The Government has outlined its plans to dramatically reform the Resource Management Act, armed with new research which shows environmental regulations add $15,000 to the cost of a new home and $30,000 to the cost of a new apartment.
A fugitive who went on the run for three years after allegedly escaping police custody by climbing out of a hospital window while handcuffed and hooked up to a heart monitor has pleaded guilty.
Middlemore Hospital has set up a bio-containment unit in response to the global Ebola scare, even though specialists say New Zealand is at little risk of infected patients arriving.
A nurse is being tested for Ebola virus in Cairns after returning from Sierra Leone, where she had been helping treat people infected with the deadly disease.
A pilot who ran a stop sign during a Lord of the Rings sightseeing road-trip and caused a car crash that seriously injured colleagues has today been ordered by a judge to pay $10,000 compensation to both victims.