A former dog daycare worker has been awarded $19,000 for loss of wages, humiliation and loss of dignity after her boss “let her go” via text.Kara Chase who was first described by her boss as having “revived her business from the…
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National says $25m Waka Kotahi office fit-out wasteful
National is crying “waste” after Waka Kotahi – NZ Transport Agency spent $25 million on a fit-out for its new Wellington offices. Questions to National transport spokesman Simeon Brown show the fit-out of 8700sq m of Wellington…
Man who shot Northland police dog Arnie jailed for 8 1/2 years
A man who shot at police officers and nearly killed a police dog has been jailed for eight-and-a-half years after a failed bid to get a discount because he was shot and wounded by return fire. Jamie David Henderson, 32, was sentenced…
Denis O'Reilly :'Wicked problems' with gangs can't be solved by proposed omnibus Amendment Bill
OPINION: If we don’t learn from the past, we are doomed to unsuccessfully grapple with present and future social problems. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern calls these problematics “wicked problems”. They are complex. Answers to…
Tauranga dog attack: Vet association, council, owners respond to verdict clearing Chopper's owner of wrongdoing
Warning: This story contains a graphic image After 271 days locked away, the return of family pet Chopper – who attacked a Tauranga vet – was “like winning the lottery”, his owner’s son says. Ryan Tarawhiti-Brown said the family…
Act leader David Seymour says Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi's joke a step too far
Act Party leader David Seymour has taken issue with a joke by Te Pati Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi about poisoning Seymour with karaka seeds. During a session at Te Pāti Māori’s annual conference, Waititi talked…
Human Rights Commission urges police to address treatment of transgender people
By Felix Walton of RNZ The Human Rights Commission is urging police to address their treatment of transgender people after an officer broke a woman’s ankle and misgendered her in reports.The officers involved repeatedly referred…
Police file 193 charges against teacher accused of illicit recordings, child molestation
Nearly 200 new charges have been filed against a 71-year-old former teacher from West Auckland accused of indecent assault of young girls and of making illegal intimate visual recordings. The Massey resident, who has voluntarily…
Covid-19 outbreak: Government set to announce free RATs amid concern about missed cases
No changes to the current mask rules and isolation periods for the orange setting are expected when Covid-19 Response Minister Ayesha Verrall sets out further steps in the Covid response tomorrow.But free masks and rapid antigen…
NZ First Foundation case: Accused argues elections at risk if named as courtroom suppression battle continues
A man awaiting verdicts for fraud charges after an investigation into donations involving the NZ First Foundation claims the integrity of the country’s elections would be at risk if he was named. The argument came as two men continue…