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Office worker sacked after 15 days on job awarded $30k

The company suggested she was taking too long to train, despite providing no training.

The NZ schools that produced the highest-achieving Cambridge exam students

And hear from of our top scholars that ranked the best in the world.

Police seek footage after 50-person brawl on Karangahape Rd

An online portal has been set up for witnesses to upload images and video.

Mind-blowing opulence, 'terrifying' owners: The secret world of NZ superyacht workers

Privilege, romance, and dark secrets are all part of life above and below deck.

Storm cuts power to thousands, SH57 closed by downed trees and truck crash, urgent save water plea

Police are warning motorists in lower NI to not travel unless absolutely necessary.

NZ's billion-dollar builders revealed as new king of construction emerges

The country's busiest commercial builder secured $1.2 billion of work last year.

Teen golf star targets higher honours after winning amateur championship

Chloe So is the New Zealand Women’s Amateur Golf Champion.

East v west: The Coromandel property divide driving $8.5m beach sales

In 2024, 74% of Coromandel buyers came from outside the peninsula.

Summer Questions: 'Encouraging momentum building' – Intrepid Travel NZ's Simon Mckearney

Simon Mckearney talks optimism, challenges and the key issue for the 2026 election.

Power rankings: New Zealand’s top sporting schools of 2025 revealed

Which school can claim to be the country’s biggest sporting powerhouse?

All Blacks player ratings for 2025: Every performance assessed

Who was the best-performing All Black in 2025?

Police hand sex offender prison death to Coroner 400 days after body found in cell

Kingi Hemi was serving six years in Ngawha Prison for attacks on children.

Festival delays opening, holiday plans disrupted as upgraded weather warnings cloak NZ

MetService has issued orange rain and wind warnings for much of the country.

NZ’s biggest leaky build: Judge intervenes in $240m apartment fix fiasco

Homeowners were told levies won't fund the repairs and 'external finance' is now required.

'You’re never too old': Founders share their best start-up advice of 2025

Reporter Tom Raynel spoke with 52 founders nationwide during 2025.

How a teen warehouse job led to a $73m supermarket opening

He started as a picker in a distribution centre, now he's buying a $14m supermarket.