Long wait times for doctors’ appointments are widespread, but the problem is worse in some areas. Photo: SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY The chronic doctor shortage is being felt across the country, but it is those...

(file image) Photo: 123RF The Health and Disability Commission says a Northland man was not told he had cancer for four months because of missing Health NZ practices. The man presented at his medical...

It has received criticism for bypassing the normal checks and environmental safeguards. In 2020, the giant 18ha Matawii water storage dam near Kaikohe became New Zealand’s first Covid-19 recovery fast-tracked project. The legislation will...

One person died after a single vehicle crash in Maromaku. Photo: 123rf.com One person has died following a crash in Northland on Monday afternoon. Emergency services were called to a section of State Highway...

In the first six months of 2024 Water Safety provisionally recorded 38 preventable drownings across the country. The leading regions for preventable drownings are: Auckland (11), Waikato (seven), Northland (four), Hawke’s Bay (four), Canterbury...

They believe the real reason behind the schemes is to cut school property costs; however, Ministry of Education hautū (leader) Te Tai Raro (North) Isabel Evans said it was a required step. “There has...

Far North District Council Māori ward councillors with their leaders at Waitangi Treaty Grounds – (from left) Babe Kapa, Hilda Halkyard-Harawira Deputy-Mayor Kelly Stratford, Mayor Moko Tepania, Tāmati Rākena, Penetaui Kleskovic. Photo: LDR Thousands...

On-site doctors have been replaced by a telehealth service overnight in Dargaville Hospital. Photo: 123rf The Far North mayor says doctor shortages are not limited to the Dargaville Hospital and if whānau can even...

The first hearing centred around Roy’s employment with Carrington Resort Jade LP which ended on April 30, 2022, under contentious circumstances. Roy had been promoted several times and was regarded as a competent chef,...

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