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Woman falls through glass shower after fainting with flu
Kat Murray was left with deep cuts and is now warning others to take Influenza A seriously.

Turner Prize winner's new vision for hometown
Keith Tyson said he hopes to create a space for exhibitions, education and community engagement.

Migrant bus drivers who filled post-Covid shortage fear they will be discarded
Drivers want changes to the residency pathway, arguing the English language requirements are too extreme.

KiwiSaver or something else? How to set kids up financially
KiwiSaver is a popular choice for parents - and grandparents - investing for their children.

Crash blocks State Highway 29 in Waikato
Emergency services were alerted just before 6am.

Solomon Islands police investigate burning of 13 homes in East Makira
The incident happened at Naharahau village in the Wainoni area of the Makira-Ulawa Province on Sunday.

Serious crash blocks State Highway near Karapiro
State Highway 29 is blocked near Karapiro after a two-vehicle crash early Wednesday morning.

Heavy rain and snow forecast as cold front hits South Island
MetService warns a slow-moving front bringing cold air and heavy rain will drop snow to 400 metres in southern regions.

Rare whale found dead on Marlborough coastline
The young whale was found by a member of the public near the Wairau Bar on Monday morning.

School owes hours of backpay after teacher not paid for 10 minutes of every hour
The school has has found itself facing a bill for thousands of dollars of historical underpayments.

NZ jobs uncertain as major fashion brands’ Australian parent collapses
Workers at Cue and Veronika Maine’s New Zealand stores face uncertainty after their Australian parent company collapsed into voluntary administration.

Why do New Zealand songs mean so much to us?
In his new RNZ podcast, Nick Bollinger investigates why Kiwi tunes strike a chord like no others can.

'It's hell': Queenstown workers, mayor, firefighter fed up with traffic congestion
Locals say traffic jams are not confined to peak periods and seem to strike at any time.

Two thirds of overseas-trained medical specialists leave again in less than five years
Some regions are going without medical specialists entirely, while others are rejecting up to a fifth of all patient referrals.

'Nowhere near enough to live on' - ACT's minimum wage plan slammed by union
Freezing the minimum wage would lock in pay cuts for the workers who can least afford them, the CTU says.

More sick days, help with childcare: What NZ employers are offering staff
Some New Zealand businesses are already offering extra sick days for when workers' kids pick up a daycare bug.

Police behaved reasonably with man who took own life after showing support for mosque attack - coroner
Officers had raided the 54-year-old's house the day before, after he sent a threatening email to a school.

'I'm not sure AI would make the top 50' in betting market on human extinction: Okta CEO

Meta launches Meta One subscriptions as it seeks to better monetize AI spending

AEO startup Profound hits unicorn valuation, raises $180M Series D 7 months after last round

Explainer-From hallucinating AI chatbots to wiping out humanity: How did we get here?

Auckland Council shuts Piha campground with reopening date uncertain
At this time of year there would normally be up to 50 campers staying each night, but currently the tui and ducks are the only occupants enjoying the September sun.

Tom Phillips inquiry exposes multiple mistakes by police and Oranga Tamariki
Analysis: Both NZ Police and Oranga Tamariki have systemic issues that still need to be resolved in the wake of the Tom Phillips case, writes Jo Moir.

Pieces still missing from Tom Phillips inquiry - academic
An expert on miscarriages of justice says it's indefensible Family Court proceedings were excluded from the government's inquiry.