‘Not a big deal’: Schools unfazed by new mandatory teaching hours: Schools are now teaching mandatory hours of reading, writing and maths. But has anything ...
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/26-03-2024/not-a-big-deal-schools-unfazed-by-new-mandatory-teaching-hours
New Zealand accuses China of hacking parliament, condemns activity: The New Zealand government said it had raised concerns on Tuesday with the Chinese government ...
reuters.com/technology/cybersecurity/new-zealand-says-parliamentarian-entities-hit-2021-by-malicious-cyber-activity-2024-03-25/
'Are these the first steps towards abolishing the ministry?' - Carmel Sepuloni: Opposition MPs and unions are criticising a proposal by New Zealand's Ministry of ...
rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/512949/are-these-the-first-steps-towards-abolishing-the-ministry-carmel-sepuloni
Hipkins admits Labour 'too slow' to respond to retail crime concerns: The former prime minister believes his party's failings on retail crime ultimately cost it ...
rnz.co.nz/news/indonz/512618/hipkins-admits-labour-too-slow-to-respond-to-retail-crime-concerns
Australia bumps NZ out of the top 10 happiest places: Australia has pushed New Zealand down a spot to become the 10th happiest country in the world ...
rnz.co.nz/news/national/512526/australia-bumps-nz-out-of-the-top-10-happiest-places
Premier House report recommends $33m refurbishment for 'dated' building: If big decisions are not made about the building, a "significant piece of our heritage ...
rnz.co.nz/news/political/512932/premier-house-report-recommends-33m-refurbishment-for-dated-building
Family group charged with stealing $16,000 worth of groceries: The trio took six trolleys worth of groceries without paying and were arrested while trying to ...
rnz.co.nz/news/national/512709/family-group-charged-with-stealing-16-000-worth-of-groceries
Long Covid: Teachers, healthcare workers most vulnerable, report finds: Long Covid can impact people for years and have "considerable" health impacts ...
rnz.co.nz/news/national/512698/long-covid-teachers-healthcare-workers-most-vulnerable-report-finds
China's democracy hack adds to problem areas for NZ: Comment: Concern about China’s state-sponsored hacking is far from new - but its decision to target New ...
newsroom.co.nz/2024/03/27/chinas-democracy-hack-adds-to-problem-areas-for-nz/
Quick Glance: APT31: The Chinese Hacking Group Behind Global Cyberespionage Campaign
- The United States and Britain took legal action and imposed sanctions on a company and individuals associated with a Chinese state-backed hacking group called APT31, allegedly involved in a comprehensive cyber espionage campaign.
- APT31, also known as Zirconium, is purportedly led by China's Ministry of State Security and has targeted millions of people over more than a decade, primarily in the U.S. and Britain, including officials, lawmakers, activists, academics, journalists, and companies such as defense contractors and a U.S. smartphone manufacturer.
- The group is linked to China's Ministry of State Security in the province of Hubei and is accused of suppressing critics of Beijing, compromising government institutions, and stealing trade secrets.
- The U.S. Treasury Department and the British government have taken measures against the company Wuhan XRZ and seven Chinese individuals, including Ni Gaobin and Zhao Guangzong, who were allegedly involved in the activities of APT31.
Australian-owned banks can't explain 'persistently high profits', says Commerce Commission report
newsroom.co.nz/2024/03/21/commerce-commission-delivers-draft-report-on-personal-banking-competition/
Experts to education minister: 'Please explain': Education experts want a meeting with Erica Stanford after she called their teacher training ...
newsroom.co.nz/2024/03/26/experts-to-education-minister-please-explain/
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Ministry for Primary Industries proposes cutting 231 staff: More than 400 jobs could go as the Ministry for Primary Industries and the Ministry of Health look to ...
rnz.co.nz/news/national/512316/ministry-for-primary-industries-proposes-cutting-231-staff
New Zealand joins US and UK in accusing China of cyber attacks: New Zealand joined the US and UK in accusing China of sponsoring malicious cyber activity ...
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-03-26-new-zealand-joins-us-and-uk-in-accusing-china-of-cyber-attacks/
Cabinet takes greater control over Ministry for Disabled People after funding cuts
rnz.co.nz/news/political/512724/cabinet-takes-greater-control-over-ministry-for-disabled-people-after-funding-cuts
A mother and a 25-year-old man plead not guilty to charges of inflicting “severe” damage to two 4 and 5 year olds, and providing false information to police.
