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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon orders independent investigation amid Te Pāti Māori allegations
Christopher Luxon has directed the Public Service Commissioner to investigate the “safeguards” agencies had in place. Photo / Mark...
Tauranga council says pipe blockage caused wastewater overflow that flooded clubrooms
The clubroom at Pemberton Park was affected by a wastewater overflow. Photo / Harriet Laughton A wastewater overflow caused...
Spring Hill prison guards bashed in bloody, unprovoked attack
Two Spring Hill prison officers were injured, one seriously, after an attack by three inmates including Waikato man Krome...
Proposed changes to Holidays Act will make life harder for workers – Teanau Tuiono
Green Party workplace relations and safety spokesman Teanau Tuiono. Teanau Tuiono is a Green list MP based in Manawatū....
Hockey: Hawke’s Bay men star in big Black Sticks win
Three players from Hawke’s Bay have been among the heroes of one of the New Zealand men’s hockey team’s...
Volunteer of the Month Azian Zulkifi meeting the needs of others
The Unity Food team of volunteers: Mayah, Briea, Grant, Jenny, Karina, Azian Zulkifli (co-founder holding her Volunteer of the...
Low blow for Far North kids after fundraising money stolen during alleged school break and enter
Oruaiti School caretaker Willie Walker points out the bizarre scene where alleged thieves had built a hut and strewn...
Hawke’s Bay news in brief: Kids draw parents for new Higgins bitumen truck
A new bitumen tanker will include faces of workers drawn by their children. Photo / Higgins A new Higgins...
Te Kūiti mayor calls death of baby a ‘tragedy’, police continue investigation into ‘violent’ assault
The Waitomo District mayor has called the “violent” death of a baby a tragedy for the whole community and...
Rural banking: High costs, declined loans leaving young Northland farmers in financial stress
Northland Federated Farmers president Colin Hannah says more than 50 per cent of calls to the Rural Support Trust...
