From RNZ A defunct Auckland company which received nearly $15 million to house the homeless now owes the Government tens of thousands of dollars in wage subsidies and tax payments.Silverfern Property Services (SPS) was placed…
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Hamilton shooting: Investigation under way after man shot dead during police stand-off
A heavy police presence remains in a Hamilton suburb where a man was shot and killed after a stand-off with police. The incident happened after officers were called to a property on O’Donoghue St, in Hillcrest, looking for a person…
Covid 19 coronavirus: South Auckland mass vaccination event should address 'failure' of rollout for Māori, Pasifika
A mass vaccination event in South Auckland needs to address the failure so far to vaccinate vulnerable groups including Māori, Pasifika, and those in south Auckland, health experts say. Five months into the vaccine rollout…
Dilworth sex abuse: Old boy joining new class action says apologies are meaningless
A potential class against one of the county’s wealthiest schools is ramping up, with more than 60 former Dilworth students joining the legal proceedings.Papers were filed to the Human Rights Commission last month by two former students…
Six hectares at Auckland Racing Club's Ellerslie venue to be sold
More than 6ha at Auckland Racing Club’s Ellerslie venue will be sold off for residential development.The land alone is estimated to be worth $80-$100 million.Herald racing editor Michael Guerin can today reveal more details about…
At least 27 southerners recorded as having suffered harm waiting for cancer treatment
At least 27 people were recorded as having suffered harm in the first two months of this year while lingering on the Southern District Health Board’s cancer treatment waiting list.Three became so sick they became unfit for treatment…
Twelve per cent of pregnant women with depression symptoms not medicated, study finds
About 15 per cent of pregnant women in New Zealand have been diagnosed with or experience symptoms of depression but almost 12 per cent suffer through without any medication, a new study has found.The data is part of the Growing…
Ministry for Primary Industries' priorities questioned after $1 million rebrand
The Ministry for Primary Industries is being called out for having a warped sense of priority after it spent close to $1 million on a recent internal rebrand.Critics say it should be spending more money on helping Covid-hit fruit…
Councils back Act and National GST idea as frustration builds with Government
The Government is getting in the way of councils delivering for their communities, according to a survey 61 mayors and council chairs – but it could help out by picking up Act and National’s idea of sharing GST revenue with local…
Rally for transgender rights planned in Wellington tonight
A rally for transgender rights will go ahead outside the Michael Fowler Centre in Wellington tonight while controversial group Speak Up For Women holds an event there.It follows Lower Hutt’s mayor apologising after saying the group…