A document, quietly uploaded online, shows ministers agreed to lift the maximum annual fee for chairs of governance boards from $90,000 to about $162,000.
Dunedin Hospital's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit clinical director is supporting calls for medication to be checked by two people before it's dispensed, following the death of a two-month old baby allegedly given medication at an adult dosage.
A Canterbury couple have lost their battle to prevent the Crown from taking their two properties worth $1.7 million after a commercial-scale cannabis bust.
The Tasman District mayor is warning those in flood-hit areas to prepare for the worst again, as more heavy rain and wind are forecast for the top of the South Island.
A teenager’s death from complications after surgery revealed troubling gaps in complex care across the South Island at the time, the Health and Disability Commissioner says.
A school bus driver and a child are in Hawke's Bay hospital after the vehicle hit black ice and skidded into a line of trees this morning near Maraekakaho.
An acquaintance of a couple who ran the French bakery Le Posh said they appear to have fled the country suddenly, leaving a household of personal items.