Francisco Hernandez shares his diary from Belém, featuring plenary sessions, Pringles, fire evacuations and bus blunders. <br /> ...

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Parents and schools are asking questions about the level of risk posed by the asbestos – and how the contamination slipped through unnoticed.

The long-serving TVNZ presenter promised she wouldn’t cry – but three hours is a long time to hold it together.

Once the emergency housing capital of the country, the last government-contracted motel in Rotorua is set to close in ...

NZ First’s Shane Jones rose, but he was shot down by speaker Gerry Brownlee, who let him know the party had run out of supplementaries. “Amateur!” Ngarewa-Packer called. “First rodeo?” asked Green ...

Confusingly, there’s a whole other curriculum change going on. In late October, the full draft of the curriculum for year 0-10 students, to be phased in across three years from 2026, was released.

A year since it was passed, the law is being amended. This is what's being changed – and what's happening with the most controversial projects.

This is going to make me sound like a bloody drunk, but mind you, I’ve got to 67 years with everyone knowing I like a drink.' ...

A parent shares their experience and fears as the government bans new prescriptions of puberty blockers for gender-affirming care.

Three times, Metallica came to New Zealand after I started going to concerts, but minus the Snake Pit. I felt like Neil Armstrong in his moon suit as I took my long-awaited walk into the Snake Pit on ...

The dogs weren’t barking madly. One was honking like a goose – a sound made when demanding food – and the other was marching around the bed wagging his tail, the chaotic choreography performed every ...