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How a revision of nursing registration processes is affecting healthcare migrants
Recruiters are divided on the Nursing Council's recent changes to the registration process for healthcare workers educated outside New Zealand.

Weird, wacky and wonderful: Past Kiwi discoveries
It the wake of a 21-year-old swipe card being found in Antarctica, here are some other remarkable tales RNZ has told.

Is Otara town centre really alcohol free?
Otara town centre is legally an alcohol free zone, but "you wouldn't know it" according to some community advocates.

Future of regional tourism 'dire' if council funding cut
Hawke's Bay could lose out on $250 million a year in visitor spend if its tourism body is forced to close, chair says.

Businesses bemoan Anzac Day trading restrictions
Some will lose out on thousands of dollars, while others say the staff costs are too high to justify opening on the public holiday.

Elon Musk targets Australian senator, gun laws in deepening dispute over X stabbing content
By Byron Kaye, Reuters Elon Musk said an Australian senator should be jailed and suggested the country's gun laws were meant to stop resistance against its "fascist government", escalating his...

Spotify turns up volume to make record profits
The music streaming service reports record profits of over €1bn (Ł860m) after laying off 1500 staff.

Hamilton cars stolen at a rate of six a day
More than 2200 vehicles were stolen from the streets of Hamilton in the space of 12 months, police data has revealed.

My Neighbour Totoro transfers to London's West End
The adaptation of the 1988 film has already enjoyed two successful runs at the Barbican theatre.

Supreme Court decision to name sex offender a 'massive victory', survivors say
The 21-year-old took his fight to keep his name secret to the country's highest court, but his loss means it can be published on 14 June.

Aces in their places: Luxon plays coy over ministers' competence
Analysis - Christopher Luxon framing the demotion of two ministers as the portfolios getting "too complex" is a charitable way of saying they weren't up to the job.

Education Ministry cuts: Roles providing support for disabled kids among those proposed to be axed
Leaked documents show which divisions will bear the brunt of hundreds of proposed job cuts at the Ministry of Education.

Hamilton City Council receives 3000 submissions for Long-Term Plan
"The [council] and their paid bureaucrats clearly are out of touch with what the people of Hamilton can afford," one submitter says.

Transcript between pilots of ill-fated LATAM flight and air traffic control released
The conversation between air traffic control and flight LA800's pilots has revealed the moments after the plane plummeted mid-air.

High levels of paralytic shellfish toxins found in Queen Charlotte Sound
People are being warned not to collect or eat shellfish from Queen Charlotte Sound or part of Golden Bay after high levels of paralytic shellfish toxins were detected.

Northland council continues four-year Maori ward fight in face of government changes
A council that played a key role in getting Maori ward polling removed is now lobbying against government plans to reinstate binding referendums.

Solomon Islands' Sogavare says he runs security amid tense wait for new government
Manesseh Sogavare said he narrowly won his seat and still exercises power over security, as he vies with opposition parties to form government after an election delivered no clear winner.

Hawera homicide: Victim named as Whatitiri Whakaruru
The 26-year-old's family is being supported at this "distressing" time, police say.

Land Information New Zealand proposes 57 job cuts
It is the latest department to announce job cuts as part of the government's cost-cutting measures.