California tribe that lost 90% of land during Gold Rush to get site to serve as gateway to redwoods
oregonlive.com/native-american-news/2024/03/california-tribe-that-lost-90-of-land-during-gold-rush-to-get-site-to-serve-as-gateway-to-redwoods.html
Freyberg High School's David Seymour haka: Thousands sign letter supporting students
rnz.co.nz/news/national/512114/freyberg-high-school-s-david-seymour-haka-thousands-sign-letter-supporting-students
China foreign minister willing to strengthen communications with New Zealand: China says it wants to strengthen communications with New Zealand and work to ...
reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/china-foreign-minister-willing-strengthen-communications-with-new-zealand-2024-03-18/
Watch live: Police speak on Gisborne brawl deaths: Police Minister Mark Mitchell and Gisborne Mayor Rehette Stoltz said the community is safe despite the tragedy ...
rnz.co.nz/news/national/512551/watch-live-police-speak-on-gisborne-brawl-deaths
Quick Glance: Two Dead in Gisborne Mass Brawl
- Online tributes for Chrysler Stevens Mark and Kane Taare-Gray.
- Police identify over 40 witnesses of the party.
- Residents fearful after the deaths.
- Concerns about growing violence in Elgin.
Disability Ministry 'days' away from spending all its money: What can and can’t be purchased by disabled people or their carers has been slashed in an ...
newsroom.co.nz/2024/03/19/disability-ministry-days-away-from-spending-all-its-money/
Public submissions to the Covid inquiry closed on Sunday. What happens next?: About 11,000 people gave their thoughts during the consultation stage ...
thespinoff.co.nz/society/27-03-2024/public-submissions-to-the-covid-inquiry-closed-on-sunday-what-happens-next
NZ First case: Pair's scheme deceitful but in the clear: The Serious Fraud Office fails again in court, despite highlighting the deceptions in a scheme ...
newsroom.co.nz/2024/03/26/nz-first-case-pairs-scheme-deceitful-but-in-the-clear/
Government agencies accused of allowing abuse at Gloriavale to continue: Four agencies are being accused of knowingly allowing abuse to happen at the community.
rnz.co.nz/news/national/512758/government-agencies-accused-of-allowing-abuse-at-gloriavale-to-continue
Australian-owned banks can't explain 'persistently high profits', says Commerce Commission report
newsroom.co.nz/2024/03/21/commerce-commission-delivers-draft-report-on-personal-banking-competition/
PM Christopher Luxon faces Question Time amid Chinese spying claims, Budget lead-up
nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/pm-christopher-luxon-faces-question-time-amid-chinese-spying-claims-budget-lead-up/BQP6C2NLFJDNXFO2OAZEAVPE4U/
PM Christopher Luxon, Finance Minister Nicola Willis announce early childhood tax credits
nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/prime-minister-christopher-luxon-speaks-amid-calls-for-calm-after-gisborne-deaths/MQ6HGFD6NJF3FJIT4KYOYAOH5Y/
Disability funding changes: 'We just want to be parents': A Christchurch mother is furious after the Disability Issues Minister accused families of rorting the ...
rnz.co.nz/news/national/512248/disability-funding-changes-we-just-want-to-be-parents
UK says China targeted 'democratic institutions' in cyber campaign: LONDON: The United Kingdom on Monday (Mar 25) accused Beijing-backed groups of ...
channelnewsasia.com/world/united-kingdom-china-cyber-campaigns-elections-new-zealand-united-states-4220481
China’s spy attack on New Zealand first since 1985 - Matthew Hooton: OPINION The last time New Zealand was attacked by a so-called friend was in 1985 when France ...
nzherald.co.nz/business/chinas-attack-on-new-zealand-first-since-1985-matthew-hooton/T3E33YCNTRAK3NRV6SZ5EX24NY/
Court dismisses appeal by Air NZ over Covid claim from former cabin crew member: A former Air New Zealand flight attendant who fell ill with Covid-19 while ...
nzherald.co.nz/nz/court-dismisses-appeal-by-air-nz-over-covid-claim-from-former-cabin-crew-member/WXXYAGJTCVFKFFX4VCJZOSDI6E/
Group paints over rainbow crossing: Protesters have painted over a rainbow crossing on Gisborne's main street. A group of people identifying themselves as ...
odt.co.nz/news/national/group-paints-over-rainbow-crossing
Woman stashed $66k of meth in a bush: An Invercargill woman has avoided imprisonment after she hid $66,000 of methamphetamine in a bush. Sharna Joyce Walker, 33 ...
odt.co.nz/southland/home-detention-after-hiding-meth-bush
Revealed: GCSB likely hosted US spy system used in global capture-kill operations
newsroom.co.nz/2024/03/28/revealed-gcsb-hosted-us-spy-system-used-in-global-capture-kill-operations/
Fake visas and offers to sell jobs - the latest New Zealand immigration scams: The reports of fake visas circulating include one that appears to show the ...
