The Ministry of Education says it's up to school boards to decide, whether to mark protesting students as "justifiably absent". Wellington Girls College is in Thorndon near Parliament's grounds.

New Zealand's scored 20 goals across three friendlies to top their qualifying group. They'll now face Fiji in the semifinals next March, with the winner to face either either Tahiti or New Caledonia ...

The 42-year-old comic and the 44-year-old actress have been through a lot with Olivia having been diagnosed with breast cancer last year, and John going to rehab for cocaine and alcohol dependency in ...

When media company NZME proposed the closure of 14 community newspapers last week, the so-called “news desert” encroached a little further into the local information landscape. The term refers to ...

Nov: Golfer Lydia Ko's finished in a tie for 14th in the penultimate stop on the LPGA calendar 14 Nov: Golfer Steve Alker wants to keep playing professionally until he's 60 after winning a second seas ...

One person's been taken to hospital in a moderate condition.

At least 163 people died in the five storms that pounded the Philippines in recent weeks, leaving thousands homeless and wiping out crops and livestock. Climate change is increasing the intensity of ...

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner added another big title to his tremendous year, beating US Open runner-up Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-4 on Sunday for the ATP Finals trophy before his home fans — and before a final ...

He'll go on trial next month on counts of aggravated indecent assault, indecent assault, unwanted sexual touching, and common assault. Jones was once one of the most powerful people in Australia, ...

The 28-year-old actor performed the title role in a school production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's classic musical 'The Phantom of the Opera' when he was a teenager and even though he has gone onto ...

19 November 2024 - article from www.rugbyleague.co.nz ...

A study's found drivers who've received speeding tickets - are three times more likely to be in a crash than people not ticketed. Speed was a factor in a third of fatal crashes last year. Canterbury ...