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 3News | Funding cuts in education cause alarm New Zealand Herald Funding cuts in the Education Ministry will negatively affect education quality because there will be less research and less teacher and curriculum development, says Labour's education spokesman, Trevor Mallard. Education Minister Anne Tolley said ... $25m cut spells big job losses Redundancies Inevitable At Education Ministry Education Ministry chief warns of redundancies |
 Stuff.co.nz | Car ploughs into cop station New Zealand Herald A man crashed a car into a police station yesterday, narrowly missing staff at its front counter and people waiting inside the foyer, then tried to fight off staff who were trying to get him out of the vehicle. ... Car smashes into police station Car deliberately smashed into police station Hamilton Police offers victim support |
 Stuff.co.nz | biscuits 'just look different' Stuff.co.nz HALF BAKED: Sophia Crestani is not happy because the Girls Guide Biscuits are not as good as previous years. Their bakers swear they taste the same as ever, but the fundraising biscuits have left a ... Girl Guide biscuits still hit spot Problem confirmed with Girl Guide biscuits Biscuits unshapely but taste the same |
 Stuff.co.nz | Knife slaying part of a disturbing trend Stuff.co.nz STABBING: Shannon David Boyes-Warren (right), 17, was yesterday sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Abdulrahman Ikhtiari. His accomplice Randell Wiremu Legion Brown (left), 20, was sentenced to five years six months ... Taxi killers to be sentenced Christchurch taxi driver killers: 'too drunk to remember' Teen jailed for life for taxi driver killing |
 Stuff.co.nz | Call for faster action on youth driving Stuff.co.nz An emergency doctor is calling on the Government to fast-track tougher licensing restrictions for young drivers after a teenager wagging school was killed when her mate's car crashed. ... Teenager killed in Kapiti Coast crash One killed and five injured in Kapiti crash Teens were on back of ute in fatal crash |
 New Zealand Herald | Tertiary education set to receive shake up TVNZ Slacking students, nonsense courses and student loans are all in the government's sights as the new Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce makes his mark. Joyce is promising to cut funding to tertiary institutes with poor pass results, ... Cutting tertiary courses will hurt Maori - Sharples No plans to cut courses - Joyce courses face the chop |
Inside the flat of taxi murder suspect New Zealand Herald A former flatmate of the man suspected of killing taxi driver Hiren Mohini talks in the flat they shared. Photo / Steven McNicholl The man suspected of killing an Auckland taxi driver told his flatmates in the days ... Mohini Homicide Suppression Order |
 New Zealand Herald | Man falls from balcony flat New Zealand Herald By Vaimoana Tapaleao A man was last night fighting for his life after falling off a balcony east of Auckland city. Emergency services were called to the Glen Innes flat about 6.45pm and took the man, in his 50s, to Auckland City Hospital in a critical ... Man falls from balcony Police talk to pair after balcony fall Point England Auckland |
 guide2.co.nz | Smart meters here to stay for consumers Newstalk ZB People will just have to go with the flow and accept it if electricity companies impose smart meters on them, according to Consumer New Zealand spokeswoman Sue Chetwin. The Energy Minister has given the go ahead for the installation of the smart meters ... Regulation of smart meters ruled out Government decides against smart meter regulation Minister OKs 'dumb' smart meters |
Ballet and rugby under one roof New Zealand Herald Dozens of directors who run Auckland's cultural and sporting facilities look set to be dumped by the Government for a handful of directors to control everything from ballet in the Aotea Centre to rugby fixtures at ... Council Controlled Organisations Not Rodney Controlled Organisations Auckland under attack Ratepayers being cut out of loop |