Emergency room waits for mental health care are still too long
As of 2024, there were fewer mental health patients stuck waiting in hospital emergency departments than in 2022.…
Concerns Iran war could hold up cancer care – Simeon Brown getting advice as helium supply, crucial for MRIs, put under pressure
“I’ve asked for advice in relation to helium, how much is used and what impact the war in…
Qantas cuts some Jetstar services to New Zealand amid rising jet fuel prices
Some include routes between Auckland and Sydney and from Sydney to Queenstown, via Melbourne. Jetstar has announced “temporary…
Conservation Minister Tama Potaka wants to ‘get the balance right’ in Shane Jones’ fishing rule changes
Last year, the coalition Government established 12 HPAs in the Hauraki Gulf, which is one of the country’s…
New Zealand officials have had United States critical minerals framework for months despite Christopher Luxon saying talks ‘very preliminary’
The Prime Minister attempted to water down talk that such a framework could soon be agreed, saying reporting…
How generative AI is reshaping New Zealand education
A professor specialising in the uses and misuses of AI in education said new software to detect it…
Fast-track approval for Takitimu North Link Stage 2 Western Bay upgrade
Stage 1 of the project, connecting Tauranga to Te Puna, is now in its fourth year of construction.…
Western allies push back on Trump call for Nato help to reopen the Strait of Hormuz
Trump: show ‘enthusiasm’ Trump over the weekend called on countries including China, France, Japan, South Korea and Britain…
Person critical after rescue from fire at Henderson Salvation Army Church, arson suspected
He said conditions in the entry area were not too bad, but the main body of the fire…
East Tāmaki crash: One person critical, three injured after three-car smash
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NZ Cricket board under fire from own staff after CEO Scott Weenink’s departure as it considers critical decision over future T20 summer league
The leaked documents come as the NZC board starts discussing one of the biggest and most critical decisions…
US President Donald Trump’s pick for New Zealand Ambassador reveals priorities, interested in expanding defence partnership
“In advancing the President’s agenda, we have few better partners than New Zealand. The Government of New Zealand…