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Spend on locum doctors could reach $200m
The spend on fill-in medical staff is rising fast, leading a frontline doctor and the senior doctors' union to voice frustration. Audio
Community support workers among NZ's lowest paid
Carers who look after New Zealand's elderly workers are among the country's lowest-paid employees. Audio
Health NZ planned to axe mental health facility before consultation - MP
New correspondence shows it gave notice to leave the facility before public consultation began, Ingrid Leary says. Audio
How one Kiwi keeps early aviation spinning
Jeff Fox shapes history into flight, one $20,000 propeller at a time. Audio
'Levin invasion' backlash to govt's tough talk
Organisers of the disruptive event say there is no where else for street racers to go.
Hospital staff concerned about combined cleaner-security officer roles
"Matter of time until someone dies" - Staff at two rural Waikato hospitals are worried about their own safety and that of patients. Audio
Former Lake Alice nurse charged over ill-treatment of children dies aged 93
The only staff member at the notorious Lake Alice child and adolescent unit to face prosecution over the horrors at the Rangitīkei institution in the 1970s has died.
Prisoners misbehaving before flight forced to turn around
RNZ has obtained a heavily redacted Department of Corrections report into the day, which reveals bad behaviour from some of the women began at the Auckland Region Women's Corrections Facility.
Does Lundy's parole condition impinge his freedom of speech?
Experts have raised concerns about parole conditions that ban Mark Lundy from media interviews and social media. Audio
Missing US student found safe and well
Private investigators looking for an American aviation student missing from Palmerston North for more than a week say he has been found. Audio
Abuse in care survivor heartbroken after wagon ordered to go
The travelling wagon in memory of her late grandson was bought with compensation for her torture at Lake Alice.
Consultation on future of mental health facility extended
Health NZ did not say when a final decision would be made. Audio
From five-star to feeding youth in need
Palmerston North chef Ashlee Savea swapped gourmet plates for purpose, feeding teens at a youth facility with just $20 a day.
Collins refuses to apologise to Lake Alice survivor
Karilyn Wildbore wanted the former justice minister to admit she was wrong telling the United Nations there was no "state torture" in NZ.
Parents of teen who died playing bull rush 22 years ago want community to condemn RunIt trend
"We totally understand the suffering and pain that Ryan's family are going through. It's a parent's worst nightmare."
'Don't do it': Former All Black warns against Run It as schools act to ban viral trend
Palmerston North teen Ryan Satterthwaite died after playing a Run It-style game this week. Audio
Lack of neurologist 'endangering patients'
Palmerston North Hospital's two part-time neurologists are on leave, leaving doctors to consult with specialist in Wellington.
Health NZ wants to close a mental health facility, staff say more people need it
Rauaroha Segar House is a vital service for people who otherwise fall through the cracks, staff say.
New payroll system causes problems at Massey University
One staff member says he wasn't able to pay his rent. Audio
Herbertville residents worry about debris build up under town's only bridge
The regional council says work is being done to clear the waterway, but one resident says until that happens she will get nervous every time the river level rises.
Murderer maintains innocence over 2010 killing
Dean Richard Mulligan, convicted of murdering Marice 'Katrina' McGregor, is now eligible for release.
'Destroyed so many lives': 12-year-old started fire that killed woman
A shopping list in his mother's handwriting is all a grieving son could salvage from the remains of her burnt-down house.
Health NZ eyes $1.8b cost for unpaid leave dating back 15 years
$130m has been spent on consultants and contractors to fix Holiday Act compliance errors. Audio
Abuse in care victims still waiting for compensation
Can you even put a figure on years of abuse that in some cases included torture?
Watch: A first look at the North Island's long-awaited new highway
Most of the tarseal is down, many of the barriers are up, and there's fresh paint lining the route.