Wellington Hospital called a ‘s***show’ as patients forced to wait 24 hours
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) delegate said she feared that speaking out would result in repercussions. RNZ…
Wellington residents facing lower water bills after Tiaki Wai backs down
Up to July, Wellington region’s residents pay on average about $2100 in water charges through their rates bills.…
Interislander almost doubles fuel surcharge for commercial vehicles
A fuel adjustment factor has been described as a surcharge, added on top of a base freight rate,…
Dozens evacuated from Wellington suburbs as torrential rain causes floods, more downpours expected
Streets flooded, homes inundated In Stokes Valley, residents described rapidly rising water in what many say is the…
Auckland and Northland hospitals hit by ‘major’ IT outage
“The PACs system impacted by the outage is a critical function of our hospitals which clinicians rely on…
Health NZ’s redundancy payouts a ‘disgraceful waste of money’ – PSA
She said the non-clinical staff such as IT experts and administrators were still desperately needed in the public…
Langley Twigg Law cyber attack under investigation after data breach
It said it’s working to understand exactly what information was leaked, and will then contact affected clients. “We…
Woman waited 11 hours at Wellington Hospital’s emergency department, was not seen by doctor
“Throughout the waiting time, I was experiencing severe spikes of pain, so I’d go back to the triage…
Trade Minister Todd McClay confident Labour will support India Free Trade Agreement
That means whether it passes or not is now in the hands of the Opposition. He said he…
Prepay power disconnections: 10,000 households a month losing electricity
Prepay customers were disconnected more often. There were 27,000 disconnections a month affecting 10,000 prepay customers, or 35%.…
PM backs minister’s ‘pragmatic’ call to spend Kāinga Ora money on local bridge
The money was part of a Kāinga Ora Infrastructure Acceleration Funding agreement with Lower Hutt City Council designed…
Mongrel Mob leader Heil Dogg felt ‘trapped in gang position’ before death, coroner finds
In his report, Coroner Wilton said Benson had mental health difficulties, and had three stints in care between…