‘Increasingly likely’ Aotearoa will see a ‘significant’ Covid wave before year ends
Stuff A bunch of new Omicron subvariants are starting to cause cases to trend upwards in the Northern Hemisphere. If one really takes off, Aotearoa would...
Person dead following single vehicle crash at private property in Waimate District
Stuff A person has died following a single vehicle crash at a private property in the Waimate District. (File photo) A person has died, and another...
Teenager who set historic pub on fire referred to youth aid
A teenager who set fire to the Waipā Tavern has been referred to youth aid. The historic Ngāruawāhia pub burnt down in June and police believed...
Antarctic blast to see overnight temperatures drop well into the negatives
Nearly all eastern and southern lowland areas of the South Island will have an “effective temperature” between -5C and -10C around 1am Thursday, Niwa Weather is...
Five fire trucks called to a blaze on the West Coast
Andy Jackson/Stuff Emergency services were called to the scene at 10.36am on Tuesday. Five fire trucks were called to a blaze on the West Coast just...
Live: Nanaia Mahuta meets with Solomon Islands foreign minister
Solomon Islands foreign minister Jeremiah Manele says his country wants to bring more seasonal workers to New Zealand as it struggles to regain economic ground lost...
Pay increase for first-year GPs coming to boost numbers
Junior GPs could get up to 23% more, after Health Minister Andrew Little announced the Government will top up the salaries of new GP registrars to...
Whangārei Hospital ‘dangerously’ understaffed as shift incentive scheme ends
Ella Bates-Hermans/Stuff Despite winter now being over, Whangārei Hospital has remained under intense pressure, a union delegate says. (File photo) Whangārei Hospital is “dangerously” understaffed, a...
Met Opera starts streaming of live performances to homes
NEW YORK (AP) — The Metropolitan Opera is expanding its live telecasts to direct-to-home streaming in areas that don’t have movie theater transmissions, among them Brazil...
Person arrested at Auckland mall, armed police seen
Police have arrested one person at an Auckland shopping centre on Tuesday. A photo posted on social media showed three police vehicles assembled on the top...