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Unions are calling it "shameful", but Workplace Relations Minister Brooke Van Velden says it will "significantly reduce costs to the Crown".

"Rather than stripping their rights away we could use humanising approaches," Awatea Mita says. Audio

An investigator who helped free Stephen Stone after decades in jail for the murder of Deane Fuller-Sandys, says the case was a 'disgraceful miscarriage of justice'. Audio

Rats chewed through a fibre cable near Dunedin. Audio

MetService says from Tuesday, northeast winds and rain will begin to build over the upper North Island. Audio

Netflix users will see a bump in their bills by between $3 and $6 a month for the streaming service. Audio

A model of Serene bathroom heaters has caused 19 fires already and MBIE is urging owners to disconnect them in a recall reminder.

A Palmerston North school wants to change school lunch providers after a child bit into a hard piece of plastic in their lunch. Audio

A severe case of trench foot did not stop an intrepid American hiker from completing the fastest self-supported journey of Te Araroa. Audio

The motorised uphill cable ride is being hailed as a breakthrough for the industry. Audio

The proposal is alarming clinical psychologists, who say less trained staff could put patients at risk. Audio

Libelle went into liquidation last week owing nearly 250 creditors money.

Northland horse riders are kicking up a stink over a proposed new rule that would mean they would have to pick up their horse's poo.

The prime minister's comment that parents who are dissatisfied with the new school lunch programme should pack the lunches themselves has not gone down well with some. Audio