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'It makes me angry': Hundreds of mental health jobs unfilled

Mental Health Foundation chief executive Shaun Robinson. Photo: RNZ

'It makes me angry': Hundreds of mental health jobs unfilled

The mental health and addictions workforce is in crisis, with hundreds of unfilled vacancies leading to stressed and over-worked staff and patients unable to receive the help they need, medical professionals say.

Gastro bug sweeps through Canterbury University

University Hall in Ilam in Christchurch. Photo: RNZ

Gastro bug sweeps through Canterbury University

Canterbury University has confirmed more than 100 students have become unwell with a gastro illness.

Magnitude 4.9 quake hits near Picton

Thousands reported feeling the quake on Geonet.

Magnitude 4.9 quake hits near Picton

The lower North Island and upper South were struck by a "moderate" strength earthquake this afternoon.

ESR could slash 51 jobs, 8% of workforce

ESR staff undertake essential work supporting public health. Photo: Ellen Rykers / RNZ

ESR could slash 51 jobs, 8% of workforce

The Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR) is proposing to slash 51 jobs, or 8 percent of its workforce, as part of public sector cost cutting measures.

Murder-accused appears in court

Police at the cordon of a murder investigation in Auckland. Photo: RNZ / Marika Khabazi

Murder-accused appears in court

The man accused of murdering a woman in West Auckland last night appeared in the Waitākere District Court on Monday afternoon.

Support worker spat at, verbally abused disabled woman

Support worker spat at, verbally abused disabled woman

A support worker, who verbally abused and spat at a disabled woman under his care, has been ordered to apologise to his victim.

Napier man takes on insurer over hike - and wins

Napier homeowners have seen their insurance premiums more than triple since Cyclone Gabrielle...

Napier man takes on insurer over hike - and wins

A Napier man who got his insurance premiums reduced after challenging a council flooding hazard map is calling for greater transparency about where insurers get their information from.

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Extent of research group’s role outlined

NIWA head offices in Auckland. PHOTO: WIKIPEDIA

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Extent of research group’s role outlined

The research group that worked on a controversial "science city" proposal which provoked the MetService to push for an independent review of the weather forecasting sector ended up running that too.

'I need to work harder on corporate speak,' PM admits

Christopher Luxon is a former chief executive of Air NZ and became Prime Minister in 2023 after...

'I need to work harder on corporate speak,' PM admits

Christopher Luxon acknowledges he "could have expressed myself better" in his first year as PM, as he calls voters "customers" in an interview with RNZ.

Mental health: Nurses quit over safety fears as police curtail response

Police say mental health callouts are cutting into their crime-fighting duties. Photo: RNZ

Mental health: Nurses quit over safety fears as police curtail response

Nurses with special authorisation for assessing and detaining mental health patients have quit over safety fears. They are worried about a police pullback on mental health callouts and changes to hospital procedures.

Church leader facing trial over alleged Covid rule breaches

Brian Tamaki. Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver

Church leader facing trial over alleged Covid rule breaches

Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki is due to face a judge-alone trial on Monday over alleged breaches of Covid-19 orders.

NZNO alarmed by pause in programme

NZNO alarmed by pause in programme

Members of the New Zealand Nurses Organisation are alarmed by a pause in a key component of Te Whatu Ora Health NZ safe staffing programme.

'Everyone just hates tampons'

NZ teens talk period products: 'Everyone just hates tampons'

Tampons are dead - long live period underwear. That was the consensus from a focus group of six New Zealand teenagers.

Could individual letterboxes be on the way out?

Could individual letterboxes be on the way out?

NZ Post could eventually stop delivering mail to individual letterboxes and instead require clusters of boxes under proposed changes - and the Postal Workers Union isn't happy.

Scissors threat in Christchurch car-jacking

Scissors threat in Christchurch car-jacking

A Christchurch driver was forced out of their car by a person who threatened them with a pair of scissors.

Warning over text scam targeting NZ Post customers

Warning over text scam targeting NZ Post customers

An Auckland man is reminding people to stay alert, fearing a convincing NZ Post scam text will catch them out this silly season.

Loose tyre flies past runners in Auckland Marathon

Last year's Auckland Marathon. Photo: Auckland Marathon

Loose tyre flies past runners in Auckland Marathon

Runners in the Auckland Marathon this morning had a lucky escape when a tyre was flung off a car nearby.

Bus crash passengers had just arrived in NZ

A group of Tongan seasonal workers who were on a bus which rolled near Rotorua this morning had been in the country for just a few hours.

Pet owners wait for news after fire destroys cattery

Staff are "actively searching" for several cats that escaped a fire that destroyed a Wellington vet centre and cattery overnight.

Child struck by car in driveway dies

A child has died after being struck by a car in a driveway in Palmerston North this afternoon.

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