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Tyres were stabbed on several vehicles in the Rotorua CBD.
'Informed financial decisions': NZ pupils to learn financial skills from next year
Topics will range from identifying need vs want to taxes and insurance.
Watch: Mum hears late daughter's heartbeat in girl saved by transplant
'I wanted to... never let her go because that was all I had left.'
Richard Prebble: Cut red tape faster and deeper
OPINION: The preschool review is a template but it is too little and takes too long.
No OT social workers assigned to more than 1000 at-risk children
As at March 31, 2025, there were 1319 children overdue for allocation to a social worker.
How to make screen time educational for kids
OPINION: Watching educational TV shows, movies and apps can boost language development.
Woman seeks birth mother 50 years after Operation Babylift airlift
Dussart was one of more than 3000 children who were part of Operation Babylift.
Missing Wellington 12-year-old found safe and taken home to parents
William's father said it was a tough few days with mixed messages involved.
Listen: Princess Lilibet's American accent revealed
Meghan shares a glimpse of the sweet jam-making moment she had with her daughter.
Missing 12-year-old William Walmsley contacts family, offers hope
His father said William's behaviour was out of character and worrying.
'The pain is beyond anything': Family mourn son lost to dengue fever
Misiafa Lene, 12, died after contracting dengue fever in Samoa this month.
'They risk long-term damage’: The girls as young as 4 obsessed with beauty treatments
Young children are increasingly using beauty products, from serums to anti-ageing creams.
'A 10/10 baby': Rupert Grint welcomes second child
The star revealed his newborn's name as Goldie in a recent Instagram post.
Family of missing Wellington boy 'really worried for his safety'
William Walmsley from Karori has not been seen since Saturday night.
Why Bluey's Big Play is a masterclass in kids' entertainment
Kiwi Bluey fans have been eagerly awaiting the show's arrival, so was it worth the wait?
From pop stars to Bluey on tour: What's on in Auckland this weekend
Everyone's favourite Australian cartoon dog is coming to town.
Prince William and Kate release adorable new Prince Louis pic and behind-the-scenes video in honour of his 7th birthday
Prince Louis has been seen beaming with a gap-toothed grin in an adorable new portrait.
Man charged with abducting 3-year-old from daycare
A man has been charged with taking a child from an early learning centre in Rotorua.
Plunket scheme vaccinates fewer than 100 babies in five months
Plunket vaccinated fewer than 100 babies since its December soft launch.
Children being adopted overseas, trafficked to work in NZ
A 12-year-old boy was among them. He was put to work and assaulted.
'I'm innocent': Baby Ru's mum speaks about day her son was killed
Baby Ru’s mother reflects on her loss and unanswered questions 18 months on.
What is the Two by Twos, the secretive sect linked to a National MP?
The FBI and NZ Police are collaborating on a global investigation into the sect.
Half of Kiwi adults overwhelmed by phone notifications, study reveals
2degrees commissioned the study, highlighting the mental impact of notifications.
Woman used company card to steal from early childhood employer
Police prosecutor: 'It was deeply cynical and calculated and persistent.'
On The Up: How Caresies found a gap in the childcare market
Mark Hudson talks to Tom Raynel about his small business Caresies, a nanny hiring service.
Watch: World’s third-fastest woman destroys field at son’s sports day
She also praised her son Zyon for winning his race at the event.
'Pain beyond anything': Parents' grief after 12-year-old son dies of dengue fever
Misiafa Lene, 12, was medically evacuated to Auckland where he died of dengue fever.
'Incredibly determined': Auckland boy hula hoops his way into world record books
Leonardo Pala, 10, now has his eyes set on breaking a new record.
No 'fundamental failures' with management of bootcamp youth who escaped tangi – review
Oranga Tamariki is also still refusing to provide details about alleged reoffending.
'Frightening' algorithms: Ex-Facebook exec warns against social media for kids
Stephen Scheeler criticised Facebook's algorithms for prioritising profit over safety.
Flying fox freak accident: Family relieved little sister spared after boy’s pancreas severed
The child was hit in the stomach and chest area by the flying fox runner.
'Everything but the kitchen sink': Kōhanga reo burglary shock
The facility remains closed as whānau deal with the loss of resources.
Legal limbo: 14yo boy barred from school during custody battle
The boy's mother has asked the court three times to let her son go to school.