'Wake-up call': Part of maternity hospital closed due to staff shortage
Critically low staffing caused the closure on Friday — the first in the ward's history.
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Queenstown Shotover Jet, casino, hotel named as locations of interest
Anyone at the locations is asked to self-monitor for Covid-19 symptoms for 10 days.
Bittersweet outcome for family who lost two dogs
An Invercargill family's search for their two beloved dogs has had a bittersweet ending.
Battle against huge Wānaka blaze set to continue
The fire was estimated to have burnt through 200ha of regenerating bush last night.
The mother who deliberately poisoned her toddler son: 'She's making out like nothing happened'
An appeal against the mother's home detention sentence has been dropped.
'Unbelievable': Major Wānaka fire growing in size, evacuations possible
The fire has now spread across an area spanning 2km by 800m.
Paraglider in hospital after crash near Queenstown
One person with moderate injuries has been taken to hospital.
The heat is on: Temps to hit 30C again as fine weather spreads across NZ
The weekend is shaping up to be sizzling hot, with temperatures hitting 30C or higher.
Fears over $20 million underground Wanaka home
Plans for the new house are opposed by neighbours.
'Absolutely tragic': The faces of our horror holiday road toll
A tragic toll: The 17 people killed on NZ roads over the holiday period remembered.
House in north Otago 'well alight' by fire
Fire crews were called to the house in Maheno-Kakanui Rd, south of Oamaru at 10am.
Vaccination clinics flat out as people rush for booster shot
One clinic had jabbed 100 people by lunchtime yesterday.
'Target on your back': Covid experts copping abuse
Prof Michael Baker classifies the forms of abuse into "five categories of insult."
10-year-old Dunedin girl Harlow found safe and well
Harlow had been missing from her South Dunedin home since 5pm Wednesday.
'Everywhere we looked': Police slam bad driving during deadly holiday period
New Zealand's official holiday road toll period ended yesterday with 17 deaths.
Family's Twizel holiday ends badly in McDonald's car park
Lunch at Oamaru fast food outlet ends in heartbreak as family car is swiped.
Quick-thinking hero revives drowning child
Young boy retrieved from Lake Wakatipu fully limp, blue in the lips and not breathing.
'Instinctive': Sea lion incident at Dunedin's St Clair beach sparks discussion
Experts described the actions of the bodyboarder as showing a lack of education.
Get out of town: Where to escape Auckland's sky-high house prices
How to achieve work-life balance and pay less for your home.
Found safe: Woman who police had 'serious concerns' for is located
Jessica Stall hadn't been seen since around midday on December 31.
Live: Sun sets on 2021; Harbour Bridge, Sky Tower light shows to usher in 2022
Auckland's light show kicks off from 9pm and Wellington is also hosting a light spectacle.
New Year's Day weather: What will 2022 bring?
All you need to know for your New Year celebrations.
New Year Honours: Knighted nutrition expert calls for 'serious action'
Interest in how people can reduce their own risk of diabetes and heart disease has soared.
Opposition calls for urgent Govt action on boosters, kids' vaccines and rapid testing amid Omicron scare
A second border-related case has been in the community, Health Ministry announced today.
Apartment explosion: Residents escape fiery blast
Queenstown apartment "fully involved in flames" after explosion.
'Pretence they were MDMA': Drug testing law in effect from New Year's
Festival organisers are no longer at risk of prosecution under section 12 for drug use.
Drunk Dunedin man claiming he had a gun sparks police response
Drunk man who claimed he had a gun sparked a police callout to Dunedin pub yesterday.
'Like getting the moa back': Sea lion births give hope and joy
There are 28 potential breeding sea lions.
Jingle cells: Christmas holidays in court
Stolen stone lions, gangsters, 'speeding' Harley Davidsons, and a whole lot more.
'He's going to be missed by everybody': Christmas day crash victim was making fresh start
Brent Cleghorn was turning his life around and was due to start new job on January 5.
Family 'devastated' as pounamu missing from Blair Vining's grave
Kaumātua warns that the thieves have broken a sacred tapu.
Festive road toll of 5 'a real tragic start', top cop says
Seventeen people have died in the past 10 days.
Christmas tragedy: Two killed in separate car crashes this morning
Police said the motorcyclist died at the scene.
Christmas crashes: Motorcyclist dies at scene of crash in Gordonton
The crash was reported to police just after 9.20am today.