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Woodhouse admits receiving patient details from Boag

National MP Michael Woodhouse. Photo: Getty

Woodhouse admits receiving patient details from Boag

Dunedin-based list MP and National Party Health spokesman Michael Woodhouse has admitted receiving patient details from former party president Michelle Boag.

Closure decision is ‘devastating’ - chief executive

New Zealand's Aluminium Smelter (NZAS) chief executive and general manager Stew Hamilton. Photo:...

Closure decision is ‘devastating’ - chief executive

New Zealand Aluminium Smelter’s management team will spend the next six months focused on how to wind-down operations at its Southland plant.

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.

Break up fabricated to swindle benefits

Break up fabricated to swindle benefits

A Dunedin couple who claimed to have split up to commit benefit fraud of nearly $100,000 had their third child together while supposedly estranged, a court has heard.

Permanent police presence at isolation facilities

Megan Woods was grilled on the issue this morning. Photo: Getty Images

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.

Three new Covid-19 cases today

There are three new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand today, all in managed isolation.

Deputy PM takes medical leave for surgical procedure

Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters. Photo: Getty Images

Deputy PM takes medical leave for surgical procedure

Deputy Prime Minister and New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters has been hit by a bout of food poisoning and will be taking medical leave to have surgery.

Homeward bound: How virus changed travel to and from NZ

Air New Zealand planes parked up at Auckland Airport during the Covid-19 pandemic. Photo:...

Homeward bound: How virus changed travel to and from NZ

Job uncertainty, no access to welfare, and concerns over Covid-19 are some of the drivers behind the flood of New Zealanders abroad coming back to Aotearoa.

Megan Woods signals changes to managed isolation after recent escapes

Megan Woods has signalled there could be more police involvement in managing returnees after two escapes in a week.

Covid 19: Retracing infected man's missing 70 minutes

After the man's positive test this morning the Countdown supermarket was closed for a further ...

Covid 19: Retracing infected man's missing 70 minutes

As a section of external fencing was being replaced outside the smoking area of an Auckland hotel a 32-year-old man - newly returned from India and in quarantine - took his chance and escaped managed isolation.

600,000 animals used for NZ science in two years

600,000 animals used for NZ science in two years

More than 600,000 animals - from spider monkeys and chimpanzees to reptiles and pigeons - were used for science in the space of two years, new reports show.

Walker's resignation 'the only option' - Muller

Todd Muller speaks to media in Ashburton this afternoon. Photo: RNZ

Walker's resignation 'the only option' - Muller

National Party Leader Todd Muller says Clutha-Southland MP Hamish Walker's decision to resign was "the only option" after he leaked personal details of Covid-19 patients.

Walker sought to stop Muller from outing him

National leader Todd Muller. Photo: NZ Herald

Walker sought to stop Muller from outing him, citing privacy concerns

Disgraced National MP Hamish Walker tried to stop his boss Todd Muller from publicly outing him as the leaker citing privacy concerns.

Move over Tom Hanks: Kiwi man's real life The Terminal experience

Kiwi man Kepa Harris, 29, faces a month eating pizza or subway in Sao Paulo's transit lounge...

Move over Tom Hanks: Kiwi man's real life The Terminal experience

A New Zealander may be stuck in a South American airport transit lounge for the next month after he was stopped from boarding his flight home because of the Government's latest restrictions.

Back seat drivers more useful than some might think - study

Back seat drivers more useful than some might think - study

A new study has revealed back seat drivers can be useful and even help people to drive more safely.

Hamish Walker confirms resignation

Hamish Walker confirms resignation

Clutha-Southland MP Hamish Walker has announced he will not be standing for re-election after leaking personal details of Covid-19 patients.

Covid case faces jail or fine after sneaking out to supermarket

Education Minister Chris Hipkins said on Tuesday that an announcement about the stand-off with...

Covid case faces jail or fine after sneaking out to supermarket

A man with Covid-19 who "snuck through" a fence at his managed isolation facility to go to a supermarket faces a six-month jail sentence or a $4000 fine.