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Why do public sector workers get paid $10 an hour more on average?
Pay equity claims are probably only part of the reason why public sector pay has pulled ahead of the private sector in recent years, commentators say.
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Taupō family walks length of the country
7 May 2025A Taupō family of six has walked the length of the country along the Te Araroa trail, homeschooling all the way, having never done an overnight hike before.
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Why do we spend more than we need to?
7 May 2025Is it mood, FOMO, the desire to impress? Or maybe some tricky behavioural triggers we're not even aware of?
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Woolworths NZ charged with Fair Trading Act breaches
7 May 2025The Commerce Commission has filed criminal charges against Woolworths NZ for alleged inaccurate pricing and misleading specials that may have breached the Fair Trading Act.
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Met Gala 2025: The best looks from the red carpet
6 May 2025Rihanna reveals she's pregnant ahead of the event, Lorde represents NZ and Diana Ross graces the carpet for the first time in over 20 years.
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Teacher warns accidents will go 'through the roof' after overhaul
7 May 2025One of the incoming changes allowed 'flexibility" in early childhood qualifications.
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Cleaners doubling as security guards at hospitals
7 May 2025Health New Zealand said the an 'integrated' service operates at all four rural hospitals in the Waikato.
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Netanyahu promises to move Gaza's population, minister describes plan to 'conquer' entire territory
6 May 2025Israel's security cabinet approved a military operation a minister described as a plan to "conquer" the territory.
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2024 Prime Minister’s Science Prize winners announced
6 May 2025From helpful plant-fungus combos, to studying anxiety - the latest Prime Minister's Science Prizes have been awarded.
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Iwi misses out on bid to buy back ancestral mountain
6 May 2025Hawke's Bay iwi Ngāti Kahungunu says its connection to the land will always remain.
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Quake rules may create a 'ghost town', locals say
6 May 2025"If we were to action all this now you'd just about bulldoze the whole town?"
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Woman wins court order that could let her starve to death
6 May 2025After being sick for seven years, the 26-year-old has won a court order to refuse further medical intervention.
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Homegrown festival announces Hamilton as new home
When the music festival called it a day in Wellington this year, nine other cities raised their hand to host.
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs is about to go on trial. Here's what you need to know
Music's #MeToo movement has arrived. Here's what to expect from the Diddy trial.
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Weka hitches ride from West Coast inside of ute
6 May 2025The ute interior was left covered in poop after a weka nicknamed Ranger hitched a 300km ride to Christchurch.
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School roll rises force students into library
6 May 2025Immigration and high house prices impacting primary school numbers in the super city.
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Farmers celebrate new rules to limit forestry conversions - does a loophole still remain?
6 May 2025Agriculture and Forestry Minister Todd McClay announced new legislation will be introduced later this year.
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‘Golden visa’ shutting out Chinese investors, experts say
6 May 2025Experts have been left perplexed by Immigration New Zealand's interpretation of regulations related to an investment visa pathway for Chinese nationals.
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Trump says 'I don't know' if must uphold US Constitution as president
5 May 2025Trump also said he was not seriously considering running for a barred third term.
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Northland's meth crisis: 'There's no magic wand'
5 May 2025With use tripling last year, groups trying to help people in the "meth capital" say they're totally overwhelmed.
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Record number of top school-leavers head overseas
5 May 2025"It's a pity that our very top students are going overseas, and I think sometimes it's more perception than reality," one principal says.
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Typical wedding $87,000, wedding planner says
5 May 2025A wedding planner says the average cost of a wedding has increased over recent years, with some couples incorporating weekend-long celebrations or destination-style elements.
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A trip with Aunty Whaea T could turn your life around
5 May 2025TikTok star and Southlander Terressa Kollat says her popular videos don't quite paint the full picture of what it takes to be on one of her trips.
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New Zealand's most valuable state house cannot be subdivided
5 May 2025The almost $4 million villa sits on 619 square metres of land in one of Auckland's sought-after heritage areas.
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