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Rangiora after-hours clinic delayed until early 2025, meeting told
Health officials have apologised to people in North Canterbury for failing to tell them their badly needed after-hours clinic has been delayed again.
Concerns 'sobering' freshwater report will fail to trigger needed reforms
A new report into the country's freshwater has found poor water quality is affecting people and the environment. Audio
Hedgehogs wiped out from coastal area with sniffer dog
Hedgehogs have been wiped out on a chunk of Canterbury's coast, thanks to a community conservation project and a dog with a great nose.
Christchurch indoor sports courts in short supply
Christchurch has run out of indoor sports courts, with multiple netball and basketball competitions forced to play outside of the district.
New boiler system slashes hospital's carbon emissions by more than 50%
A new boiler system cuts Christchurch Hospital's carbon emissions by more than 50 percent, Te Whatu Ora Waitaha says.
No health officials present at community meeting over contamination
A report on Napier's contaminated Awatoto industrial area showed hazards including human waste, animal waste, blood, offal, bone, trade waste, motor and hydraulic oil, sulphuric acid, insecticides -…
Awatoto resident: 'We don't know how contaminated it is'
People living in a contaminated street in Napier are anxiously waiting to find out exactly how dangerous it is.
Hawke's Bay emergency hubs empty out as many flood-hit residents go home
More than a month on, Civil Defence says numbers have gone from 2000 in emergency accommodation to just 20.
Business owners breathe easier as vital supply route re-opens for freight
State Highway 5 from Napier to Taupō was extensively damaged by Cyclone Gabrielle and still has 32 sites to be repaired.
Residents 'stoked' as power replaces candlelight for most in Hawke's Bay
One month on from Cyclone Gabrielle, some in Hawke's Bay remain without power - but the lights are slowly coming back on.
The country's top pipe bands on show in Ōtautahi
Bagpipes and drums are ringing out in Christchurch's streets for the 2023 New Zealand and South Pacific Pipe Band Championships.
Vanuatu RSE workers to use earnings to help disaster relief efforts back home
RSE workers have arrived in Auckland from Vanuatu on the first flight out after the country was struck by two cyclones within 48 hours.
Kāpiti Coast weaving traditional knowledge into native plant care
A group of Kāpiti kairaranga (weavers) say more education is needed for councils across the motu on caring for native plants. Video
Corrections gave incorrect information on rehab centre for rapist who killed neighbour - Parole Board
The Parole Board chair believes incorrect information from Corrections prevented a convicted rapist, who murdered his neighbour while on parole, from being placed in a rehabilitation centre.
Scientists observe warming seas for harmful algal blooms
Scientists believe rising sea temperatures may entice more harmful algal blooms from the sub-tropics to New Zealand's shores.
Chch beer festival raring to go, despite initial struggle to source carbon dioxide
More than 40 brewers from across the country will descend on Christchurch's Hagley Park this weekend, for the annual Great Kiwi Beer Festival.
Ground-breaking treatment leaves patient feeling like they have 'a new body'
Being given a whole new body might sound like something from a sci-fi movie but a New Zealander says a new genetic treatment has felt just like that.
Ministry explores hospital staff parking options as extension hangs in balance
Te Whatu Ora Waitaha says it does not know when a decision will be made on whether to proceed with an overdue extension to an existing secure parking building at Christchurch Hospital.
Christchurch Hospital staff say parking shortage puts safety at risk
Christchurch Hospital nurses say their safety is being put at risk while Te Whatu Ora weighs up building some much needed parking for them.
Chris Hipkins as PM: What Christchurch's swing voters think
Three Waters, the Covid-19 response and the needs of rural communities are top of mind.
'Abuse of power,' waste company says of repeated plan rejections
The company behind a proposed waste incinerator plant has labelled a second returning of its consents an abuse of power.
'Nobody did anything': Mum says unmasked gang members put ICU patients at risk
A teenage cancer patient's mother says she felt no one was willing to ask Mongrel Mob members in Christchurch Hospital's intensive care unit to put on a mask.
'A horrible environment': Gang members block hospital parking, intimidate public
Te Whatu Ora Waitaha has confirmed gang members blocked off public parks at Christchurch Hospital in the lead-up to Christmas.
Causes of Lyttelton Harbour contamination remain under investigation
While Cass Bay's contamination levels dropped, other beaches nearby were still not safe to swim at.
Infested cruise ship concerns spark biosecurity meeting
Biosecurity NZ and the Cruise Association are working together to reduce the number of cruise ships being sent for last-minute cleaning.
