More general practices are closing their books, with over a third of doctors turning away new patients last year. In Southland, the Gore Health Centre has been running a waitlist since October.

Economic Growth Minister Nicola Willis has joined the government voices urging more mining, but the opposition says it is a ...

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The Great Barrier Reef has suffered "catastrophic" damage from a marine heatwave with some of its iconic coral reduced to rubble. Anne Munro was diagnosed shortly before Christmas and will be stepping ...

MPI is investigating after a video of a teen hitting and kicking a live octopus on a Bay of Plenty beach has emerged. A friend who was with a New Zealander when she was allegedly set on fire by her ex ...

One person has died after a two-vehicle crash north of Temuka this afternoon. The crash on Milford Clandeboye Rd was reported at 12.40pm, a ...

The Green Party wants clarity from the PM on the government's plans for privatisation, accusing him of "publicly entertaining ...

People who drink coffee in the morning have a lower risk of dying from heart disease and a lower overall risk of dying compared with all-day coffee drinkers, according to international research. Four ...

US band Toto is bringing their Dogz of Oz tour as far south as Christchurch in April. The Prime Minister has hinted National will campaign on asset sales next year, saying an election win in 2026 ...

Across the country there have been four fatal road accidents this weekend, and two deaths from accidents earlier in the week.