Southern Say: Timely lesson in at times farcical session
Southern Say: Timely lesson in at times farcical session
You know it’s a strange week in politics when the normally mild-mannered Liz Craig is at the centre of the biggest storm.
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Bodie's battle: Toddler's road to recovery after being struck by car
Bodie's battle: Toddler's road to recovery after being struck by car
Hayley Hamilton's world was crumbling around her as she lifted her unconscious son off the road.
Minister in good spirits as she undergoes chemo
Minister in good spirits as she undergoes chemo
Labour MP and Minister of Conservation Kiri Allan has entered week two of treatment following her cervical cancer diagnosis earlier in the month.
$25 benefit increase 'too little to make difference'
$25 benefit increase 'too little to make difference'
A year on from the Government's $25 increase to benefits, some solo parents and people with disabilities or chronic illnesses say it has made very little difference to their budgets.
Transmission Gully flawed from start: review
Transmission Gully flawed from start: review
A review into Wellington's billion-dollar highway Transmission Gully has found the project was flawed from the start.
Alpine Fault: 75% of damaging quake in next 50 years
Alpine Fault: 75% of damaging quake in next 50 years
The chances of the South Island's Alpine Fault generating a damaging earthquake in the next 50 years are much higher than previously thought, new research shows.
Woman dies from sepsis following poor care by rest home
Woman dies from sepsis following poor care by rest home
An elderly woman died from sepsis after a Bupa Care Services NZ rest home neglected to care for her appropriately.
PM on first day of transtasman travel bubble
PM on first day of transtasman travel bubble
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has described today's travel bubble opening as an "important milestone" in New Zealand's economic recovery, worth an estimated $1 billion.
Woman started on IVF treatment - but she was already pregnant
Woman started on IVF treatment - but she was already pregnant
A woman's joyful moment of finding out she was pregnant following years of trying was shattered after discovering a fertility clinic had wrongly started her on IVF treatment.
Two new Covid cases in MIQ
Two new Covid cases in MIQ
The Ministry of Health has revealed two new Covid-19 cases in managed isolation.
Emotional family reunions as NZ welcomes first quarantine free flight
Emotional family reunions as NZ welcomes first quarantine free flight
A two-way travel bubble between New Zealand and Australia has finally begun after more than a year of closed borders.
Young boy injured in cow attack at adventure race
'Mad cow': Boy seriously injured in cow attack was at Geraldine Adventure Race
A young boy who was attacked by a 500kg cow in Geraldine was watching his sister compete in a local adventure race.
Families will be reunited as border exemptions widened
Families will be reunited as border exemptions widened
The Government will widen its border exemption regime in a bid to allow hundreds of families, separated by Covid-19, to reunite in New Zealand.
'We can't believe it': Beloved teacher's sudden death sends 'shock wave'
'We can't believe it': Beloved teacher's sudden death sends 'shock wave'
The family of a beloved Westmere School teacher who died suddenly last week are "incredibly grateful" for the overwhelming support shown for the colourful school leader.
'What am I going to do?': Phasing out of cheques concerns seniors
'What am I going to do?': Phasing out of cheques concerns seniors
Age Concern Canterbury is ramping up educational classes to help the elderly navigate a cheque-free society as banks phase out the payment method, amid criticism.
'Satisfying' new craze popping up in NZ classrooms
'Satisfying' new craze popping up in NZ classrooms
We've all been entranced by the peculiarly addictive pleasure of popping bubble wrap, right?
Fun and friendship for women named Shirley
Fun and friendship for women named Shirley
If your name is Shirley, the Christchurch Shirley Club is for you.
Firefighters battle large blaze in Canterbury, house under threat
Firefighters battle large blaze in Canterbury, house under threat
Fire crews are working to protect a house from a large haybarn fire in Winslow, near Ashburton.
NZ-Aussie travel bubble - all you need to know
NZ-Aussie travel bubble - all you need to know
The transtasman bubble has opened - allowing Kiwis and Aussies the chance to travel between each other's countries, quarantine-free, for the first time in a year.
Bookings increasing as trans-Tasman bubble about to lift off
Bookings increasing as trans-Tasman bubble about to lift off
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On the eve of quarantine-free trans-Tasman travel starting between Australia and New Zealand, tourism industry figures say bookings are already strong.