Covid-19 update: Ten more deaths, 4990 new community cases in NZ today
The number of new community cases has dropped below the 5000 mark today, but the seven-day rolling average…
Police investigate after shots fired in South Auckland
Police say shots were fired at a house in Red Hill in South Auckland last night. Photo: 123rf…
No other public hospital at earthquake risk – Health Infrastructure Unit
Officials say they have not been advised of any other public hospitals that face action soon to fix…
Feasibility update on $4 billion Lake Onslow project expected next month
The Energy Minister is expected to provide an update next month on whether a $4 billion pumped hydro…
Medical students say superiors not ‘concerned’ with informed consent guidelines
A new report suggests that medical students are sometimes encouraged to breach informed consent guidelines by their supervisors.…
Controversial Thames-Coromandel mayor Sandra Goudie to step down
By Cira Olivier of Thames-Coromandel mayor Sandra Goudie will not be standing for the role in the next…
Nelson’s Civic House labelled earthquake-prone
By Erin Bradnock, Local Democracy Reporter Nelson City Council has announced that two earthquake-prone building notices have been…
Budget 2022: Cost-of-living sweetener planned well in advance – Robertson
The $350 cost-of-living relief payment for more than two million New Zealanders in Budget 2022 was a surprise…
A tale of two sides of the city: Hastings’ Heretaunga Street
An upgrade to Hastings city centre has left some businesses feeling hard done by. They say the other…
Wellington’s Tawa College in lockdown, one person injured after ‘incident’
One person is injured and a Wellington secondary school is in lockdown following what police are calling an…