The free NZQA-accredited course called Project Fetu was designed to upskill workers in literacy, numeracy, and digital skills that employers were after.
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A humpback whale was found stuck on a sandbank north of Dunedin and was unable to be refloated despite rescuers' best efforts.
4:00pm
Health Minister Simeon Brown said the $100 million allocated from Budget 2025 would be used for 21 local projects across the country.
3:36pm
The fires happened at properties around 2km apart from each other.
11:50am
A man has been charged over the incident last night, which involved two aircraft.
8:20am
In Auckland's Māngere, the Meredith family were among the first to benefit, moving into a brand-new four-bedroom home designed for multigenerational living.
Saturday 7:20pm
2:43
The single-vehicle crash on State Highway 4 was reported to emergency services around 9.50am today.
Saturday 4:58pm
The defending champions were on the wrong side of the referee and the scoreboard in their semifinal defeat to Canada.
Rugby
Saturday 4:17pm
Consumers were urged not to consume affected products after "small wire-like" metal pieces were found in some Tasti snack bars, peanuts and Frooze Balls.
Saturday 3:51pm
Civil Defense warned of destructive 150km/h gusts as severe weather threatens to batter much of the South Island and lower North.
Saturday 10:26am
Auckland Council said the staff member would not be working at the park while the matter was investigated and would "focus on other park-related work".
Saturday 10:01am
Police were making an arrest in the Bay of Plenty last night when they were attacked by a dog.
Saturday 9:30am
“Today was good,” Lawson said about his performance in Baku.
Motorsport
Saturday 8:44am
Police are investigating two unrelated incidents in Gulf Harbour and Glen Innes, with one person in a critical condition and two others seriously hurt.
Saturday 8:28am
Thousands of tamariki are now on a waitlist to get into kōhanga reo as the demand for full-immersion education soars.
Fri, Sep 19
2:20
Eleven people were arrested across Auckland and Waikato, including three US nationals.
In January 2022, the area began experiencing a slew of violent offending that spanned several months, including drive-by shootings and violent assaults.
Passengers were given "emergency toilet supplies" during the 3.5-hour wait.
Police said the woman lit a fire which destroyed the Seaview Hospital complex last month.
A portable blender has been recalled amid concerns that it could self-activate when the base is immersed in water.
MetService meteorologist John Law said there would be more strong winds and heavy rain in store for the weekend.
The supermarket giant faces a maximum penalty of $200,000 after rats forced a nearly three-week closure early last year.
1:29
Christopher Luxon said calls for Nicola Willis to resign were "absolute rubbish" and had told the minister she had his full backing.
4:28
The morning's headlines in 90 seconds, including Trump slams Kimmel ahead of UK departure, new details on Jorja Miller’s injury, and is chocolate about to get cheaper?
The woman was reported missing after she did not show up to a planned lunch date on Wednesday, September 17.
