Principals' boss and minister trade insults over speech
A welcome speech at an education conference has turned into a public slugfest…
Accountability
Hackers who hit NZ's health system now have a bounty on their heads
A new international bounty scheme has issued its first-ever reward: $40,000 (US$22,000) on Inc Ransom, the ransomware gang that hacked a Wellington medical centre last year…
Ministry probes serious concerns over college leadership
More than a dozen staff and community members at a lower North Island college have put their concerns in writing, to two different watchdogs at once…
Air NZ evacuation took nearly double the safe time limit
An engine caught fire mid-flight. The plane landed safely. Then the evacuation took nearly twice as long as it should have…
Tribunal finds Crown had no plan after axing Māori health authority
The Waitangi Tribunal says the Government had no clear plan for Māori health when it scrapped Te Aka Whai Ora in 2024…
Ombudsman to probe Ministry of Education over OIA claims
The Chief Ombudsman is opening a formal investigation into claims that Ministry of Education officials tried to dodge the Official Information Act…