A recent survey has found those with rare disorders are being neglected by the health system, with some waiting up to 10 years for a diagnosis.

Calls were made to the incident at the Otago beach town about 2.30pm on Saturday.

Advocates of government transparency call for companies - such as the one building Transmission Gully - to be more accountable to taxpayers.

Buying store brands, taking extra shifts, walking to the supermarket instead of taking the car are just some of the ways Kiwis are making ends meet as prices rise.

Emergency services were called to the incident in Woolston just before 1am, and took one person to hospital.

Motorists were fined $39m across the country for speeding last year - but those caught not wearing a seatbelt was the lowest number for a decade.

The Government is being criticised for contributing only $200,000 of a $1.2 million relief fund for businesses impacted by an occupation in its own backyard.

A nearby resident said a person had been stabbed, and the armed offenders squad arrived after a man refused to come out from his flat.

One person has died and another person was flown to Waikato Hospital in a critical condition.

Noisy parties, drunken young people roaming the streets, beggars, boy racers - Gavin Marriott describes living in Riccarton as like being in a "war zone".

The Government has removed a complex carbon subsidy from the aluminium smelter.

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The accident happened on Sunday afternoon.

Police were at the scene of the serious crash at the intersection of Roberts Line and Napier Road, Palmerston North on Saturday afternoon.

Cat Pause's studies focused on the wellbeing of obese people and impacts of "fat stigma".

Queues have been forming outside Costco NZ's temporary office this week as people sign-up for memberships months before it opens.

Dwayne was last seen by his family on Friday morning and was reported missing from his Hokitika home, police said on Saturday morning before he was found.

The ARL’s allowing grassroots players to receive a same day return-to-play concussion clearance despite District Health Boards saying they don't give them out.

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One of the deaths reported Saturday was a person in their 40s. Meanwhile, there were 841 people with Covid-19 in hospital, including 27 in intensive care.