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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

Protesters lightly wound police officer, set trash cans on fire over haredi draft law in Jerusalem

Protesters demonstrated against the draft of ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students in Jerusalem on Sunday night, Israeli media reported. As a result, a police officer was lightly injured when a rock was thrown at her head, though media reports stated that she did not require medical treatment. Demonstrators also reportedly burnt trash cans in violation o...

2024-06-30T18:25:21Z

Dunedin high school students targeted in extortion scam

Police are investigating and say it is a warning to young people to be proactive about online safety.

2024-06-30T21:03:00Z

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

Actor Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter charges upheld, criminal trial to go ahead next month

A judge has ruled (for a third time) on Alec Baldwin’s criminal trial.

2024-06-30T23:31:59Z

EU would not rush to reopen Brexit talks with Labour, say Brussel sources

The EU will not rush to reopen Brexit negotiations with the UK even if Labour is swept to power next Thursday, senior sources in Brussels have indicated. They say they will welcome a change of government but the deep scars left by the Conservatives during Brexit negotiations along with the new priorities caused by the war in Ukraine, and the rise of the far right weigh heavily on the minds of influential figures in Brussels. “It’s not that...

2024-07-01T04:34:56Z

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

Ex-cop suggests Jay Slater 'may not be missing' and details things that don't make sense

Graham Wettone, a former Met Police officer, believes that Jay Slater may not be missing at all as the search for the 19-year-old is called off in Tenerife

2024-07-01T05:02:41Z

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

Police Minister Mark Mitchell defends under-fire proto boot camp course

Documents revealed the proposed boot camp 'blueprint' was causing 'severe distress'.

2024-07-01T01:32:21Z

Te Whatu Ora Taranaki breached code with ‘unsafe discharge’ from Taranaki Base Hospital

Patient in his 80s was still struggling to breathe and had no proper care plan in place.

2024-07-01T02:02:27Z

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

"Violence in prison is not tolerated."

2024-07-01T06:04:32Z

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

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

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.

2024-07-01T03:18:16Z

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

Person dies after crash in Auckland

Emergency services were called to the two-vehicle collision.

2024-06-30T19:02:41Z

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

Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally party in strong position after first round of voting

Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally party in strong position after first round of voting - Exit polls show that the National Rally have won 34.5 per cent of the vote

2024-06-30T21:24:20Z

Marine Le Pen says Macron's camp has been 'almost wiped out'

Marine Le Pen, leader of the French far-right party National Rally (RN), said President Emmanuel Macron's camp has been 'almost wiped out' during the first round of France's parliamentary elections, where RN emerged ahead with around 34% of the vote.

2024-06-30T20:57:35Z

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

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

Bizarre marriage and divorce laws from around the world

Marriage and divorce laws vary from country to country, and even from state to state in countries such as the United States. Some of these laws are pretty archaic, while others are just plain bizarre. Without further ado, you may now click through the gallery and discover the wackiest marriage and divorce laws from around the world.

2022-07-19T10:29:56Z

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

Reform candidate defects after becoming 'disillusioned' with the party

Liam Booth-Isherwood, who was standing in the Derbyshire seat of Erewash, announced he was dropping out of the race and would instead be endorsing the Tories.

2024-06-30T22:42:25Z

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

Lotto results: Waikato outlets sell double winners

Several Waikato players win thousands in weekend draw.

2024-06-30T20:01:26Z

US set to remove $320m Gaza humanitarian pier - and it may never come back

US set to remove $320m Gaza humanitarian pier - and it may never come back - US officials say it may not be put back in place unless aid begins flowing out into the population again

2024-06-28T20:30:58Z

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

Light airplane crash on motorway near Paris leaving three dead

Tragedy struck as three people were killed in a motorway plane crash east of Paris. A light aircraft was reported to have come down on the A4 motorway in Nosiel around 4pm after the plane hit an electric power cable.

2024-07-01T00:58:09Z

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

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

Starmer opposes everything and has no new ideas, public says in poll

Most voters think Labour has 'just opposed everything' rather than coming up with good ideas for the country, a poll found yesterday.

2024-06-30T23:42:36Z

Elderly man dies 40 minutes after discharge from Taranaki hospital

The Taranaki DHB has been found in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers' Rights.

2024-07-01T02:03:52Z

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

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

Cancer survivor wins $5m on lottery with birthday ticket - and reveals the first thing she'll buy with the money

A 76-year-old cancer survivor won $5 million on a ticket she bought for her birthday.

2024-06-30T18:52:05Z

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

MCALS launches new public counter service

Manx Care Advice and Liaison Service is operating a new public counter service at Noble's Hospital.

2024-07-01T05:36:24Z

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

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

It’s all about the mindset you choose - Stratford District mayor Neil Volzke

OPINION: Plenty to be postitive about in Stratford.

2024-07-01T06:03:07Z

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

Labour plotting ‘gun tax’ to wage war on countryside, Tories claim

Labour has been accused of waging a “war on rural communities” by hiking charges for gun owners. In its manifesto, the party says it expects to raise £20 million per year by making the firearms licensing process cost-neutral, with the proceeds funnelled into crime prevention schemes. The Tories claimed the change would cost gun owners “hundreds of ...

2024-06-30T18:33:20Z

Higher income households across NSW increasingly struggling to stay on top of their energy bills

A survey of more than 1,000 people in NSW found that 39 per cent of respondents that had their energy disconnected were from middle income households.

2024-06-30T23:23:17Z

Matariki 2024: Whangamatā festival and hāngī attract hundreds

Matariki Whangamatā set to be back bigger and better next year.

2024-07-01T06:03:40Z

Stop the tit-for-tat: Settlements cannot be used as a punishment for terrorism

Using the threat of settlements as a “punishment” feeds directly into the narrative that an Israeli presence on the West Bank is an obstacle to a peace agreement and is inherently counterproductive.

2024-07-01T02:53:55Z

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

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