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Kiwi.en-nzTue, 29 Sep 2026 01:49:42 +1300https://www.thedailykiwi.co.nz/news/2026-09-28-audit-finds-dannevirke-hospital-not-safe-for-patientshttps://www.thedailykiwi.co.nz/news/2026-09-28-audit-finds-dannevirke-hospital-not-safe-for-patientsMon, 28 Sep 2026 19:38:33 +1300Admissions frozen after resignations expose a staffing shortfall too serious to guarantee safe care.https://www.thedailykiwi.co.nz/news/2026-09-28-worker-of-nearly-30-years-unfairly-sacked-over-phone-checkhttps://www.thedailykiwi.co.nz/news/2026-09-28-worker-of-nearly-30-years-unfairly-sacked-over-phone-checkMon, 28 Sep 2026 14:08:32 +1300Ballance Agri-Nutrients must pay over $30,000 after withholding evidence before the dismissal.https://www.thedailykiwi.co.nz/news/2026-09-28-act-vows-one-stop-shop-for-supermarket-competitionhttps://www.thedailykiwi.co.nz/news/2026-09-28-act-vows-one-stop-shop-for-supermarket-competitionMon, 28 Sep 2026 12:38:39 +1300Leader David Seymour says 'draconian' rules can make grocery competition worsehttps://www.thedailykiwi.co.nz/news/2026-09-28-cost-of-living-what-s-actually-true-versus-what-both-leaders-arehttps://www.thedailykiwi.co.nz/news/2026-09-28-cost-of-living-what-s-actually-true-versus-what-both-leaders-areMon, 28 Sep 2026 09:39:39 +1300Inflation accelerated to 4.1 percent the same week Labour and National both launched their cost of living pitches.https://www.thedailykiwi.co.nz/news/2026-09-28-mbie-delays-fix-for-sweltering-new-build-homes-to-2031https://www.thedailykiwi.co.nz/news/2026-09-28-mbie-delays-fix-for-sweltering-new-build-homes-to-2031Mon, 28 Sep 2026 07:38:53 +1300Green Building Council calls the delay 'hugely alarming' as families endure 35C rooms for years.https://www.thedailykiwi.co.nz/news/2026-09-27-watchdog-says-bid-rigging-costs-taxpayers-360m-a-yearhttps://www.thedailykiwi.co.nz/news/2026-09-27-watchdog-says-bid-rigging-costs-taxpayers-360m-a-yearSun, 27 Sep 2026 19:37:03 +1300Commerce Commission makes public procurement cartels a top enforcement targethttps://www.thedailykiwi.co.nz/news/2026-09-27-labour-vows-to-wipe-10-off-student-loanshttps://www.thedailykiwi.co.nz/news/2026-09-27-labour-vows-to-wipe-10-off-student-loansSun, 27 Sep 2026 18:07:27 +1300$583 million policy launched at campaign kickoff, rivals call it a bribe on the taxpayerhttps://www.thedailykiwi.co.nz/news/2026-09-27-auckland-council-puts-25-million-grants-system-under-reviewhttps://www.thedailykiwi.co.nz/news/2026-09-27-auckland-council-puts-25-million-grants-system-under-reviewSun, 27 Sep 2026 14:07:38 +1300The decade-old policy is under scrutiny as councillors ask Aucklanders what fair funding should look like.https://www.thedailykiwi.co.nz/news/2026-09-27-national-labour-launch-campaigns-as-election-tightenshttps://www.thedailykiwi.co.nz/news/2026-09-27-national-labour-launch-campaigns-as-election-tightensSun, 27 Sep 2026 12:37:20 +1300Rival Auckland events today kick off six weeks of campaigning in what looks like a knife-edge race.https://www.thedailykiwi.co.nz/news/2026-09-27-kiwi-pay-peaks-earlier-than-most-of-us-thinkhttps://www.thedailykiwi.co.nz/news/2026-09-27-kiwi-pay-peaks-earlier-than-most-of-us-thinkSun, 27 Sep 2026 08:30:42 +1300New earnings data shows wages plateau well before people expect, and it helps explain the squeeze.https://www.thedailykiwi.co.nz/news/2026-09-27-new-data-reading-scores-plunge-from-59-to-29https://www.thedailykiwi.co.nz/news/2026-09-27-new-data-reading-scores-plunge-from-59-to-29Sun, 27 Sep 2026 07:37:09 +1300OIA data shows phonics gains fade fast, with no let-up in gaps for Māori and Pacific learners.https://www.thedailykiwi.co.nz/news/2026-09-26-principals-boss-and-minister-trade-insults-over-speechhttps://www.thedailykiwi.co.nz/news/2026-09-26-principals-boss-and-minister-trade-insults-over-speechSat, 26 Sep 2026 21:19:05 +1200Erica Stanford and Jason Miles