed

Police could be seen digging up 'large white tubs'.

2024-06-30T22:02:01Z

Schoolboy attacked with metal pole on Auckland bus

The boy hoped his story would encourage others to intervene if they saw an attack.

2024-06-30T22:31:51Z

Keir Starmer plans to 'hit the ground running' if he gets into No 10

Sir Keir Starmer took a day off campaigning yesterday as he looks almost certain to enter No 10 on Friday. He plans to 'hit the ground running' as soon as he is elected with a policy blitz.

2024-06-30T21:27:19Z

Race against time as teen went missing after swimming in River Mersey

Race against time as 14-year-old boy went missing after swimming in River Mersey. A huge police search is underway after a 14-year-old schoolboy went missing while swimming in the River Mersey.

2024-07-01T08:29:25Z

Man accused of killing Glenfield, North Shore woman keeps name secret for now

The woman was killed in her home at the weekend.

2024-06-30T23:31:52Z

Wairoa District Council Givealittle page for flood victims: ‘We can’t let small communities like Wairoa fall through the cracks’

Council chooses to run Givealittle page for a struggling community.

2024-07-01T06:03:04Z

Paddy Gower: Old white men are scared of Māori uprising, and why New Zealanders can’t get sucked into a political race debate

Veteran journalist says the demographics are not wrong.

2024-07-01T00:32:16Z

France facing rise in all types of racism, human rights commission warns

France facing rise in all types of racism, human rights commission warns - Rise fuelled by the war in Gaza and far-right ideas in public debate, France’s human rights commission, the CNCDH, says in its annual report

2024-06-27T13:40:42Z

PM addresses Fatima Payman's suspension during question time

Anthony Albanese says Fatima Payman has placed herself outside the 'privilege' of Labor party caucus

2024-07-01T07:29:17Z

David Lammy must signal how the UK will reconnect with the world

David Lammy will be the first Labour foreign secretary succeeding a Conservative government since Robin Cook in 1997, if his party triumphs in the general election. On his arrival in office, Cook’s first two acts were to expand the Foreign Office newspaper subscription list to include the Racing Post, and, perhaps more momentously, give an interview to the Observer hailing “an end to xenophobia”. Lammy will be less bothered about racing tips,...

2024-07-01T07:20:16Z

Activists' plot to 'rescue' animals from RSPCA assured farms

Campaigners from the group Animal Rising hope to 'mobilise and train' more than 200 volunteers to take part in the 'huge open rescue' at undisclosed locations.

2024-06-30T23:12:31Z

Nat Barr grills Police Minister over response to alleged DV murder

Mother-of-three, Sarah Miles, was found unconscious with head injuries before dying at her Johnston Street home at Casino, in northern NSW , at 2.30am on Saturday.

2024-07-01T01:12:50Z

Christchurch shoe repair store moving out after 144 years

It's been in the same spot since 1880 - but its owner says the building's "done its dash".

2024-07-01T08:49:59Z

First Minister says only his party can bring Scotland ‘better future’ in the EU

First Minister says only his party can bring Scotland ‘better future’ in the EU - On Monday, Mr Swinney is expected to say in his campaign that the election is a contest of values.

2024-06-30T21:40:45Z

New York police shooting of teen sparks calls for justice from immigrant community

New York police shooting of teen sparks calls for justice from immigrant community - Nyah Mway’s family belong to Karen ethnic minority from Myanmar

2024-07-01T04:25:27Z

Grant Robertson steps into new digs at University of Otago

Grant Robertson has officially begun his new role as the university's vice-chancellor.

2024-07-01T03:02:55Z

Former Home and Away actor Orpheus Pledger faces prison time for assaulting woman

The actor has pleaded guilty to four charges relating to assault.

2024-07-01T03:32:44Z

Ukraine's convicts offered release at a high price: Joining the fight against Russia

Ukraine's convicts offered release at a high price: Joining the fight against Russia - Ukraine is expanding its military recruiting to cope with battlefield shortages more than two years into fighting Russia’s full-scale invasion

2024-07-01T05:29:17Z

Police mistakenly issue update on major breakthrough in Auckland investigation then seek suppression of details

If you're wondering where a story went, you're not alone.

2024-07-01T07:33:16Z

Neighbor, 74, shoots seven people, including four children

The gunfire came from 74-year-old Crete resident Billy Booth Friday, and culminated with him turning the gun on himself and taking his own life, cops said.

2024-07-01T02:28:11Z

Brisbane bloke claims his SECOND multimillion dollar Lotto prize

A Brisbane man has won his second major lottery prize this year after taking home $3.7 million in Saturday's Gold Lotto draw.

2024-07-01T03:28:12Z

Announcement of Rural Assistance Payments welcome news for Whanganui

The Rural Assistance Payments are available to 38 districts across the country.

2024-07-01T03:32:35Z

Tories warn any vote for Farage's Reform party could let the SNP win

Pro-Independence Reform ­UK candidates are 'helping' Nationalist MPs win seats, the Conservatives have warned, as a poll shows one in five Scots will vote

2024-06-30T22:42:26Z

Seymour slams Greens' landlord register wish as 'witch-hunt' in fiery clash with Swarbrick on AM

"It's a witch hunt and I'm sorry but this is the kind of populism that I am getting tired of."

2024-06-30T22:48:18Z

Family trapped in Auckland Sky Tower lift for 45 minutes

'What transpired was a nightmarish ordeal,' the father says.

2024-07-01T07:03:22Z

Feathers ruffled in Dunedin booze-fuelled pigeon heist, police say

The pigeon was unharmed.

2024-06-30T22:31:44Z

Major twist in battle for late Chicago recluse's $11 million fortune

Judge Daniel O. Tiernan made the decision Thursday, after hearing testimony from two men who say they witnessed Joseph Stancak (not pictured) sign the will the year before he passed.

2024-07-01T00:57:50Z

LynnMall shopping centre in West Auckland evacuated after ‘faulty fog cannon’ goes off

'Everyone’s been evacuated and police are swarming.'

2024-07-01T00:32:07Z

Prisoner left in critical condition after fight in high-security yard

"Violence in prison is not tolerated."

2024-07-01T06:04:32Z

CEO and five directors out at Kainga Ora

Within a month of a new chair's appointment by the Govt, the chief executive of state housing agency Kainga Ora heads for the door The post CEO and five directors out at Kainga Ora appeared first on Newsroom.

2024-07-01T01:25:02Z

British tourist, 49, dies in Magaluf

A security guard alerted local police, telling officers he had seen the man collapse and fall to the ground on Magaluf's Martin Ros Street near the raucous Punta Ballena strip.

2024-07-01T08:44:06Z

ABC's embarrassing blunder over Australia's new Governor-General

The ABC has suffered an embarrassing blunder ahead of the swearing in of Australia's new Governor-General.

2024-07-01T01:12:53Z

International experts assessing Interislander Aratere ferry after grounding, Kaitaki sailings cancelled

Meanwhile, large swells and southerlies have cancelled other Interislander sailings.

2024-07-01T07:33:18Z

District councillor takes shot at Government over long-term plan ‘burdens’

The three-yearly long term-plan process has been described as 'crazy'.

2024-06-30T22:01:48Z