Labour pledge to scrap 'terrible' disability bill
Labour says it will scrap the controversial Disability Support Services Bill if it gets into power at the November election.
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AI to be used on life support trial
AI to be used on life support trial
A clinical trial involving 50 hospital intensive care units has been funded to test if AI can help doctors save the lives of more patients on life support.
Controversial golf course holes filled with concrete
Controversial golf course holes filled with concrete
But "concrete eating ducks" had other ideas.
More paid parking at tourist sites after trial raises $1.5 million
More paid parking at tourist sites after trial raises $1.5 million
Paid parking will continue at three popular South Island tourist destinations with more potential sites expected to be announced later this year.
Government deficit $3 billion below forecast
Government deficit $3 billion below forecast
The government looks set to report a smaller deficit this year, on the back of higher tax revenue and lower spending.
Testing finds airborne asbestos in children's play sand
Testing finds airborne asbestos in children's play sand
Airborne asbestos has been found in New Zealand testing on children's play sand, in results researchers say they did not want to see.
'Chaotic': Staff fail to resuscitate man found in ED toilet
'Chaotic': Staff fail to resuscitate man found in ED toilet
A mother and daughter who watched Waikato Hospital staff try to save a man found unconscious in an ED toilet have described the chaos as he was rushed through on a gurney.
PM says another lobbying document will be released
PM says another lobbying document will be released
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says his office is working on publicly releasing another lobbying document connected to a transparency saga.
Greens criticise National attack ad as 'AI slop'
Greens criticise National attack ad as 'AI slop'
The Green Party is criticising a National Party attack advert as "AI slop", saying it misrepresents the party's tax policy and New Zealand's tax settings.
North Canterbury worker gets shock after copper theft
North Canterbury worker gets shock after copper theft
A MainPower employee got an electric shock while repairing network damage caused by copper thieves - a stark sign of the growing danger the thefts are creating in North Canterbury.
Kim Dotcom loses latest appeal to avoid extradition
Kim Dotcom loses latest appeal to avoid extradition
Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom's attempt to overturn his extradition order to the US has been denied by the Court of Appeal.
'Unreasonable': PM's office slammed over missing lobbyist document
'Unreasonable': PM's office slammed over missing lobbyist document
An independent watchdog has found a decision by the Prime Minister's Office regarding an official information request was "unreasonable".
Five arrested, 1.3m illegal cigarettes seized in tobacco raids
Five arrested, 1.3m illegal cigarettes seized in tobacco raids
Five people have been arrested and more than a million cigarettes seized as part of the effort to crack down on the black market tobacco trade.
Man died in back seat of car while mates worked out cover story
Man died in back seat of car while mates worked out cover story
"Rather than acting with honesty, courage, and integrity, you drove him to the hospital while stopping to plan your escape and create lies."
Who is poor in New Zealand now?
Who is poor in New Zealand now?
A group of people the size of the population of Christchurch is in hardship, but there are ways to turn it around, a group of social service charities says.
Brian Tamaki says police have seized his guns
Brian Tamaki says police have seized his guns
Controversial church leader Brian Tamaki says his guns have been seized by police.
Patient dies during nine-hour wait in emergency department
Patient dies during nine-hour wait in emergency department
The Health Minister says Te Whatu Ora will carry out a rapid clinical review after a patient died in the waiting room of the Waikato Hospital emergency department.
Warning over school lunch scheme
Warning over school lunch scheme
Alarm bells are ringing over the coalition's school lunch programme, with the Auditor-General warning the govt has not been able to clearly show the scheme is delivering its aims.
Fast-track GP programme attracts Indian doctors
Fast-track GP programme attracts Indian doctors
Doctors trained in India are leading interest in a new government pathway aimed at fast-tracking overseas-trained physicians into general practice.
ACT candidate resigns after links to Chinese political group revealed
ACT candidate resigns after links to Chinese political group revealed
An ACT candidate has withdrawn from a new Wellington electorate race at November’s election, after failing to declare her previous membership of a Chinese political group linked to the country’s ruling communist party.