Housing market confidence rises: ‘It’s very much a buyer’s market’
Lower interest rates and an increase in property listings is driving confidence. File photo. Photo: 123rf Confidence in…
Hospital doctor owed $1.27m in annual leave
Photo: RNZ A public hospital doctor is owed $1.27 million in annual leave while many more are owed…
‘We are active members of society’: 40 Forty years of fighting HIV in NZ but the stigma is still there
This year also marks 40 years since the Burnett Foundation (formerly the New Zealand AIDS Foundation) opened its…
Why are we all paid close to minimum wage?
Over the following 15 years, the minimum age has risen 84 percent but the median wage has only…
Dunedin woman fatally shot herself in head while deer hunting
Kate Aynsley’s gun likely went off by accident as she either fell or fumbled in steep, slippery terrain.…
Formula 1: Piastri on pole, Lawson 12th after dramatic Qatar GP qualifying
Liam Lawson during qualifying for the Qatar Grand Prix in Doha. Photo: AFP Liam Lawson will start from…
Tongan rugby league star Eli Katoa aims for return as he recovers from brain surgery
Eli Katoa has posted photos from his time in hospital after surgery for a brain bleed. Photo: Instagram/Supplied…
Mitchell Te Kani’s sister told off after reading pre-approved victim impact statement
Paula Beilby (fourth from left) with her whānau outside the High Court at Hamilton. Photo: Belinda Feek/NZME/Supplied A…
Air NZ’s Airbus A320 aircraft return to normal service
About 6000 aircraft from the Airbus A320 family were affected by the issue. Photo: 123RF Air New Zealand’s…
Second Marlborough swimming hole falls to flood damage
By Kira Carrington, Local Democracy Reporting The popular Ferry Bridge swimming spot is to be closed until June…
Hawke’s Bay Regional Prison to get two high security units, adding 316 beds
Hawke’s Bay Regional Prison entrance. Photo: Google Maps Two new high security units are set to be built…
Kiwi surgeon Dr Rowan Schouten behind international cricketers’ returns
Orthopaedic spine surgeon Dr Rowan Schouten performs a back proceedure. Photo: Supplied/Dr Rowan Schouten Season-ending and sometimes career-threatening,…