By RNZ A ceremony will be held in Gisborne today to present medals to whānau of members of the Māori Battalion who served in World War II but never received their honours.Descendants of 66 members of C Company will…
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Venod Skantha prison death: Killer Dunedin doctor's death at Otago prison prompts review
The death of killer Dunedin doctor Venod Skantha has forced a review of how courts communicate with prisons.Questions have been raised as to how Otago Corrections Facility staff were not aware a Court of Appeal decision rejecting…
Covid 19 coronavirus: Guards for immunisation centres, vaccine shipments amid security concerns
Security has become a focus amid emerging potential threats to the supply of vaccines and those places set up as mass immunisation centres.Guards have been assigned to an Auckland immunisation centre today ahead of a protest by…
Covid-19: New Zealand-Australia travel bubble – all you need to know about quarantine-free travel between NZ and Aus
Tomorrow night, the transtasman bubble opens – allowing Kiwis and Aussies the chance to travel between each other’s countries, quarantine-free, for the first time in a year. However it’s not quite back to normal when it comes to…
Hospitals see surge in accidents, injury on big boozing days like Hyde St party
Hospital workers face a torrent of vomit and abuse many weekends, and a spike in injury claims follows big drinking events in Dunedin, like today’s Hyde Street Party.It’s not just the celebrated, or infamous, Hyde St event in Dunedin…
The night Prince Philip got locked in an Auckland toilet
Portraits of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh adorn the walls of many majestic local and national government buildings around the globe.But for one night, portraits of the popular royals, which hang proudly in Auckland’s Town…
Whanganui police step in as kids 'assaulted' in social media craze
A “game” circulating on social media, including the TikTok app, is resulting in young people being assaulted by their peers, with a Whanganui school this week calling in police to help deal with the issue.Whanganui Intermediate…
Transtasman bubble: New Zealand family preparing to travel to Australia after quarantine-free flights start
Crossing the ditch didn’t used to be a big deal – more than 2 million people did it either way each year in the lives we had before Covid-19.Now it’s the biggest deal going for travel-starved Kiwis or those with family on opposite…
Wellington City Council review finds council in need of a circuit breaker
Key recommendations made in an independent review of Wellington City Council (WCC) would essentially divide power among councillors, rather than relying on Mayor Andy Foster to find a majority. The Herald has obtained a copy of…
Herald morning quiz: April 17
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