Southern Cross expanding North Shore’s biggest private hospital: Eight to 15 theatres

Southern Cross is still in the planning stages for the project. Resource consent is yet to be sought. But it has a large site, with capacity to add such a large new... Read more »

Teen selected for prestigious ‘ballet Olympics’

By Jean Edwards of RNZ When Christchurch teenager Tamison Soppet found out she had been selected as a candidate for Switzerland’s prestigious Prix de Lausanne, she jumped for joy. Waiting with her parents to... Read more »

Country Life: Hawke’s Bay farm welcomes walkers

This is only the second season Te Aratipi Station near Waimārama has been open to walkers. Photo: Meredith Lord Photography / Supplied Set on the coast of Hawke’s Bay, Te Aratipi Station... Read more »

Councillor decries lack of information

Councillors remain in the dark about how bad Wānaka’s wastewater woes are, a former whistleblower says. Queenstown Lakes district councillor Niki Gladding, of the Wānaka-Upper Clutha Ward, rose to prominence earlier this... Read more »

Waikato tradie Jason Lambert was ‘in over his head’ when he ripped off victims

While the judge considered a sentence of either home detention or community detention, Lambert’s counsel, Kerry Hadaway, successfully argued for the less restrictive community detention, primarily to allow him to repay the... Read more »

NZ Cricket boss Scott Weenink ‘fighting for his survival’ as T20 league debate gets ‘very ugly’

NZ Cricket chief executive Scott Weenink Photo: Photosport New Zealand Cricket boss Scott Weenink is said to be “fighting for his survival” in his role, amid a political power struggle over the... Read more »

Black Caps greats remember terrifying Indian stadium collapse that killed 13, three decades on

Instead of calling off the game – as would be expected today – the authorities decided to carry on, later claiming they feared there would be riots in the crowd if it... Read more »

Lessons from boot camp trial, Oranga Tamariki says, but earlier reviews showed same themes

An example of the military style uniform the youth in the pilot will be required to wear. Photo: RNZ / Rachel Helyer-Donaldson Oranga Tamariki says it learnt a lot from the coalition’s... Read more »

Spy whistleblowers raise ‘genuine concerns’ about risks on intelligence operations

He said staff raised issues relating to “operational capability and health and safety risks for SIS staff”. Elsewhere, he described “differences of opinion about what constitutes appropriate operational practice and risk tolerance”.... Read more »

We’re in Australia, can we come back and get NZ Super? – Ask Susan

RNZ’s money correspondent Susan Edmunds answers your questions. Photo: RNZ Got questions? RNZ has launched a new podcast, ‘No Stupid Questions’, with Susan Edmunds. We’d love to hear more of your questions... Read more »