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Editorial: Teachers dispute another tricky problem to navigate
A major strike would highlight the cost of living crunch.
Great progress on restoring vital Coromandel roading link
Drone footage reveals the extent of an underslip on SH25 and the scale of work needed.
Business Digest: Farm Environment Awards winners announced
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‘Could be the end of your business’: Insurance Council of NZ warns those with no coverage
It's a bad time, as many businesses have taken on substantial debt to survive Covid.
'Alive and dead': Missing doctor's friends speak out over new CCTV footage
'I can’t grieve properly and move on. We desperately need answers.'
'We're tired of waiting': Educators meet in Tauranga ahead of nationwide strike
Demands include better pay, more help in the classroom and support for counsellors.
Readers share feedback on pensioner who can't afford to retire
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say on pensioners and retirement.
Expectant dad starts men-only classes for conversations about fatherhood
Simon Street hopes to create a safe space and a “flowing kaupapa” for fathers to share.
Mark Lister: Warren Buffett gives the secret sauce to earn millions
Holding onto shares for the long term could reap big benefits.
'My calling': Full-time volunteer reflects on nearly four-year stint helping homeless
Laura Wood has been leading the charitable trust since October 2019.
Sonya Bateson: Drag performance for children just cute, wholesome fun
OPINION: Dressing up can be magical.
A person dies after crash on Tamatea Arikinui Drive
Police inquiries are continuing.
'Hugely needed': Building to start on two new schools for Ōmokoroa next year
The primary school and secondary school would cater to to more than 1100 students.
Shock split: Dame Valerie Adams announces marriage break-up
'We both remain entirely committed to our beautiful children".
200ha, 400 businesses, 5700 people and not finished: How big will this business estate get?
New details reveal just how massive it will ultimately be.
Susan Devoy opens up about 'humiliating' Treasure Island moment
Dame Susan Devoy: "If I had to do it all again, I don’t know if it would be different."
Coastguard, rescue helicopter responding to Bay of Plenty mayday call
Coastguard crews from Whakatāne and Ōpōtiki are on their way to the boat.
State Highway 2 reopens at Taneatua after car hits bridge
Motorists are asked to take alternative routes.
Extensive algal bloom: Health warning issued for Lake Rotoiti bay
Contact with the affected water could cause asthma and hay fever attacks for some people.
World Avocado Congress coming to NZ next month
The World Avocado Congress takes place in Auckland next month.
Watch: Drone footage reveals extent of SH25 slip in Coromandel
There will be an hour-long window for drivers to get through today.
Landlords urged to allow pets of flood-hit tenants
Plea to landlords to let people displaced by floods bring their pets.
Labour MP Tāmati Coffey to retire from politics at upcoming election
Coffey will retire after six years in Parliament.
Fresh investment into Māori horticulture announced
Regional Development Minister Kiri Allan made the announcement today.
Electric skies: 2500+ lightning strikes, thunderstorms batter Auckland, Northland
A cluster of thundery cells are moving in from the Tasman and set to hit Auckland north.
Te Puke High School’s gateway to work
The Gateway programme offers employers the chance to trial potential employees.
Hospo margins 'squeezed' even as spending up in the Bay despite cyclone
Worldline data showed national consumer spending in February in retail was $2.8 billion.
Mystery of the missing doctor: New CCTV footage released over vanishing
David Holland was last seen at his Pāpāmoa Beach home on March 11 last year.
Now hiring: Thousands of kiwifruit workers needed for harvest
'Projected lower fruit volumes meant there is likely to be a shorter post-harvest season.'
Secondary and primary school teachers to strike next Thursday nationwide
Several schools already announced they would be closed come Thursday.
Flatlining: $11b health shake-up yet to help struggling frontline staff, 'urgent problems'
Your guide to the big health reforms - and whether they're working or not.
Council ‘disappointed’ by local government review
Commission chairwoman Anne Tolley says the review was the one chance to get it right.
Cyclone recovery: PM says it might be best to 'give up' on some roads
Some roads, like State Highway 25A, just shouldn't be there, says Chris Hipkins.