In Julian Faigan's large book collection his two-volume edition of swashbuckling pirate novel Westward Ho! does not especially stand out, but its covers hide an even more remarkable story than that...
A key component in the Southern District Health Board's plan to restore its shaky financial position has been imperilled by the looming five-day resident doctors' strike.
Russell Towns had the good fortune to miss the battle of Monte Cassino, a 1944 fight in Italy in which 343 New Zealanders died and more than 600 were wounded.
The sun wasn't even over the yardarm... in fact, the sun had barely risen, but that wasn't going to stop revellers at the annual Hyde St party from getting into the spirit of the Dunedin event.
The annual Hyde St party officially began at 9am today, but when No 15 resident Jack Manning was woken at 5am today the festivities had already started.
Lumsden Maternity Centre will cease to be a primary birthing unit on Monday, as scheduled, despite Parliament's health select committee still considering a petition seeking to maintain the centre's...
Rural mothers and babies are being put at risk by the Southern District Health Board's decision to downgrade the status of the Lumsden Maternity Centre, local MP Hamish Walker told MPs yesterday.