Day one of Black Cap test against England ends
The Kiwis were 247-6 against England with about half an hour remaining, sports reporter Jonty Dine reports.
'Totally unacceptable' for police to set up checkpoint outside cemetery, kuia says
The checkpoint in Matapihi was monitoring Mongrel Mob gang members who had gathered for the tangi of one of its prominent figures.
HRT patches supplier change could put lives at risk - doctor
A doctor prescribing HRT said a Pharmac decision to stop funding a brand of estrogen patches that many women believe works best for them could put live at risk and the drug funding agency has a moral ...
Pharmac speaks on HRT supplier change decision
More than six thousand women have signed a petition calling for Pharmac to keep funding their preferred HRT patches after they were blind sided by the agency's decision to change to a brand many say ...
School ditches traditional bell for rock music
A school north of Auckland is hitting a sour note with some of its neighbours after ditching its traditional school bell in favour of playing a bit of rock and roll and other classics to signal the ...
Former teacher's recovery could be undone to changes to disability funding
Four years after falling ill in the Cook Islands while teaching there, Grace Archer is making determined progress on her recovery. She suffered a brain stem infection that led to a series of other ...
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A doctor prescribing HRT says a pharmac decision to stop funding a brand of estrogen patches that many women believe works best for them could put live at risk... And he says the drug funding agency ...
Former teacher's recovery could be undone to changes to
Four years after falling ill in the Cook Islands while teaching there, Grace Archer is making determined progress on her recovery. She suffered a brain stem infection that led to a series of other ...
Sean Diddy Combs denied bail for a third time
United States correspondent Todd Zwilich spoke to Lisa Owen about Elon Musk putting a number of federal employees on notice with calls to gut government jobs as part of his proposed "Department of ...
Black Caps home test series against England underway
England won the toss on day one of the opener in Christchurch, sending the kiwis in to bat at Hagley Oval. Sports reporter Jonty Dine spoke to Lisa Owen.
Police descend on tangi for senior Mongrel Mob member
Dozens of officers and a police helicopter descended on the Bay of Plenty for the tangi of senior Mongrel Mob member in the most significant test of the new gang patch legislation. In a social media ...
Pharmac holds out hope for ongoing supply of HRT patch
People who cannot tolerate the new brand of oestrogen patches may still be able to apply to stick with their old treatment, ...