Otago and All Black great Chris Laidlaw is one of two former New Zealand players who will be inducted into the World Rugby ...

The mental health and addictions workforce is in crisis, with hundreds of unfilled vacancies leading to stressed and over-worked staff and patients unable to receive the help they need, medical ...

Santa and his entourage have been told they must wear seatbelts if they come to Christchurch, raising accusations of "woke ...

Irish mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor assaulted a woman at a party in Dublin in 2018 and must pay her nearly 250,000 euros in damages.

The head of High Performance Sport NZ was warned in 2018 of concerns "we would have an athlete that would kill themselves" if ...

There are disgruntled and confused voices in the construction industry following extensive redesign and delays to construction of the new Dunedin hospital’s inpatient building. The challenges and ...

The ACT Party says it remains to be seen if the benefits of a new medical school at Waikato University stack up. The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found an officer used excessive force ...

A sea lion’s penchant for surfing was on show at St Clair Beach when he hijacked a surf school’s practice board mid-lesson.

The government has ignored a proposal to produce more doctors in Otago and Auckland and is "bulldozing" ahead with plans for a third medical school in Waikato, a Green Party MP says. The 62m-long ...

Some councillors may not have dared speak up after revelations the DCC's chief executive was in the habit of insulting them, but Cr Mandy Mayhem was one who did.