Grateful Hartley family donate $50,000 to charities
The family of a Kiwi mum who died in a Bali hospital after a medical emergency are gifting some of the $230,000 donated in a frantic bid to bring her home to charity.
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Peters denies calling under-fire top cop
Peters denies calling under-fire top cop
Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters has denied a claim under Parliamentary privilege called under-fire deputy police commissioner Wally Haumaha to assure him "things would be okay".
Primary teachers reject pay offer
Strikes possible after primary teachers reject pay offer
Primary school teachers and principals have rejected the Ministry of Education's most recent pay offer and will vote on further industrial action next month.
Children's prescriptions for antidepressant up 50 percent: research
Children's prescriptions for antidepressant up 50 percent: research
New research involving Otago University has uncovered a sharp rise in prescription medicine use by children, including a 50 percent increase in prescriptions for the antidepressant fluoxetine.
Doctors stumped by 6-year-old's mystery condition
Doctors stumped by 6-year-old's mystery condition
Six-year-old Kati Allen has had hundreds of hospital visits and numerous surgeries as doctors grapple with a condition never seen in New Zealand before.
Hospitals write off $53m of overseas patient debt
Hospitals write off $53m of overseas patient debt
Three Auckland district health boards have written off debts of $53.5 million run up by ineligible overseas patients in the past five years.
Nest sites lost as gannet colony slips into sea
Nest sites lost as gannet colony slips into sea
Gannets are understood to have lost nests in a slip at Cape Kidnappers but could be invited to join a trial colony with model gannets, a sound system and home security.
Hiker's death not due to inexperience: group
Hiker's death not due to inexperience: group
The group of hikers who watched as their friend Magesh Jagadeesan fell to his death in Mt Ruapehu's crater lake have spoken out about what happened in the lead up to the tragic incident.
UN debut for 'First Baby' Neve
UN debut for 'First Baby' Neve
With a mock security pass listing her as "First Baby" of NZ, Neve Te Aroha made her UN debut when mum Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern spoke at a peace summit in the General Assembly.
PM accused of misleading Parliament over texts
PM accused of misleading Parliament over texts
National's Simon Bridges says Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has misled Parliament through her answers to him about her contact with digital entrepreneur Derek Handley and she needs to correct it.
National claims Whaitiri left bruises on staff member
National claims Whaitiri left bruises on staff member
The staff member at the centre of an incident involving former government minister Meka Whaitiri was left bruised in the encounter, the National Party has claimed in Parliament.
Construction industry has highest suicide rate
Construction industry has highest suicide rate
A building industry study has identified a macho and bullying culture as a major factor in the industry's high suicide numbers.
No more needles found after strawberries pulled
No more needles found after strawberries in NZ pulled
No more needles have been found in strawberry stock pulled from shelves by Woolworths NZ after three were found at an Auckland store.
Minister apologises to Handley over CTO job
Minister apologises to Handley over CTO job
Digital Services Minister Megan Woods has apologised to entrepreneur Derek Handley over the way his recruitment for the government chief technology officer role unfolded.
'Nobody cared at all': Mother who birthed stillborn alone
'Nobody cared at all': Mother who birthed stillborn alone
A Taupō woman forced to give birth to a stillborn child with no medical help at Rotorua Hospital is still suffering from PTSD six months on.
'I've nothing to hide': Handley
Handley on Curran emails: 'I've nothing to hide'
Entrepreneur Derek Handley said no one from the Government has told him why he was dropped as New Zealand's chief technology officer after he'd accepted the job.
Growers feel for Aussie counterparts
NZ strawberry growers feel for Australian counterparts
Southern strawberry growers say their hearts go out to their beleaguered counterparts across the Tasman, and their association says scanners could be used to check for needles.
Victoria University to change name
Victoria University to change name
The Victoria University council has voted to change its name to University of Wellington - dropping the reference to the former monarch.
Six armed men hold up Chch petrol station
Six armed men hold up Chch petrol station
Six armed raiders attacked a Christchurch petrol station worker in a violent robbery overnight – the second time it's been hit in four months.
Woman forced to give birth to stillborn child alone
Woman forced to give birth to stillborn child alone
A woman was forced to give birth to a stillborn child with no medical help at Rotorua Hospital.