GCSB 'arguably' didn't break law

Spy watchdog says the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) "arguably" didn't break the law in the cases of 88 Kiwis.

More people moving to NZ

More people arriving in the country to live than leaving, with April seeing the biggest gain in two years.

Disabled son abused

A few months after a Nelson couple put their son in fulltime care he would come home and sit sobbing on his couch.

Toy store sells drug-dealing game

Adult card game where players pretend to be drug-dealing kingpins sells at Toyworld Nelson.

Teen arrested twice in six hours

Court generic A man was arrested twice yesterday after headbutting a man and attacking another person.

Man set petrol station ablaze

Man found guilty of setting fire to petrol station was in "desperate situation that forced him into a desperate response".

Woman tells of alleged rape ordeal

Dumped burglar loses case

Suspicion over meat block

China meat Labour says the Government's explanation of why NZ meat is being blocked from entering China is "contradictory".

TPP deal unlikely this year

A heavy weight line-up of former US trade reps is gloomy on the chances of the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal being finalised this year.

PPTA outs charter school hopefuls

Plans revealed for 'resources giant'

MP tweeting - or napping?

Parliament might have been in urgency but Chris Finlayson seemed far from alert.

PPTA outs charter school hopefuls

Classroom, students, pupils, learning, high school, secondary school A list of organisations that have expressed interest in running charter schools has been outed, revealing a high proportion of religious groups.

School slams cyber-bullies

A Christchurch school has stood down four pupils after bullying was posted on Facebook.

Teachers Council deemed ineffective

Claim cleaner 'spied' on students

A zap away from better maths?

Battling with fractions? A short jolt to the brain might do the trick, a new study suggests.

Bed-sharing danger for babies

sleeping baby Study reveals a five-fold increase in the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome when bed sharing.

Hospital smoking ban defended

Mental health patients made irritable by their conditions, not being banned from smoking, court hears.

Graduates key to medicine's disorder

Fading Rainbow leaves vacuum

Push for legal-high regulation

A pro-legal-high group says it empathises with parents concerned their kids use synthetic cannabis.

Suspicion over meat block

China meat Labour says the Government's explanation of why NZ meat is being blocked from entering China is "contradictory".

Options for broadband customers

Rural connectivity is set to improve, but it will fall short of what city folk are being promised.

Sounds mussel expansion fears

New aquaculture focus

Watch for post-drought illness

Farmers should be on the lookout for diseases in animals following the drought, a vet warns.

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