27+ min ago   (380+ words) As children across New Zealand head back to school, many will be arriving without the basics. Fifty-eight schools are starting 2026 on the waitlist for KidsCan, a charity that provides the essentials for Kiwi kids living in poverty. A survey of…...

1+ hour, 27+ min ago   (825+ words) A Northland disaster recovery model, where services come out to storm-impacted residents, is believed to be the first of its kind in the country. The "akura and wider Whangaruru area, northeast of Whang'rei, was badly impacted by flooding and slips…...

6+ hour, 12+ min ago   (753+ words) A top Auckland school is defending hiring a new principal from an Australian college where leaked teachers" notes described students as "odd, "rude and having "messy hair. Dr Sandra Hastie will take over as executive principal at Epsom"s Diocesan…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (700+ words) Born and raised in Rotorua, Dr Shawn Gielen-Relph is an emergency medicine physician in Melbourne, Australia. Rotorua's Dr Shawn Gielen-Relph knew by 15 he wanted to pursue a career in medicine. Now living in Melbourne, the 34-year-old has recently marked the…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (481+ words) The uncle of a young Mount Maunganui landslide victim has paid a touching birthday tribute to his teenage nephew, saying he will always be proud of the person he was. Max Furse-Kee was killed in the devastating landslide last week,…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (518+ words) A celebration of Harry Darkins" life will be held at the Old Boys Marist Rugby Club in Whang'rei on Saturday at 2pm. The family of Northland teacher and sportsman Harry Darkins have spoken of their "grief and gratitude" as they prepare…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (673+ words) Two fast-growing Rotorua primary schools are prepared for "steady and sustained" roll growth whilst another is a "little nervous" as it has no spare classrooms. This year, Otonga School Te Kura o Tihi'tonga is projected to grow by 69 students " the…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (435+ words) A Givealittle page has been launched for the grieving family of a "beautiful, kind and talented" teen missing after Thursday's fatal landslip at a Mount Maunganui campground. Sharon Maccanico, a 15-year-old Pak'ranga College student, is one of six people unaccounted…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (1347+ words) Students from the Gloriavale religious commune's condemned private school are being offered two choices " correspondence schooling via a special temporary hub onsite or being welcomed into the roll of an existing state school. The Ministry of Education confirmed on December…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (699+ words) Waikato University international law professor, Al Gillespie is with us to take us through what could happen next. Travellers through Waioeka Gorge on Friday got a close look as slips fell over the highway. Some people were airlifted out. Video…...