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Hour wait for ambulance after boy breaks leg

A tackle gone wrong in an under-10s rugby league match on Saturday left Travis Dephoff in ...

Hour wait for ambulance after boy breaks leg

A Christchurch mother is questioning if more medical support should be available at sports grounds after her 9-year-old son suffered two badly broken bones in his right leg.

Concerns raised over AI scribe tools for doctors

Concerns raised over AI scribe tools for doctors

Major concerns have been raised about the security of private patient information in New Zealand after new research found 40% of the doctors surveyed are using AI scribes to take patient notes.

'Keen bean' students catch maths book errors

Education Minister Erica Stanford. Photo: RNZ

'Keen bean' students catch maths book errors

The Education Minister has thanked "keen bean" students for picking up errors in Ministry of Education-funded maths resources.

Nurses union 'gobsmacked' by St John's planned volunteer changes

Nurses union 'gobsmacked' by St John's planned volunteer changes

The head of the nurses' union is "gobsmacked" by St John's plan to get rid of volunteers in hospital emergency departments, and says patients will suffer without them.

Wildlife Park to resume taking in animals

A zebra foal with its mum at Orana Wildlife Park. (File photo) Photo: Supplied / Orana Wildlife...

Wildlife Park to resume taking in animals

Christchurch's Orana Wildlife Park will resume taking new animals following a six-month pause following a review prompted by whistleblowers' animal welfare concerns and allegations of a toxic culture.

Teen denied 'clean slate' in youth sentencing

Teen denied 'clean slate' in youth sentencing

A teen kicked a boy in the head so hard it sounded like someone “kicking a rugby ball through goal posts”.

Man jailed for six years for $1.7m Covid fraud

A man has been sentenced to almost six years in jail over a $1.7 million Covid-19 fraud.

Primary school teachers reject 'insulting' pay rise offer

Primary school teachers have voted the reject the 1% pay rise offer. Photo: Getty Images

Primary school teachers reject 'insulting' pay rise offer

Primary teachers have voted to reject a 1% pay rise from the Ministry of Education.

Anger at plan to remove town's officers

Hundreds of North Canterbury locals turned out to a fiery meeting in Culverden on Wednesday night...

Anger at plan to remove town's officers

Hundreds of North Canterbury locals turned out to a fiery meeting in Culverden, angered at a proposal to remove the town's two police officers.

Video shows mass brawl at girls high school

Video shows mass brawl at girls high school

Video has emerged of a mass brawl inside the grounds of an Auckland high school.

Concern drivers could pay more with new road user charges

Concern drivers could pay more with new road user charges

Private companies will need to keep the costs of running the government's new road user charges scheme as low as possible, the AA says.

Cyclist's death due to flawed traffic management: coroner

Fyfa Dawson was an experienced cyclist, who regularly travelled on Springs Rd. Photo: supplied

Cyclist's death due to flawed traffic management: coroner

A coroner is calling for changes to traffic management controls and planning after a cyclist was killed south of Christchurch.

Gambling sites using fake stories to target Māori

Often the fake profiles will steal photos from real life whānau, give them fake names and create elborate fake stories.

Nurse accessed colleagues' personal health information

Nurse accessed colleagues' personal health information

A senior nurse at a retirement village accessed health information about her colleagues, including records that detailed breast reconstruction surgery and treatment for alcoholism.

Lotto 2505

Results from last night's Lotto draw.

Child dies after crash

Child dies after crash

A child has died after a two-car crash in Kaikohe on Wednesday afternoon.

Landfill waste falls, but not all good news: expert

The landfill is due to close before the end of the decade. Photo: ODT files

Landfill waste falls, but not all good news: expert

Poor economic times have seen the amount of commercial and industrial waste being sent off to landfill plummet, according to the latest snapshot of our waste and recycling habits.

St John plans to axe raft of community programmes

St John is planning to axe a raft of community programmes including its hospital volunteers, community carers and pet therapy services.

Child seriously injured after hit by car in Christchurch

A child is seriously injured after being hit by a car in Christchurch.

Insult to 'celebrate lawbreaking': Photos lead to $400 fine

Signs clearly state no dogs are allowed in Tongariro National Park. Photo: DOC/Supplied via RNZ

Insult to 'celebrate lawbreaking': Photos lead to $400 fine

A woman who posted images of herself holding a dog in front of a "no dogs" sign in Tongariro National Park has been fined $400.

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