Labour to offer cheap loans to bolster GP practices
The Labour Party would offer doctors and nurse practitioners low-interest loans to set up new practices or buy into existing ones, if elected next year.
'Not as cool as it used to be': Youth vaping rate plummets
'Not as cool as it used to be': Youth vaping rate plummets
Updated 2.05 pm
A survey of more than 30,000 of New Zealand's Year 10 students has indicated that the perception of vaping is changing.
KiwiRail fined $220K over worker's preventable fall
KiwiRail fined $220K over worker's preventable fall
KiwiRail has been fined more than $200,000 for breaching health and safety laws when an employee fell 10 metres while installing a communications pole.
Further delays possible after A320 jets grounded
Further delays possible after A320 jets grounded
Airbus A320 software updates have been completed on all NZ based Jetstar aircraft, while Air New Zealand's fleet remain grounded with further flight cancellations possible.
Labour talk up unity, belief as election year approaches
Labour talk up unity, belief as election year approaches
Labour Party faithful are upbeat as they rally in Auckland's viaduct, roughly one year out from the next election.
Teacher slapped, elbowed pupil who threw yoghurt at her
Teacher slapped, elbowed pupil who threw yoghurt at her
A first-year teacher elbowed and slapped an 8-year-old student with behaviour challenges after the student threw yoghurt over her.
Fire looms large in couple's 70 years of marriage
Fire looms large in couple's 70 years of marriage
As Sid and Jan Dyer celebrated their platinum wedding anniversary this week, they recalled driving to the ceremony and noticing a huge cloud looming ominously in the sky.
Assault victim's unlawful citizen's arrest backfires
Assault victim's unlawful citizen's arrest backfires
A month after Steven Gardiner was assaulted, he became so frustrated at the police progress on his case that he decided to take matters into his own hands.
NZ flights cancelled amid global A320 grounding
NZ flights cancelled amid global A320 grounding
Air New Zealand and Jetstar have cancelled multiple flights today, with A320 aircraft grounded due to a global software problem.
MP pushing for revamp of e-scooter rules
'Outdated, dangerous': MP pushing for revamp of e-scooter rules
A National MP has branded e-scooter rules "outdated", and is spearheading a campaign to take the machines off the footpath and into dedicated bike lanes wherever possible.
Gang boss arrested in Auckland Airport drug sting
Gang boss arrested in Auckland Airport drug sting
Police have made further arrests in attempts to dismantle an international organised crime syndicate smuggling Class A drugs through Auckland Airport.
NZ ship made rare transit through Strait, Collins confirms
NZ ship made rare transit through Strait, Collins confirms
The NZ Navy's largest ship made a rare transit through the sensitive Taiwan Strait earlier this month, Defence Minister Judith Collins has confirmed.
NZer on round-the-world trip dies in accident on yacht
NZer on round-the-world trip dies in accident on yacht
A New Zealand skipper on a round-the-world trip died after being pulled into a faulty winch on his yacht.
Labour in campaign mode and eyeing Māori seats
Labour in campaign mode and eyeing Māori seats
As Labour gets into campaign mode, Chris Hipkins says they're out to win every one of the Māori electorates next year.
Canterbury professor living on the edge
Canterbury professor living on the edge
He’s been called the Indiana Jones of microbiology. Canterbury University's Matthew Stott goes to the ends of the earth in his quest to study life in the planet’s most hostile environments.
Pedestrians stunned as driver does donuts on forecourt
Pedestrians stunned as driver does donuts on forecourt
Pedestrians were stunned when the driver of a car mounted the footpath and did donuts on the forecourt of Christchurch's busy central city bus interchange.
'Rail-roaded': Erebus victim's daughter furious at memorial location
'Rail-roaded': Erebus victim's daughter furious at memorial location
The daughter of one of the victims of the Erebus disaster is disgusted that a memorial will be built in Christchurch.
Armed man tasered after threatening mum and baby
Armed man tasered after threatening mum and baby
Police were justified in tasering a man armed with hedge trimming blade, who suffered a serious head injury after falling on the road, its watchdog says.
'Significant public interest': Inquiry into handling of Phillips case
'Significant public interest': Inquiry into handling of Phillips case
The government has announced an inquiry into the handling of the Tom Phillips case by government authorities.
Person killed in motorcycle crash near Kaikōura
Person killed in motorcycle crash near Kaikōura
A person has died following a motorcycle crash in North Canterbury.