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    A Waikato teacher's been censured after being caught drinking wine from a drink bottle while on lunch duty
     20 February 2026
    A Waikato teacher's been censured after being caught drinking wine from a drink bottle while on lunch duty
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    Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor released under investigation after almost 10 hours in custody
    20 Feb: The former Duke of York has been released under investigation by British police, as officers continue to search his former Windsor home.... more
    An urban planning specialist is advising the government to be careful changing a development plan he believes was already working
    20 Feb: An urban planning specialist is advising the government to be careful changing a development plan he believes was already working... more
    The Government's pushing ahead with plans for a mega-ministry
    19 Feb: The Government's pushing ahead with plans for a mega-ministry... more
    Fiji's former prime minister Frank Bainimarama charged with inciting mutiny
    19 Feb: Long-serving Fiji prime minister Frank Bainimarama and a former police commissioner will face court on Tuesday on charges of mutiny.... more
    No great movement for National and Labour in the latest political poll
    19 Feb: No great movement for National and Labour in the latest political poll... more
    NZ is slowly slipping on the global corruption index. Is is time for an anti-corruption agency?
    18 Feb: New Zealand remains among the ‘cleanest’ countries in the world for perceived corruption. But a deeper trend suggests government action is needed.... more
    A new iron treatment is on the way for people who've experienced serious reactions to treatment in the past
    18 Feb: A new iron treatment is on the way for people who've experienced serious reactions to treatment in the past... more
    Parliament's intervening - after the High Court ruled against the Ministry of Social Development requesting welfare repayments from those receiving back-dated ACC support
    18 Feb: Parliament's intervening - after the High Court ruled against the Ministry of Social Development requesting welfare repayments from those receiving back-dated ACC support... more
    Labour's Jan Tinetti says today's employment law change is a backwards step
    17 Feb: Labour's Jan Tinetti says today's employment law change is a backwards step... more

     Most Popular Recent Politics News
     06 Feb: Indonesia's government directs education funds to meals program as teachers struggle on low wages +++++++++++++++++++
     10 Feb: The former Air New Zealand boss says his time at the airline made him a better leader, as he moves into a new role abroad ++++++++++++++
     28 Jan: Tauranga's Mayor says a community gathering will be held tomorrow - to acknowledge last week's tragic landslide at Mount Maunganui ++++++++++++++
     24 Jan: Two women believed to have been killed in the Mount Maunganui campground landslide were friends +++++++++++++
     02 Feb: There'll be a wait until we learn the outcome of today's court case between expelled Te Pati Maori MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi and her former party ++++++++++++
     11 Feb: Area school teachers are heading back into pay talks - due to a disagreement between unions ++++++++++++
     27 Jan: Labour Leader Chris Hipkins has ruled out adopting Te Pati Maori's policy to abolish prisons, but says there're other policy areas they align +++++++++++

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      19 Feb: Trump and epstein: us politics takes centre stage once again at winter olympics (Sydney Morning Herald)
      18 Feb: Chris hipkins accuses winston peters of 'pure racism' in parliament (RadioNZ)
      18 Feb: Hipkins accuses peters of 'pure racism' in parliament (RadioNZ)
      18 Feb: 'just push us into the sea': the frustration of an area failed by politics (BBCWorld)
      17 Feb: Party leaders call for politics to be taken out of planning for weather events (RadioNZ)
      15 Feb: Mediawatch: solids, liquids and gas - infrastructure ills back in the frame (RadioNZ)
      13 Feb: Does australian politics still have a problem with women? (BBCWorld)
      13 Feb: A line in the snow: why the ukrainian athlete was banned and others were not (Sydney Morning Herald)
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     Today's News

    Rugby:
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    International:
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    Law and Order:
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    Entertainment:
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    International:
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    Business:
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    Politics:
    A Waikato teacher's been censured after being caught drinking wine from a drink bottle while on lunch duty 13:27

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