clash publicly over her address to a global principals' convention.https://www.thedailykiwi.co.nz/news/2026-09-26-hackers-who-hit-nz-s-health-system-now-have-a-bounty-on-their-headshttps://www.thedailykiwi.co.nz/news/2026-09-26-hackers-who-hit-nz-s-health-system-now-have-a-bounty-on-their-headsSat, 26 Sep 2026 18:02:00 +1200A reward of about NZ$37,000 targets the gang behind last year's Wellington medical centre breach.https://www.thedailykiwi.co.nz/news/2026-09-26-nz-first-vows-to-scrap-the-waitangi-tribunalhttps://www.thedailykiwi.co.nz/news/2026-09-26-nz-first-vows-to-scrap-the-waitangi-tribunalSat, 26 Sep 2026 17:59:00 +1200Winston Peters says a new commission would take over, reviewing only claims filed before 2008.https://www.thedailykiwi.co.nz/news/2026-09-26-activists-dressed-as-trump-removed-from-nz-research-shiphttps://www.thedailykiwi.co.nz/news/2026-09-26-activists-dressed-as-trump-removed-from-nz-research-shipSat, 26 Sep 2026 17:55:08 +1200Police weigh charges after Greenpeace boarded the Tangaroa over its seabed mining survey work.https://www.thedailykiwi.co.nz/news/2026-09-26-oceania-rugby-cancels-rotorua-sevens-over-funding-shortfallhttps://www.thedailykiwi.co.nz/news/2026-09-26-oceania-rugby-cancels-rotorua-sevens-over-funding-shortfallSat, 26 Sep 2026 14:22:15 +1200Tournament axed weeks after it was announced, taking a World Rugby qualifying pathway with it.https://www.thedailykiwi.co.nz/news/2026-09-26-insurance-disputes-surge-to-record-highhttps://www.thedailykiwi.co.nz/news/2026-09-26-insurance-disputes-surge-to-record-highSat, 26 Sep 2026 07:47:21 +1200Health insurance is now the top complaint area, up 91 percent in a year.https://www.thedailykiwi.co.nz/news/2026-09-26-ministry-probes-serious-concerns-over-college-leadershiphttps://www.thedailykiwi.co.nz/news/2026-09-26-ministry-probes-serious-concerns-over-college-leadershipSat, 26 Sep 2026 04:03:58 +1200More than a dozen staff and community members wrote to officials about Horowhenua College's governance.https://www.thedailykiwi.co.nz/news/2026-09-25-air-nz-evacuation-took-nearly-double-the-safe-time-limithttps://www.thedailykiwi.co.nz/news/2026-09-25-air-nz-evacuation-took-nearly-double-the-safe-time-limitFri, 25 Sep 2026 19:50:30 +1200Inquiry finds passengers grabbed luggage despite warnings after 2024 engine firehttps://www.thedailykiwi.co.nz/news/2026-09-25-tribunal-finds-crown-had-no-plan-after-axing-maori-health-authorityhttps://www.thedailykiwi.co.nz/news/2026-09-25-tribunal-finds-crown-had-no-plan-after-axing-maori-health-authorityFri, 25 Sep 2026 17:31:12 +1200An 18 month gap, no meaningful consultation, and a finding of 'reckless disregard'.https://www.thedailykiwi.co.nz/news/2026-09-25-anz-reportedly-eyeing-100-it-job-cutshttps://www.thedailykiwi.co.nz/news/2026-09-25-anz-reportedly-eyeing-100-it-job-cutsFri, 25 Sep 2026 16:09:47 +1200More than 400 tech roles caught up in a restructure, weeks after the Dunedin call centre news.https://www.thedailykiwi.co.nz/news/2026-09-25-ombudsman-to-probe-ministry-of-education-over-oia-claimshttps://www.thedailykiwi.co.nz/news/2026-09-25-ombudsman-to-probe-ministry-of-education-over-oia-claimsFri, 25 Sep 2026 14:52:53 +1200A formal investigation follows a leaked video telling staff to keep things off paper.https://www.thedailykiwi.co.nz/news/2026-09-25-government-delays-council-mergers-until-after-electionhttps://www.thedailykiwi.co.nz/news/2026-09-25-government-delays-council-mergers-until-after-electionFri, 25 Sep 2026 13:29:53 +1200Mayors say the U-turn came out of the blue. The minister says every proposal had gaps.https://www.thedailykiwi.co.nz/news/2026-09-25-education-boss-not-happy-after-staff-told-to-dodge-the-oiahttps://www.thedailykiwi.co.nz/news/2026-09-25-education-boss-not-happy-after-staff-told-to-dodge-the-oiaFri, 25 Sep 2026 13:05:00 +1200A leaked video, a damning review and a secretary who says she cannot explain it.