Details of Pharmac review announced
Details of Pharmac review announced
A review of the Government's drug buyer Pharmac will focus on the timeliness and transparency of its decisions.
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Is NZ one of the worst countries in the world to drive in?
Is NZ one of the worst countries in the world to drive in?
A UK survey that rated New Zealand among the top three worst countries to drive in has been ridiculed by road safety organisations.
Why is NZ's birth rate declining?
20 per cent drop in a decade: Why is NZ's birth rate declining?
Why has New Zealand's fertility rate plummeted over the past decade?
Iconic Outrageous Fortune house demolished
Iconic Outrageous Fortune house demolished to make way for $700k townhouses
The two-storey house made famous as the setting for Kiwi TV shows Outrageous Fortune and Westside has been demolished.
Police to pay officer over case
Police pay $10k for 'negligent' prosecution of officer
Police have been ordered to pay one of their own nearly $10,000 after their prosecution of his alleged domestic violence showed "clear negligence".
Schools told to consider refusing enrolment of violent children
Schools told to consider refusing enrolment of violent children
The Principals' Federation has suggested schools defy legally-binding directives to enrol violent children who have been kicked out of other schools.
NZ’s first hydrogen bus to be unveiled
NZ’s first hydrogen bus built in Christchurch set to be unveiled
A $1.175 million hydrogen fuel cell bus built in Christchurch will be unveiled in Auckland.
Passenger who flew to Queenstown in hospital with 'flu-like symptoms'
Passenger who flew to Queenstown in hospital with 'flu-like symptoms'
A passenger who flew from Auckland to Queenstown and was taken straight from the plane to hospital with "mild flu-like symptoms" has returned a negative Covid test.
Indecent act alleged against child in public toilet
Indecent act alleged against child in public toilet
A man has been charged with committing an indecent act against a child in a public toilet in Dunedin.
No new Covid community cases, one in isolation
No new Covid community cases, one in isolation
There are no new Covid-19 in the community to report today, and one new case in managed isolation.
Mothers went for walk during isolation period
Ardern urges people to call out rule-breakers
The prime minister says she knows many New Zealanders were upset, frustrated and angry with the Covid rule-breakers.
Elderly woman killed in Kumara Junction crash named
Elderly woman killed in Kumara Junction crash named
Police have revealed the name of the woman who died after a crash on State Highway 6, on the West Coast, last month.
Beached fishing trawler finally refloated
Beached fishing trawler finally refloated
A fishing boat that ran aground at a remote South Island beach was finally refloated on Monday morning – almost four days after it became stuck.
Cricket bat death: Extraordinary changes to story, Crown says
Cricket bat death: Extraordinary changes to story, Crown says
WARNING: Graphic content. A man who beat his friend to death with a cricket bat made “quite extraordinary” changes to his story to fit the evidence, the Crown says.
International student downturn costs 700 uni jobs
International student downturn costs 40-plus jobs at Canterbury Uni
Nearly 700 university staff, including more than 40 at Canterbury University, are losing or leaving their jobs because of the financial hole caused by falling foreign enrolments.
National wants Covid-19 rule-breakers punished
National wants Covid-19 rule-breakers punished
The National Party wants Covid-19 rule-breakers to be slapped with tough sanctions after Auckland was plunged back into lockdown over the weekend.
Priest being investigated over sexual accusation
Priest being investigated over sexual accusation
A Catholic priest who has been working at Mercy Parish South Dunedin for more than a year is being investigated over alleged sexual misconduct.
‘They don’t know if I am going to be like this forever’
‘They don’t know if I am going to be like this forever’
Wanaka couple Roy Rose and Leanne Taylor-Rose no longer have active cases of Covid-19, but that does not mean the disease has released them from its clutches.
Filming of Netflix romance starts
Filming of Netflix romance starts
Movie stars, lighting equipment and smoke machines seem somewhat out of place on the otherwise quiet downtown streets of Dunedin.
PM: New case had contact with infected family during lockdown
PM: New case had contact with infected family during lockdown
The latest Covid-19 community case had contact with an infected family in Auckland during alert level 3, the Prime Minister says.