New Zealand Food Safety has found no food safety risks with the government’s school lunch provider after an investigation into mouldy lunches found at a Christchurch school.Rotten meals were served to some students at Haeata Community Campus last Monday.NZ Food Safety said the most plausible explanation is that lunches meant…

Convicted murderer Mark Lundy is expanding his social contacts, but isn’t able to have his own social media accounts.He was otherwise fully compliant with conditions imposed on his release from prison when parole was granted earlier this year, according to a monitoring report released today by the Parole Board.The board…

A new app that allows users to access government information and services from their phones – and will, eventually, hold digital driver licences – has been released today.Digitising Government and Public Service Minister Judith Collins said the govt.nz app was a secure and easy way for people to access what…

A Government programme aimed at bridging the gap between high school classroom learning and hands-on skills is set to expand into new regions after saying its pilot delivered “standout results”.The Earn as You Learn pilot was launched in Waikato in February this year, and would expand into the Hutt Valley…

Parliament’s Speaker Gerry Brownlee has shut the chamber’s gallery to members of the public for the rest of the year after pro-Palestine protesters disrupted proceedings by shouting and throwing papers at MPs.By Craig McCulloch of rnz.co.nzHe called the decision “very disappointing” but necessary given protesters had indicated they intended further…

Police have named the man killed in an Auckland bus stabbing on Monday night. A 36-year-old man accused of stabbing two people on the bus appeared in court earlier today, charged with murder and causing grievous bodily harm. A homicide investigation was launched after the separate stabbings on the vehicle…

Rotorua’s Night Market will return to the inner city after Rotorua Lakes Council voted to end a trial move to Kuirau Park, two months after it began.By Mathew Nash of Local Democracy ReportingElected members voted eight-to-three to return the market to its previous Tūtānekai St location “as soon as reasonably…

The Black Caps have ripped through the West Indies on the first day of the second test in Wellington, but it’s come at a cost.Late on day one the West Indies were dismissed for just 205, with a top score of just 48 from Shai Hope to put the Kiwis…

Fears have resurfaced over violence on public transport in the wake of a horrific fatal bus stabbing earlier this week – even as transit operators insist services are safe, with Auckland officials pointing to millions of incident-free journeys.A 59-year-old man died, and a 51-year-old man was seriously injured after being…

A shake-up of Hawke’s Bay’s bus network has frustrated some Hastings residents who don’t want bus stops installed outside their homes.By Linda Hall for Local Democracy Reporting Blair Kyle and his neighbour, directly across the road, received letters from the Hastings District Council advising them it “will be establishing a…