Teens map out their future at UCOL career expo
DAVID UNWIN/Stuff Tararua College students Jackson Fellows, left, James Beals and Kaleb Brunton were among the hundreds of students attending a careers expo at UCOL.…
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Tokyo Olympics: Lydia Ko in mix after solid opening round
Chris Trotman/Getty Images Lydia Ko follows the fortunes of a tee shot during her opening round at the Olympics in Japan. New Zealand’s Lydia Ko…
Hospital midwives across the country to strike next week
Hospital midwives across the country are set to go on rolling eight-hour strikes from the beginning of next week. Midwives at district health boards at…
Bunnythorpe denied its demand for a community board
David Unwin/Stuff Bunnythorpe wants its own community board. The Palmerston North City Council has said no. The rural village of Bunnythorpe has been told it…
Hedgehogs top major Mackenzie Basin predator cull list
Tom Smits/Stuff Tom Smits, in Malte Brun, with a trap as part of the Te Manahuna Aoraki predator control programme. A major predator control programme…
Covid-19: First Covid-free day in Victoria in over three weeks, 16 new cases in Queensland
For the first time in just over three weeks, the Australian state of Victoria has recorded no new Covid-19 cases in the community, while Queensland’s…
First company gains licence to manufacture medical cannabis
Supplied Carmen Doran, chief executive, Helius Therapeutics. Helius Therapeutics has become the first New Zealand company to gain approval from Medsafe to begin manufacturing medicinal…
Should I buy my daughter a Barbie?
OPINION: There are moments that, as a parent, you start to dread even before your child is born. Public tantrums, for example. The first time…
One person dead after bus and car crash on Auckland’s North Shore
RICKY WILSON/Stuff One person is dead following an incident involving a car and a bus. One person died following a car and bus crash on…
Third trial ordered in case of woman who claims she was raped by husband’s friend
The case of an alleged rape victim facing a third traumatising trial shows how tricky consent, or the lack thereof, can be to prove. MARINÉ…