The government needs to do more to combat homelessness, says an Auckland council committee, after outreach teams recorded a 90 percent increase in people sleeping rough...
Chronic under-staffing is the main reason behind a nationwide nurses’ strike, their union says. More than 36,000 nurses, midwives and healthcare assistants are set to walk off the...
The National Emergency Management Agency is urging people to trust their sense of danger with signs of flooding and tsunami, instead of waiting for official warnings....
A “distracted” midwife who was “rushing” to complete administrative tasks after a birth left the room for 25 minutes – only to come back and find...
One person has been seriously injured in an assault in the Manukau city centre. Emergency services are responding on Manukau Station Road after being alerted about...
Warning: This story has details of the death of an infant. A Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) clinical director is supporting calls for a law change...
One occupant suffered moderate injuries and was airlifted to hopsital, after a helicopter crash in Bay of Plenty. Emergency services were called to the scene of...
In a gloomy start to the week, several severe weather warnings have been issued, with high winds and heavy rain expected from late Monday into early...
Nearly half of the New Zealanders applying for Australian citizenship weren’t born here, according to data from the Australian government. Between July 2023 and June 2025,...
Federated Farmers’ dairy group chair says New Zealanders are lucky to have premium butter, but he hopes prices drop at the checkout as soon as the...
