Funding agency Te Māngai Pāho is facing a 25% to 30% cut.
New Zealand
4:37pm
Police said the semi-automatic shotgun may have been altered and has likely been discarded in the area.
3:53pm
Tolaga Bay Area School Principal Nori Parata said students had been commenting on the smell.
3:11pm
The Commerce Commission said it was probing SFCVIBE Rating after receiving two reported concerns about the scheme.
2:10pm
A family pulled over and got out of their vehicle to stop an assault at a bus stop in the suburb of Massey.
2:02pm
A statement from the team confirmed the 31-year-old had surgery this week – but it was still uncertain when his return date would be.
Sport
1:38pm
The authorised officer submitted around 40 timesheets claiming hours he hadn't worked, the Independent Police Conduct Authority said.
1:00pm
Police said the two unconnected incidents, which resulted in a man being taken to hospital, occurred in Hastings last night.
11:37am
The $4.22 billion sale, which included Mainland and Anchor, was first agreed on in August last year.
11:20am
1:33
Sarah Clark was killed on the morning of March 11 after a car crashed into a café on Auckland's North Shore.
10:42am
The daughters of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson have made "alternative plans" and won't be at Windsor Castle on Sunday
World
10:23am
Police said there had not been a notable rise in fuel-related crime yet, but a senior officer has warned that when there was a supply issue, illegal behaviour could follow.
9:20am
8:49
The morning's headlines in 90 seconds, including police keeping a watch on fuel related crime, and how do you steal 400,000 KitKats?
8:20am
The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz has forced governments overseas to get creative.
6:00am
2:32
A stunt designed to test possible anti-Semitism among takeaway shop staff has ended with a major newspaper apologising for the much-ridiculed set-up.
Monday 7:50pm
"We understand incidents like this can be unsettling to the community; however, we ask parents to be alert, not alarmed," police said.
Monday 6:20pm
The man had to be pepper sprayed before being taken down by a police dog.
Monday 5:41pm
Sargeant Reece Sirl said the online transactions over a nine-month period involved around 13 different types of drugs, including methamphetamine, cocaine, MDMA, GBL and ketamine.
Monday 5:17pm
Despite that, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said "we are continuing to prepare for a move to phase 2 if we need to".
Monday 4:54pm
The data, published this afternoon, showed an increase across petrol and diesel compared with the previous update.
Monday 1:43pm
4:22
Concerning footage released with a warning to Easter holidaymakers to stay alert to get to the gate – and their destinations – safely.
Monday 12:17pm
1:25
Dezi Freeman, wanted over the fatal shooting of two officers, was killed by police during an operation in northeast Victoria, ending a seven-month manhunt.
Monday 11:35am
2:21
Marie Browitt's husband and youngest daughter were killed in the December 2019 eruption, while her eldest daughter suffered severe burns to more than 70% of her body.
Monday 10:17am
6:51
Tamaiti Williams is in hospital, ruled out for the rest of the Super season and with his Test ambitions in doubt.
Rugby
Monday 9:40am
Police said two people were being spoken to after a lines company pipe carrying cooling oil was attacked.
Monday 8:03am
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