Senior hospital doctors walk off the job
More than 5000 senior hospital doctors and specialists have walked off the job for an unprecedented 24-hour strike in protest over stalled contract negotiations.
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State of emergency in Selwyn, snow at Aoraki/Mt Cook
State of emergency in Selwyn, snow at Aoraki/Mt Cook
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Large parts of the country are being hammered as torrential rain, gale-force winds and heavy snow set in for the next few days.
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Lotto 2477
Lotto: 1, 12, 14, 20, 24, 38.
Health NZ confirms cuts to IT roles
Health NZ confirms cuts to IT roles
Health New Zealand has confirmed it will slash hundreds of IT jobs - about a third of all roles.
Interislander's only rail-enabled ferry to be retired
Interislander's only rail-enabled ferry to be retired
Interislander's only rail-enabled ferry, the Aratere, will be retired this year to make way for the construction of new port infrastructure, seeing some jobs cut.
Oversight of new speed cameras defended
Oversight of new speed cameras defended
New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) is defending its controls around an expanding and more powerful highway speed camera system that privacy experts had said lacked national oversight.
Mum vents anger after son injured in hit-and-run
'Just appalling': Mum vents anger after son injured in hit-and-run
A Christchurch mother is frustrated by a lack of communication from police after her son was injured in a hit-and-run.
Whangamatā Harbour searched for missing man
Whangamatā Harbour searched for missing man
Police looking for a man missing since Anzac Day are searching areas around Whangamatā Harbour in the Coromandel.
Prisoners to be banned from voting again
Prisoners to be banned from voting again
Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith says Cabinet has agreed to reinstate a total ban on prisoners voting in general elections.
Ethnic MPs condemn race-based criticism of work
Ethnic MPs condemn race-based criticism of work
MPs representing NZ's ethnic communities have condemned critics for focusing on their ethnicity when disagreeing with policies they are proposing.
Acquitted and angry after 25 years' jail
Acquitted and angry after 25 years' jail
A man who spent 25 years in prison for the murder of Auckland tyre-fitter Deane Fuller-Sandys has been acquitted.
The women who waived suppression for Olivia Podmore
The women who waived suppression for Olivia Podmore
Once adversaries, Nicholle Bailey and Jess Massey found themselves united in a shared goal following the suspected suicide of Christchurch-born Olympic cyclist Olivia Podmore.
Suppression for woman charged with throwing acid
Suppression for woman charged with throwing acid
A woman accused of throwing acid at a man in Wellington has been given interim name suppression.
Cold blast for South Island, ferries cancelled
Cold blast for South Island, ferries cancelled
More wild weather is on the way - with heavy rain and snow expected for parts of the South Island and the cancellation of Cook Strait ferries.
Released patient kills for second time
Released patient kills for second time
A man ruled insane after committing a high-profile killing more than two decades ago has gone on to kill another person.
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Advice to look to airlines in bid to cut flight costs
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Advice to look to airlines in bid to cut flight costs
Industry representatives say airport economics are already tightly regulated, and the government should look to airlines in an effort to reduce ticket prices.
High-risk offenders regularly released into community, inquest told
High-risk offenders regularly released into community, inquest told
High-risk offenders are regularly being paroled from prison and into the community, a senior Corrections staff member says.
Pharmac's approach not fit for purpose, review finds
Pharmac's approach not fit for purpose, review finds
An independent review has found Pharmac's current approach is not fit for purpose and has called for an overhaul of both strategy and culture.
Tory Whanau quits Wellington mayoral race
Tory Whanau quits Wellington mayoral race
Wellington mayor Tory Whanau has announced she is no longer running for a second term.
'Haves' outnumbered by 'have-nots', and it's getting worse
'Haves' outnumbered by 'have-nots', and it's getting worse
About 15 percent of New Zealanders have at least $500,000 in household investments, but half of us are worrying at least weekly about our money, new data shows.