Nadine Roberts

4 days ago | stuff.co.nz | Nadine Roberts |Karanama Ruru |Kate Green |Dave Hull

The chair of a southern regional council says he is surprised by the number of available vacancies following a recent restructure. Environment Southland disestablished 51 roles and created 56 new ones in a shake-up which impacted almost a quarter of staff this year. When the proposal went live in February, a source told Local Democracy Reporting there were “lots of tears”. It has now been revealed 48 roles are yet to be filled, with the council indicating there's no rush for some.

3 weeks ago | stuff.co.nz | William Davis |Nadine Roberts |Bridie Witton

Donald Trump has threatened to impose sanctions on Ukraine as well as Russia if the two sides fail to reach a peace agreement. In an Oval Office meeting with Friedrich Merz, the German chancellor, Trump likened the war in Ukraine to a fight between two young children in a park. “Sometimes you’re better off letting them fight for a while and then pulling them apart,” Trump said. The president added that he had relayed that analogy to Vladimir Putin in their phone conversation on Wednesday.

1 month ago | smh.com.au | Nadine Roberts |Poppy Clark

By Nadine Roberts and Poppy Clark May 27, 2025 — 6.36pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Palmerston North Boys’ High School rector David Bovey planned to talk to students about the dangers of the game known as “run it straight”, which had exploded in popularity through social media.

1 month ago | thepost.co.nz | Nadine Roberts |Poppy Clark

1 month ago | thepost.co.nz | Nadine Roberts |Poppy Clark