Police and Land Search and Rescue (LandSAR) from the central North Island have located a body in the search for a missing 53-year-old man on Mount Tongariro.
A karakia will be held on Mangatepopo Road at 3pm today and a rahui will be put in place on the Tongariro Crossing for three days.
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The latest Child Poverty Monitor released today by the Office of the Children’s Commissioner reveals alarming facts about children suffering the impacts of family income inadequacy, says Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG).
The report found that one in five children under the age of 15 - amounting to between 161,000 and 188,000 children - experience moderate-to-severe food insecurity, meaning they can’t count on having regular nutritious meals. More>>
Open Government: Proactively Release Of Ministerial Diaries
All Government Ministers will for the first time release details of their internal and external meetings, Minister for State Services (Open Government) Chris Hipkins announced today. More>>
Billion Trees: Questions Over Shanes Jones Carbon Claims
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'Sovereignty Concerns': Plans To Sign UN Migration Pact
New Zealand is likely going to sign up to a United Nations migration pact this week as long as it can iron out a concern around sovereignty. More>>
Most Vulnerable Face Most Risk: Sea Level Rise Threatens Major Infrastructure
The burden of sea-level rise will weigh on the most vulnerable unless a new approach is developed and legislated, a new report says. More>>
Gordon Campbell: On The Pope Of Parliament
’Tis the season of goodwill towards all humankind… except it would seem, towards the Speaker of Parliament... More>>
Abortion: Hundreds March To Call For Decriminalisation
About 300 protesters marched to Parliament this afternoon calling on MPs to vote in favour of decriminalising abortion. A recent report by the Law Commission to the government recommended removing it from the Crimes Act. More>>
Secondary Negotiations: PPTA Rejects 'Another Inadequate Offer'
Hard on the heels of an overwhelming rejection of the government’s second offer, the union’s representatives did not believe that the latest offer was good enough to take out to members... More>>
eGates And Social Security: PM Meets With Korean President Moon Jae-In
Our shared values and challenges, the situation on the Korean Peninsula and the opportunity to do more together were features of the meeting between Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and the President of the Republic of Korea Moon Jae-in today in Auckland. More>>
