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Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Vital Healthcare’s management is going in-house, with a $220 million capital raising to fund the change and position the property trust for near-term development projects. The parties had reached a conditional agreement to buy out the external managers, Northwest, which had a long-term agreement to manage the trust’s hospitals and … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The offshore gambling website has been targeting New Zealanders with paid ads promoting online pokies and sports betting. 123rf The Department of Internal Affairs has given notice to gambling website 20Bet to stop advertising in New Zealand. The offshore gambling website is registered in Cyprus but has been targeting New Zealanders … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. RNZ / Mark Papalii Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says the government will “think about” possible sales of government assets. While Luxon has ruled out an asset sales this term, he told Morning Report on Monday that governments needed to be able to “recycle” assets. He said he … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The award recognises the 78-year-old’s five-decade career, from his breakthrough in Sleeping Dogs and international acclaim in Jane Campion’s Academy Award-winning The Piano and Jurassic Park and its sequels. “I am very pleased and proud to be accepting this award amongst my friends and peers,” Sir Sam said. “I just worked it out … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied/ Kenny Eliason Top shelf employees are expected to cost employers much more to retain and recruit as the economy recovers. Recruitment consultancy firm Robert Walters said the brain drain to Australia was already sending ripples of concern, particularly in Wellington, which saw its workforce gutted after the last change of … Read more
Source: New Zealand Government The Stratford community in Taranaki will benefit from improved access to diagnostic services with the installation of a new state-of-the-art digital X-ray system at the Stratford Health Centre, Health Minister Simeon Brown says. “This means patients no longer need to travel to Taranaki Base Hospital for a wide range of imaging … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. Nick Monro Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is “deeply supportive” of protecting young people by restricting social media use under 16 and will introduce a bill before next year’s election to enable it. Speaking to Morning Report, the National Party leader said society imposes restrictions on teens in … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly State Highway 73 in Canterbury is blocked due to a serious crash. Emergency services were called to the crash involving a ute and a truck between Kirwee and Darfield about 8am on Monday. Police said there appears to be serious injuries. The serious crash unit has been … Read more
Source: NZ Ministry for Primary Industries Have your say Ngāti Wheke tangata tiaki/kaitiaki have proposed bylaws that aim to maintain the long-term sustainability of fisheries resources for ongoing utilisation by the community and future generations within these mātaitai reserves: Rāpaki Whakaraupō Whakaraupō extension. The proposed bylaws include changes to the recreational fishing rules for a … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police West Coast Road/State Highway 73, Kirwee, west of Darfield, is blocked following a serious crash this morning. Police were called to the crash, involving a ute and truck, at around 8am. Initial indicators are there are serious injuries. The Serious Crash Unit have been advised and the road is expected to … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Methamphetamine use had increased significantly and meth seized in New Zealand and offshore had increased by 266 percent over the past five years. Supplied / Customs There’s widespread support for the government’s new action plan to combat methamphetamine use, with the Drug Foundation commending its “health focused interventions”. A mental wellness … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Papamoa Residents and Ratepayers Association chair Philip Brown says residents living in a number of Papamoa roads do not think they need to be resealed at all. Supplied “Bloody minded road vandalism.” That’s how many residents in Papamoa have reacted to news their previously asphalted roads are going to be resurfaced … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand A wall of smoke from the Tongariro National Park fire is providing a spectacular but worrying vista for a central plateau village. The blaze has burned through up to 2500 hectares and is 20 percent contained. Whakapapa Village was evacuated on Sunday, and the fire has forced the evacuation of trampers … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Coming from a family who’d farmed for generations, Amelia Thomas expected that she’d inherited some understanding of animals. The day her family moved to an old dairy farm in Nova Scotia, the former journalist was divebombed by a hummingbird, and had to deal with escaped piglets, screaming horses, fighting dogs and … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Woolworths Point Chevalier reduced its hours last year following safety concerns. RNZ / Jessica Hopkins Residents and business owners in Auckland’s Point Chevalier are feeling optimistic as shoplifting is finally brought under control. It comes just over a year after the local supermarket started closing early over safety concerns. On a … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Workers at North Shore Hospital’s He Puna Waiora secure mental health unit have reported multiple assaults. RNZ Another serious assault at North Shore Hospital mental health unit The PSA says staff had been pleading for help Health NZ says it added extra workers before it opened five new beds last month. … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The Education Review Office said there is a need for a stronger, system-wide approach in order to improve struggling schools. Unsplash/ Taylor Flowe The Education Review Office wants tougher action on struggling schools that do not improve. In its annual report the office criticised the lack of support for under-performing schools … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Car headlights cut through the darkness of an early morning bootcamp. Ke-Xin Li It’s 6am in Pukehina – a rural community down the coast from Tauranga. Leaves are rustling against the gentle breeze as tyres crunch through the gravel driveway. The basketball court – surrounded by kiwifruit orchards and dairy farms … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Mental health in-patient killed herself after being given leave to go home for Christmas Family unaware of previous attempt and ongoing risks Health NZ says it’s introduced new protocols for the inpatient unit at Palmerston North Hospital on leave, discharge planning, documentation and communication with families Coroner’s recommendations include review of … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand World leaders gather for the COP30 UN Climate Change Conference in Belem, Para State, Brazil. AFP / LUDOVIC MARIN Climate scientists and advocates say the government needs to come clean on how New Zealand plans to meet its first international climate target. A decade on from the Paris Agreement, and as … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Methamphetamine use had increased significantly and meth seized in New Zealand and offshore had increased by 266 percent over the past five years. Supplied / Customs There’s widespread support for the government’s new action plan to combat methamphetamine use, with the Drug Foundation commending its “health focused interventions”. A mental wellness … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Detective Chief Inspector Peter Jenkinson Metro Magazine Former detectives have been left “stumbling for words” by police reports of a secret meeting in 1985 between a Department of Justice official and the key Crown witness in the murder prosecution of Ross Appelgren. Appelgren was convicted of killing fellow inmate Darcy Te … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Westpac had the joint lowest rates advertised 54.5 percent of the time. File photo. RNZ Which bank consistently offers the lowest advertised home loan rates? And does it actually matter? Data compiled by economists Ed McKnight from Opes Partners shows that since August 2023, across all home loan rate terms, Westpac … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand [L1] Waimarino business owners hope for forecast rain [L1] Concern tourists might cancel bookings [L1] Wall of smoke provides spectacular but unwelcome backdrop to village. A wall of smoke from the Tongariro National Park fire is providing a spectacular but worrying vista for a central plateau village. The blaze has burned … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Korowai Manaaki Youth Justice residence RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson A staff member has been injured at a Youth Justice facility this evening. Police were called to a report of an assault at a Kiwi Tamaki Road address in Auckland about 7.30pm. Auckland’s Korowai Manaaki Youth Justice residence is on the … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Korowai Manaaki Youth Justice residence RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson A staff member has been injured at a Youth Justice facility this evening. Police were called to a report of an assault at a Kiwi Tamaki Road address in Auckland about 7.30pm. Auckland’s Korowai Manaaki Youth Justice residence is on the … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand A brother and sister had lived in shame, after being sexually abused by a relative four decades ago. 123.rf Warning: This story deals with the sexual abuse of children and may be distressing for some readers. A brother and sister say they both lived with guilt, shame and confusion following sexual … Read more