10:00am Fri 21 Nov, 2025
The Weekend Sun is running a series of eight ‘Summer Smart' stories with our good friend Elfie the Circus Elf helping us out to keep safe and healthy these... Read More
07:00pm Wed 19 Nov, 2025
By Bill Hickman of RNZ A nursing student says he's 'disappointed, but not surprised” by delays in announcing job offers to graduate nurses. Graduating... Read More
07:30am Wed 19 Nov, 2025
A move by ACC to use artificial intelligence to help decide which long-term claimants should go back to work is being called 'shocking”. It comes as... Read More
07:00am Wed 19 Nov, 2025
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment issued a public recall for rainbow play sand from Educational Colours and coloured sand from Creatistics... Read More
11:45am Tue 18 Nov, 2025
Time is running out for Pāpāmoa mother-of-three Kerry Bary. She does not know if she will live to see this Christmas. The 50-year-old was diagnosed with... Read More
06:00am Tue 18 Nov, 2025
Western Bay of Plenty District Council has set up dedicated disposal bins at its Te Puke and Katikati Recycling Centres after a recall of several coloured sand... Read More
08:00pm Mon 17 Nov, 2025
NZ Police and Health New Zealand are rolling out Phase Three of the Mental Health Response Change Programme following the successful implementation of Phases... Read More
07:00pm Mon 17 Nov, 2025
Today marks World Health Organization (WHO) Cervical Cancer Elimination Day, a global movement launched in 2020 when 194 countries, including New Zealand, committed... Read More
02:15pm Mon 17 Nov, 2025
A teenager who injured her spine diving into a lap pool at Greerton Aquatic and Leisure Centre is being treated at Middlemore Hospital. Bay Venues general... Read More
10:00am Mon 17 Nov, 2025
Te Taura Ora o Waiariki, the Te Arawa Iwi Māori Partnership Board, has opened applications for its first-ever $50,000 Whānau Voice Grant, inviting bold, community-led... Read More
08:00am Mon 17 Nov, 2025
A veteran firefighter says Fire and Emergency New Zealand's announcement of major restructuring this week felt all too familiar. 'I joined the service in... Read More
09:00am Sun 16 Nov, 2025
One new measles case has been confirmed on Saturday, linked to a Wellington College student who travelled through both Wellington and Auckland airports. The... Read More