11+ hour, 56+ min ago   (794+ words) Generosity took flight Friday evening in Mount Maunganui for a lifesaving helicopter service, set against a backdrop of aviation history. The Aerocool Rescue Helicopter Gala, hosted by Westpac at Classic Flyers Aviation Museum, raised $100,626. Volunteers rolled out the red carpet…...

9+ hour, 36+ min ago   (990+ words) When former Shortland Street star Rebekah Randell welcomed her second daughter earlier this year, she braced herself for another challenging newborn experience. But while big sister Isla struggled with colic as a baby, little Bonnie has been the complete opposite…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (643+ words) Wyn Drabble is a teacher of English, writer, public speaker and musician. He is based in Hawke’s Bay. Whenever I see someone smoking a cigarette – admittedly a rare sight these days – I can’t help wondering how they afford it. Or…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (506+ words) Step by step, 9-year-old Rocco Green is climbing towards a 5000-stair goal, just over two years after taking his first independent steps. The Napier boy, who was born prematurely at 32 weeks and diagnosed with cerebral palsy at 16 months, is tackling…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (549+ words) Onboard an HX Expeditions cruise, Tamara Hinson meets the Inuit chef putting Greenland’s indigenous cuisine on the map It’s a cold, sunny day when I sail into Qeqertarsuaq aboard the HX Expeditions ship; a tiny community wedged into Greenland’s Disko…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (391+ words) The boy has now finished his cybersecurity engineering degree, so he’s finally pulled the curtain on his weekend job at a Wellington technology, electronics and home appliance store. His mum visited him on his last day, past a vaguely familiar…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (352+ words) Gisborne Hospital’s emergency department nurses went on strike this afternoon to make it clear they want safer staffing levels. New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) delegates told the Gisborne Herald last week that ED nurses were “exhausted” because of understaffing in…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (649+ words) Public servants relying on foodbanks and taking leave to cope with burnout are among signs of growing dissatisfaction in Government services, union members say. More than 50 workers walked off the job in Northland today as part of a nationwide strike…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1189+ words) Much of the election campaign so far has been based on gross misrepresentations, or at least debate about gross misrepresentations around tax policy. But health has also loomed large as an election issue, especially nurse staffing levels. Gross figures and…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (368+ words) The Minister for Social Development and Employment is refusing to apologise after tens of thousands of beneficiaries were declined food grants categorised as a non-essential item. More than 8000 Special Needs Grant applications to help towards buying food have been declined…...