Assistant Chief of Staff, NZ Herald
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Teacher 'pushed boy's head against wall'
An 11-year-old boy was told to "hongi the wall" and had his head pushed against the wall as a punishment which was deemed humiliating by the teacher disciplinary body.
Teacher hurt by gunshot debris on mend
A group of hunters have been spoken to by police, and they are seeking another group of hunters believed to have been in the area at the time.
NCEA results: How did your school rate?
Schools are slowly claiming back University Entrance, after a change in the qualification saw a dramatic fall in pass rates in low-decile areas.
Mad weather: From heatwave to storms
A cool change is set to bring severe thunderstorms to much of the North Island.
Driveway death: Town rallies round family
The Tokoroa community has rallied around the family of a boy who was killed trying to escape a car as it rolled backwards down a steep farm driveway.
Cyclone Pam edges closer
A severe tropical cyclone that's causing destruction to Pacific Islands is edging closer to New Zealand.
Crash truck driver 'really shaken up'
A truck driver involved in a crash that killed three members of a American family and critically injured another is receiving counselling.
Teen in dark on family's crash deaths
A teenager in critical condition in Waikato Hospital last night has yet to learn of the deaths of his parents and sister in a head-on crash with a logging truck this week.
Event bosses deny non-Maori ban
Organisers of a Maori basketball tournament have hit back at accusations it banned non-Maori coaches and staff from entering the competition.
Lucky 13: Skydivers leap for lives
"Exiting a plane at low altitude to get out and activate parachutes and have them open normally and land safely is amazing."
Rough seas force ship to leave kayaker
Strong winds off the coast of Taranaki have pushed trans-Tasman kayaker Scott Donaldson even further from shore.