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New Zealand history will be compulsory in all schools by 2022

Sep 12,2019

The Government has made a big change to the teaching of history in schools

'One suicide is one suicide too many' - Govt unveils Suicide Prevention Office

Sep 10,2019

The government is setting up a Suicide Prevention Office to lead efforts to reduce the rate of suicide.

School disability services fall short of rising demand

by John Gerritsen - Sep 09,2019

Stress for school services under new system

Bullying in the police: 'It just builds up and builds up'

by Ben StrangRebekah Parsons-King - Sep 09,2019

Bullying remains widespread throughout the police force, according to a study on the organisation's culture

Person dies after boat tragedy in Fiordland

Sep 08,2019

One boat passenger dies in a boating incident - others survived.

Measles: Auckland medical clinics rushed, short of vaccines

by Nita Blake-Persen - Sep 05,2019

Measles vaccine supplies start to run out in Auckland

Horror crash: Deaths confirmed after bus rolls near Rotorua

Sep 04,2019

Tourist bus crash in bad weather kills five

St John dispatches five helicopters after bus rolls near Rotorua

Sep 04,2019

Report: Health sector too complicated and lacking leadership

Sep 04,2019

International tourism slowdown fears ahead of New Zealand annual industry summit

by Tess Brunton - Sep 03,2019

Skifield 'chaos': NZ First MP's family caught up in falling ice incident

Sep 01,2019

National News Archive

Government to establish a Cancer Control Agency and give Pharmac an extra $60m

by Karen Brown - Sep 01,2019

Government's $8m pilot programme for responsible camping

Aug 31,2019

Optimism for new flights between Auckland and Invercargill

by Matthew Theunissen - Aug 26,2019

Direct Auckland-Invercargill flight marks start of regular jet service

Aug 26,2019

Road to Fox Glacier will not reopen, engineers say

Aug 25,2019

Phil Twyford: 'Poor quality planning is stopping our cities from growing'

Aug 21,2019

Fuel prices: Government urged to free up wholesale market

Aug 21,2019

Fuel market not as competitive as it could be - Commerce Commission

Aug 20,2019

Speeding while overtaking ruled legal in High Court appeal

Aug 20,2019

Two injured in serious assault in Queenstown

Aug 18,2019

Armed police surround house in Gore in hunt for wanted man Hori Gemmell

Aug 16,2019

Visitor levy to fund kākāpō support plans

Aug 14,2019