Phone, video appointments part of Health Sector Fuel Response Plan
The Health Ministry expects health services would be prioritised for fuel allocation with no caps. Photo: RNZ /…
Government looks to cut heavy vehicle regulations as part of fuel response
Minister for Regulation David Seymour said the government was in the process of refining these submissions. Photo: RNZ…
Former Black Power member Daniel Tewini Ngatai claims change since gang shootings
First published on Daniel Tewini Ngatai, 37, was sentenced in the Manukau District Court. Photo: Open Justice/Ella Scott-Fleming…
Winter brings highest demand for charities, survey reveals
The Catalytic Foundation chief executive Teresa Moore said food insecurity was widely recognised, but cold poverty remained largely…
Two charged after Northland and Waitematā motorists forced to stop, threatened with gun
Police have arrested two people, who are due to appear in the North Shore District Court on Monday…
Aotea/Great Barrier Island iwi meet with government amid overfishing concerns
Oceans and Fisheries under-secretary Jenny Marcroft has met with iwi and the local board on Aotea/Great Barrier Island.…
Green Party disapproves of government granting prospecting permit for UNESCO site
Green Party list MP and resources spokesperson Steve Abel. Photo: VNP/Louis Collins The Green Party says the government’s…
Tsunami survivor battles wildfire to protect hometown in Japan’s northeast
By Kentaro Okasaka and Tom Bateman, Reuters The scale of the current fire is nothing that Haga has…
Department of Conservation, Horizon Regional Council investigate drying of Pukepuke Lagoon
About 3000 eels were rescued from Pukepuke Lagoon after it had dried up. Photo: LDR / Supplied /…
Tauranga Mayor Mahé Drysdale defends having $50k council car
Tauranga Mayor Mahé Drysdale says his council car is cheap to run and offers good value for money…
Watch: Trade Minister Todd McClay to sign India FTA in New Delhi
New Zealand’s Trade Minister has signed the free trade agreement with India in New Delhi. Todd McClay said…
Beaches at Sydney’s Royal National Park close after dead whale brings ‘significant’ shark activity
By Jamie McKinnell, ABC Surf lifesavers noticed the whale carcass on Saturday morning on the southern end of…