Renewed calls to address migrant doctor ‘bottleneck’ as GP shortage worsens
Jason Dorday/Stuff Psychiatrist Anil Channa is lobbying on behalf of a group of 150 overseas-trained doctors who have been unable to find work despite massive skill...
No underlying reasons for Jamie Booth’s pending departure
Peter Lampp is a sports columnist and former sports editor based in Palmerston North. OPINION: When we broke it that Manawatū Turbos halfback Jamie Booth would...
What to do with a semi-scary squeal-inducing seal? One of 4.5 million tasks when a museum tidies up
Rory’s a startling seal. Close up you wouldn’t think so. He’s at best a passably plausible prop head. But that’s not the point. He knows how...
Third of tamariki in Nelson-Marlborough overdue for dental check-ups
More than a third of children in Te Tauihu (the top of the south) are overdue their dental check-up A shortage of oral health therapists means...
The Johnny Depp-Amber Heard trial was a court-sanctioned rebuke of MeToo
I tried to avoid the defamation trial between Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard. I didn’t want to watch a conversation about domestic abuse become...
A mother’s heartbreak: The story of a 6-year-old boy killed by his father in a fiery crash
Lachlan Gebhardt was only 6 when his father killed him in a fiery crash in North Canterbury. On Friday he pleaded guilty to manslaughter. SAM SHERWOOD...
Release Your Pac-Passion Today in Pac-Man Museum+ with Xbox Game Pass
Visiting arcades as an ‘80s and ‘90s kid was so much fun. From 6-player beat ‘em ups to racing games, and every style in-between. Of course,...
New this week: Carrie Underwood, ‘The Janes,’ Adam Sandler
Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. MOVIES — Adam Sandler,...
Q&A: Moisés Kaufman reflects on the roots of our divisions
NEW YORK (AP) — Seven years ago, Moisés Kaufman was approached to direct the Broadway musical “Paradise Square” and, after reading it, he immediately said yes....
Mitchell, Blundell help Black Caps gain upper hand over England in first test
At Lord’s, day two: New Zealand 132 and 236-4 (D Mitchell 97 not out, T Blundell 90 not out) v England 141 (Z Crawley 43; T...