rnz.co.nz/news/national/512866/fake-visas-and-offers-to-sell-jobs-the-latest-new-zealand-immigration-scams
Calls to get e-scooters off the footpath as injuries soar: A wheelchair user says she lives in constant fear of colliding with an e-scooter: "I'm tired of that ...
rnz.co.nz/news/national/512646/calls-to-get-e-scooters-off-the-footpath-as-injuries-soar
Cutting sorely needed supports for carers is cruel and harmful: Caring for a disabled family member can be incredibly tough. Sudden restrictions to support ...
thespinoff.co.nz/society/20-03-2024/cutting-sorely-needed-supports-for-carers-is-cruel-and-harmful
MBIE calls on staff again to apply for voluntary redundancies: It comes on the same day the Ministry for Primary Industries and Ministry of Health proposed ...
rnz.co.nz/news/national/512356/mbie-calls-on-staff-again-to-apply-for-voluntary-redundancies
Education minister vows to close yawning equity gap: New Zealand has long struggled to achieve the unachievable – to narrow the chasm between the highest and ...
newsroom.co.nz/2024/03/20/education-minister-vows-to-close-yawning-equity-gap/
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Disability sector appalled by sudden restrictions on support funding: ‘It makes my blood boil’
nzherald.co.nz/nz/disability-sector-appalled-by-sudden-restrictions-on-support-funding-it-makes-my-blood-boil/5XSXAWKARRGXZIJAS3K4XVV2MQ/
Disability cuts are ‘devastating’, disabled Mosgiel mother says : A Mosgiel mother of two children with disabilities says she is devastated by “cuts to an ...
nzherald.co.nz/nz/disability-cuts-are-devastating-disabled-mosgiel-mother-says/NNQHQRX2V5AQ7GVWERJ3YSPA6Y/
April will bring petrol price hikes but some diesel reductions: It will be a mixed bag for motorists when the latest fuel price adjustments are implemented on ...
timeslive.co.za/motoring/news/2024-03-28-april-will-bring-petrol-price-hikes-but-some-diesel-reductions/
Slash MPI staff and 'we're exposed' - Biosecurity Taranaki chair: A new biosecurity collective in Taranaki says any reduction of frontline Ministry for Primary ...
rnz.co.nz/news/political/512431/slash-mpi-staff-and-we-re-exposed-biosecurity-taranaki-chair
Access to banking proving to be one of fintech's biggest roadblocks: Getting bank accounts - and managing to keep them - is constraining innovation in New ...
newsroom.co.nz/2024/03/27/access-to-banking-proving-to-be-one-of-fintechs-biggest-roadblocks/
Low prices hurting local tomato growers: With tomatoes retailing for as low as $2.99 a kilogram in supermarkets, it's not good news for growers ...
rnz.co.nz/news/country/512043/low-prices-hurting-local-tomato-growers
Spies and Govt waited for other countries before revealing China’s Parliament hack
nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/spies-and-govt-waited-for-other-countries-before-revealing-chinas-parliament-hack/4G3EX4BOMZHSLI4OGM6DRPIQMA/
Sentencing of Whangārei woman who assaulted children exposes disturbing family harm history
nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/sentencing-of-whangarei-woman-who-assaulted-children-exposes-disturbing-family-harm-history/2ZAITHTP6RE43FP2WTMRT6FADQ/
Moving company won't repay accidental $50K deposit: A moving company is allegedly refusing to return nearly $50,000 that was accidentally paid into its bank ...
odt.co.nz/news/national/moving-company-wont-repay-accidental-50k-deposit
New Zealand slips into its second recession in 18 months: New Zealand has entered its second recession in 18 months after the latest round of GDP figures ...
apnews.com/article/new-zealand-recession-economy-84dc563dcfbeed0742832fa5f6cc0fa7
China's democracy hack adds to problem areas for NZ: Comment: Concern about China’s state-sponsored hacking is far from new - but its decision to target New ...
newsroom.co.nz/2024/03/27/chinas-democracy-hack-adds-to-problem-areas-for-nz/
New Zealand man killed in suspected hit-and-run in Sydney: Mitch East was described as a "highly talented lawyer" by his employer.
rnz.co.nz/news/national/512024/new-zealand-man-killed-in-suspected-hit-and-run-in-sydney
Kiwi lawyer tragedy: Claims Mitch East was lying down in Sydney street when struck by car
nzherald.co.nz/nz/kiwi-lawyer-tragedy-claims-mitch-east-was-lying-down-in-sydney-street-when-struck-by-car/RT7A3F3QQVB6JBGLVRU4CYT2PA/
Woman jailed for calling judge a liar, claims name is an 'an artificial construct'
rnz.co.nz/news/national/512461/woman-jailed-for-calling-judge-a-liar-claims-name-is-an-an-artificial-construct
2 New Zealand men arrested in Phuket for allegedly attacking policeman, snatching his gun
straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/2-new-zealand-men-arrested-in-phuket-for-allegedly-attacking-a-policeman-and-snatching-his-gun
Speed camera warning signs: AA criticises lack of action: The AA criticised the lack of signs aimed at reducing speeds and tickets.
