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Reports of NCEA exam breaches surge by 250% as AI use prompts crackdown

NZQA investigated 876 reported breaches of external assessments last year.

IRD not 'geared up' to know how many families, if any, received $252 tax promise

Significant lags in data are contributing to the issue.

Police response to family violence questioned: NGOs considering ‘stab vests’ for staff

Minister Karen Chhour's advisory group is flagging serious risks of injury or death.

Morning quiz: How many times did Winston Churchill serve as the UK's Prime Minister?

Test your brains with the Herald's morning quiz.

Hobbiton Movie Set receives Guinness World Record

Peter Jackson's Waikato film set has claimed a big record.

Is this the smartest 9-year-old in New Zealand?

Reporter Ray is in Wellington, where brilliant primary school kid Raymond is already blowing up the NCEAs, and even the American SATs!

Who's who in New Zealand’s most powerful think tanks?

One think-tank tends to get mentioned in Parliament more often than the others.

How dictators meet their end: Insights from those who've seen it first-hand

Smaller countries can influence dictatorships by supporting journalists and NGOs.

Letters: Better funding for learning support will help improve school attendance

OPINION: Why we need well-trained teacher aides in every class

A 59-year-old charged after bus crash injures five Auckland students

Charge follows incident where a bus hit a tree in South Auckland.

On The Up: Crimson Education co-founder to teach entrepreneurship at University of Auckland

The course focuses on entrepreneurship and high-growth ventures.

Hundreds of grieving students perform haka for victim of house fire

Navaeh Ngamoki-Porter, 14, was rescued from the burning building, but later died.

Arsonist blames meth and psychedelics after $4m Auckland lodge destroyed in blaze

She predicted to a friend she would burn the place down, then she followed through.

76-year-old completes Hawke’s Bay Marathon, nears 200th race milestone

'Crossing the line is the ultimate achievement - finishing is winning.'

National opposes Napier's boundary change in East Coast submission

Submissions suggest shifting East Coast boundary to align with Gisborne District Council.

Ex-top cop's 'super injunction' lifts but media can't report details of allegations

Former deputy police commissioner fighting to stop publication of new allegations.

Central Otago Young Grower title goes to Lydia Goodman

Raised on a beef and dairy farm in England, Lydia Goodman swapped cows for cherries.

$450m crypto theft: Assets seized in FBI-led raid on Wellington-based man

Assets include cash, cryptocurrency and high-value goods.