Search for climbers missing on Mt Cook paused
Weather has forced searchers to suspend their efforts to find three climbers missing on Aoraki Mount Cook.
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Pharmac will review HRT funding decision: Seymour
Pharmac will review HRT funding decision: Seymour
Pharmac will take another look at its hormone replacement therapy patch funding decision, Associate Health Minister David Seymour has confirmed.
Restrictions in place as fire risk ramps up
Restrictions in place as fire risk ramps up
With temperatures set to hit 30C in parts of the country this week, officials are urging people to be extra cautious about starting or causing fires.
Govt to increase support for job-seekers
Govt to increase support for job-seekers
Up to 70,000 job-seekers are to receive individual assessments and a personalised job plan to help get them into work.
Labour lays groundwork for election-year capital gains tax
Labour lays groundwork for election-year capital gains tax
Analysis: Labour has all but confirmed it will campaign on a capital gains tax next election and could announce the details as early as mid-next year.
Man given Parkinson's disease medication prescribed for another
Man given Parkinson's disease medication prescribed for another
A supervising pharmacist breached a man's rights by giving him medication for Parkinson's disease that was not prescribed to him, the deputy Health and Disability Commissioner has found.
'Inappropriate': Massage therapist censured
'Inappropriate': Massage therapist censured
The Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner has found a massage therapist breached customer rights when he ignored requests to stop after the massages became painful.
Ministers wanted to 'lower expectations' before abuse apology
Ministers wanted to 'lower expectations' before abuse apology
Senior ministers raised concerns about the commitments the government made to survivors of abuse in care and the need to lower expectations, according to notes obtained by RNZ.
Rapid descent prior to flight diversion
Rapid descent prior to flight diversion
A passenger onboard an Air New Zealand flight to Sydney that experienced engine trouble says the plane made a rapid descent.
Fires caused by cheap chargers on the rise
Fires caused by cheap chargers on the rise
Fire and Emergency is urging caution when using cheap charger cables - after an investigation revealed that an Auckland house fire was caused by a charger bought from online retailer Temu.
Govt 'considering' underwriting oil and gas exploration
Govt 'considering' underwriting oil and gas exploration
The oil and gas lobby has asked the government to underwrite the risk of fossil fuel exploration, with the taxpayer potentially taking "some or all" of the risk if new gas supplies fail to eventuate.
Complaint laid after fast-track info delayed
Complaint laid after fast-track info delayed
A delay in releasing information about fast-track projects has prompted a complaint to the Ombudsman.
Temps to exceed 30 degrees in parts of NZ this week
Temps to exceed 30 degrees in parts of NZ this week
The start of summer is forecast to be very warm for many areas of the country, with some places topping 30 degrees this coming week.
Review of fatal Loafers Lodge fire still can't be released
Review of fatal Loafers Lodge fire still can't be released
Fire and Emergency says the review might prejudice the trial of a man accused of murdering five people in the blaze.
Track to Cathedral Cove open after two years
Track to Cathedral Cove open after two years
Access to a popular Coromandel beach has re-opened in time for summer after almost two years of repairs.
Call for children to have advocate in break-ups
Call for children to have advocate in break-ups
The difference between a stable home and being in crisis can be as simple as the loss of a job or relationship break-up, Otago University's Mark Henaghan says.
Pharmac funding several new medicines
Pharmac funding several new medicines
Funding is now available for cancer drugs, ADHD medication and a tablet for chronic heart failure.
Mahuta ready to be back in politics
Mahuta ready to be back in politics
Former Labour minister and Hauraki-Waikato MP Nanaia Mahuta says it is an "important" and "exciting" time to be "re-entering" politics.
Four injured after jetboat flips on Rakaia
Four injured after jetboat flips on Rakaia
Four people have been flown to hospital after a jetboat flipped on Canterbury's Rakaia River.
Hipkins pledges 'full rebuild' of Dunedin hospital
Hipkins pledges 'full rebuild' of Dunedin hospital
Labour leader Chris Hipkins has pledged to complete the new Dunedin hospital if his party is elected in 2026.