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Matthew Hooton: Te Pāti Māori should leave Parliament voluntarily

OPINION: If Parliament isn’t legitimate, why do Ngarewa-Packer and Waititi show up?

Man's bedroom meth stash enough to supply Wellington region for two months

He failed to convince a judge that the stash was to feed his own addiction.

Tramper made himself comfortable, set off beacon before dying of fall injuries

He wandered on to a steep and slippery slope from which he probably fell, says inquest.

Lucky region has 15 players win Lotto's Second Division

First Division Powerball was not struck and will roll over to $15 million on Saturday.

'Wave of opportunity' – 120 new jobs, some require no experience

The business plans to seek staff in three waves, with many different roles to be filled.

‘We need more writers who can just remember’, says Ockham-winning wahine professor

Ngāhuia te Awekōtuku won the General Non-Fiction Award for her memoir Hine Toa.

Senior National Minister says Andrew Little ‘favourite’ for Wellington mayor

Chris Bishop says if Andrew Little wins, he looks forward to working with him.

Jevon McSkimming selling properties amid criminal investigation

Properties McSkimming is listed as owning have been put up for sale or sold.

A bandwagoner's guide to Auckland FC's quest for A-League dominance

They'll face the Melbourne Victory in a home-and-away semifinal series, starting May 17.

'Sounded like fireworks': Woman describes hearing noise on the night man was shot in his bed

Court hears woman accused of being party to a murder suffered panic attack after he died.

Govt appoints leaders for new research institutes in major overhaul

Barry Harris will lead the Bioeconomy Science Institute after the merger.

Super Rugby teams: All Blacks wing returns for Blues

All the ins-and-outs ahead of the 14th round of the Super Rugby Pacific season.

MSD office in lockdown after new threat, police on site

Last week, a man fired a gun at someone at the Ministry of Social Development’s office.

Resene workers on less than living wage gather to share struggle to survive

Employees say they work 'extremely hard' but still earn less than living wage.

Inside Economics: What tariff truce means for NZ and why steak prices are rising

Liam Dann takes a deeper dive into the week's economic news.

Watch: 'The current system fails' – Govt investing $140m to boost dire school attendance rates

Most of the Government's funding will go towards creating a new nationwide service.

Hundreds of blood tests lost in transit between Wellington and Auckland

It comes as Awanui considers processing Auckland tests in Wellington permanently.

Born to be bad: George Thorogood on black influence, white critics and singing the blues

Mike Thorpe speaks to the music legend and his 50-year career ahead of his NZ gigs.