Air NZ boss defends new routes amid reduced services elsewhere
Air NZ chief executive Nikhil Ravishankar says the new Perth route is in response to demand from New…
Berlin bids to host Olympics 100 years after the Nazi-run Games
Spectators show the Hitler salute during the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics on 1 August 1936 in…
‘No logic’ to Pharmac’s proposal to change access to type 2 diabetes diabetes drug – doctor
Māori and Pasifika are at greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Photo: LDR / Supplied A diabetes…
Auckland man Hao Feng pleads guilty to downgraded charge of manslaughter over partner’s death
Speaking on Friday with the help of a translator, Hao Feng pleaded guilty to the manslaughter charge. Photo:…
GP supports Pharmac proposal to fund flu vaccines for children under six
Pharmac has proposed funded flu shots to children aged six months to five years. Photo: 123rf A North…
Number of ‘irregular’ police breath tests rises to 42,000
Photo: RNZ / Alex Perrotet An independent analysis of police breath testing data found more than 42,000 “irregular”…
Iran tightens grip on Strait of Hormuz with new transit regime
By Audrey Courty, ABC News Photo: AFP / NurPhoto / Nikolas Kokovlis Iran is tightening its grip on…
Canterbury council aims to tackle housing for growing population
Housing are popping in Waimakariri’s main towns. Photo: David Hill / North Canterbury News A North Canterbury council…
More safety signs for Ōhope track after walkers ignore closure
Track volunteers Austin Oliver and Angus Robson have put forward a proposal to fix the track at their…
Soaring fuel prices lead to sharp increase in patient no-shows at Northland GPs
Northland GPs say soaring fuel prices have led to a sharp increase in patients failing to show up…
Traditional Chinese medicine finding a place in New Zealand
Auckland acupuncturist Selwyn Wong Doo still remembers a time when he was helping at his father’s clinic wearing…
GP supports Pharmac proposal to fund flu vaccines for children under six
Pharmac has proposed funded flu shots to children aged six months to five years. Photo: 123rf A North…