Alleged absconder ‘the nicest guy ever’
Alleged absconder ‘the nicest guy ever’
A Queenstown woman says she warned the man who fled a Hamilton isolation hotel to visit a liquor store not to do it.
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Accommodation income takes major holiday hit
Accommodation income takes major holiday hit
Queenstown Lakes hotels and motels took a massive revenue hit during the first weekend of the school holidays.
Is there something in the water?
Is there something in the water?
Hamish Walker’s privacy leak debacle dominated the news this week, but it’s not the first time a southern MP has hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons. Daisy Hudson reports.
New arrest at Auckland isolation hotel
New arrest at Auckland isolation hotel
A man has been arrested at an Auckland Covid-19 isolation hotel after allegedly becoming abusive at staff.
Border passes for mosque victims to attend sentencing
Border passes for mosque victims to attend sentencing
Overseas-based victims of the Christchurch mosque shootings will get special border passes to fly into New Zealand - along with financial help - to witness the gunman's sentencing next month.
Drug import ring-leader jailed
Drug import ring-leader jailed
A 68-year-old man who arrived from Hong Kong to lead one of New Zealand's largest and most sophisticated drug import operations hiding meth in umbrella stands has been jailed.
Man who allegedly escaped quarantine from Queenstown
Man who allegedly escaped quarantine from Queenstown
A Queenstown man who allegedly escaped from hotel quarantine in Hamilton has been has been sent to Spring Hill prison.
Covid-19 update: Two new cases, third escapee
Covid-19 update: Two new cases, third escapee
The man who escaped a Hamilton hotel last night evaded the police guard and climbed down a fire escape, Health Minister Chris Hipkins says.
Man cut through fence to escape Hamilton isolation hotel
Man cut through fence to escape Hamilton isolation hotel
The man who cut through a fence and absconded from the Hamilton hotel wandered into a nearby booze store and picked up a four-pack of European beer and red wine before leaving the shop.
American pathologist moves to NZ to avoid Trump's 'disaster'
American pathologist moves to NZ to avoid Trump's 'disaster'
New York Times best-selling author and leading forensic pathologist Dr Judy Melinek has moved her family to New Zealand as her home country continues to be ravaged by covid-19.
National MP to retire from politics following election
National MP to retire from politics following election
National MP Jian Yang has announced he will retire from politics after the election.
Doctor outraged patient info shared with rescue helicopter trusts
Doctor outraged patient info shared with rescue helicopter trusts
An intensive care doctor is outraged health officials are giving rescue helicopter trusts a daily list of Covid-19 patients, saying it's completely unnecessary.
Clark to head WHO Covid-19 review amid anti-globalism barbs
Clark to head WHO Covid-19 review amid anti-globalism barbs
Former NZ Prime Minister Helen Clark will lead a World Health Organization (WHO) panel scrutinising the global response to the Covid-19 pandemic alongside Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.
Study finds people phone family before fire brigade
Study finds people phone family before fire brigade
Cantabrians who have been in accidental house fires are being asked to take part in a new study.
Muller: We've been 'well-managed and transparent' about leak
Muller: We've been 'well-managed and transparent' about leak
National health spokesman Michael Woodhouse told leader Todd Muller on Tuesday evening that he was also sent Covid patient data by Michelle Boag.
Union warns police at isolation facilities will come off front line
Union warns police at isolation facilities will come off front line
Pulling up to 200 officers off the front line to guard managed isolation facilities could put the public in danger, the police union warns.
Police have duty to keep public safe: union
Police have duty to keep public safe: union
Pulling up to 200 officers off the front line to guard managed isolation facilities could put the public in danger, the police union warns.
Farewell for Constable Matthew Hunt
Farewell for Constable Matthew Hunt
Friends and family have farewelled police officer Constable Matthew Hunt, who died while on duty last month.
Teen murderer recaptured
Teen murderer recaptured
Convicted murderer Haami Hanara, who escaped from a Youth Justice Facility in Auckland at the weekend, has been caught by police.
Permanent police presence at isolation facilities
Permanent police presence at isolation facilities
People escaping managed isolation are committing a "reckless act" of selfishness, says the minister in charge of the facilities.