rnz.co.nz/news/national/512772/speed-camera-warning-signs-aa-criticises-lack-of-action
Auckland police officers charged with attempting to pervert course of justice during historical investigation
nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-police-officers-charged-with-attempting-to-pervert-course-of-justice-during-historical-investigation/JVME4RYIHNATJNINLY7UZPBCFY/
'It's pretty scary': Neighbours shocked by Gisborne mass brawl: Two people were killed during the fight involving 100 people, and three are still in hospital.
rnz.co.nz/news/national/512575/it-s-pretty-scary-neighbours-shocked-by-gisborne-mass-brawl
Former NZ military recruited to train China’s army - head of NZSIS: Seven New Zealanders have been contracted by a third party to support military aviation ...
nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/spy-agency-bosses-to-be-grilled-following-china-backed-espionage-revelations/GXYE27WTAVETLD3E7NTRTIK6ZU/
NZ teen arrested with trove of violent, sexual and terrorist content: The case is part of a pattern, globally and in New Zealand, of minors being radicalised ...
newsroom.co.nz/2024/03/27/nz-teen-arrested-with-trove-of-violent-sexual-and-terrorist-content/
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Dunedin man convicted after bashing child’s head into wall: A Dunedin man who shoved a child’s head through a wall is “not one to show emotion to any significant ...
nzherald.co.nz/nz/dunedin-man-convicted-after-bashing-childs-head-into-wall/YVH73BEBCNGEFJONP6RIVF6WQE/
29-year-old to appear in court after two killed in Gisborne mass brawl stabbing: Police have revealed more details about what led to a 100-person brawl while a ...
rnz.co.nz/news/national/512587/29-year-old-to-appear-in-court-after-two-killed-in-gisborne-mass-brawl-stabbing
Disability host agencies' 'value' to be considered in funding review
newsroom.co.nz/2024/03/21/disability-host-agencies-value-to-be-considered-in-funding-review/
Seymour the grand ruler of cutting red tape: The early childhood education sector is the first target of David Seymour's red tape attack ...
newsroom.co.nz/2024/03/18/seymour-is-the-grand-ruler-of-cutting-red-tape/
A police crackdown on recidivist shoplifting in Hawke’s Bay has seen 21 people arrested and a variety of charges before the courts in Napier and Hastings.
Iwi share distress, sadness as company fined for damaging Marlborough archaeological site
rnz.co.nz/news/national/512244/iwi-share-distress-sadness-as-company-fined-for-damaging-marlborough-archaeological-site
Seasonal workers in NZ 'lack resources' and vulnerable to 'exploitation': Recognised seasonal employment workers are being "subjected to flagrant breaches of ...
rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/512232/seasonal-workers-in-nz-lack-resources-and-vulnerable-to-exploitation
Whanganui and Ruapehu advocates slam Ministry of Disabled People funding changes: Whanganui disability advocates have slammed the Government’s changes to ...
nzherald.co.nz/whanganui-chronicle/news/whanganui-and-ruapehu-advocates-slam-ministry-of-disabled-people-funding-changes/WTH67OS3AJAQNB2H2T2VZKPNPA/
Culture of secrecy blasted: Pete Hodgson has attacked the national health authority for a culture of secrecy "bordering on arrogance" ...
odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/health/culture-secrecy-blasted
Beauty industry experts pushing for more regulation amid rise in serious injuries
rnz.co.nz/news/national/512154/beauty-industry-experts-pushing-for-more-regulation-amid-rise-in-serious-injuries
Whangārei woman who stabbed victim in the back has jail sentence reduced : Rachel Karena had a kitchen knife in one hand and a can of gin in the other as she ...
nzherald.co.nz/nz/whangarei-woman-who-stabbed-person-in-the-back-has-jail-sentence-reduced/FTDQLU23MJATJMC6MOO277OOKE/
All Blacks, Cavaliers and South Africa: Remembering Phil Recordon, the lawyer who helped stop apartheid-era tour - Phil Gifford
nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks-cavaliers-and-south-africa-remembering-phil-recordon-the-lawyer-who-helped-stop-apartheid-era-tour-phil-gifford/EGWGAGUMORE5XM34MHACIF46SQ/
A second Kiwi has accused UK Visas and Immigration of “losing” their passport and visa application and derailing their plans to move abroad.
Ministry told school to 'evacuate immediately', five months after toxic mould found
rnz.co.nz/news/national/512375/ministry-told-school-to-evacuate-immediately-five-months-after-toxic-mould-found
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