Covid crisis hits emergency departments
People with non-urgent complaints should avoid Taranaki emergency departments (ED) this Anzac weekend as Covid-19 removes huge numbers of staff from the hospital workforce. EDs...
Opotiki to be go-to place for Matariki
Ōpōtiki is determined to be the go-to place in the central North Island for Matariki events this year and has applied to four organisations...
Mayor says three waters protest group wants positive relationship with iwi
Waimakariri Mayor Dan Gordon believes the Three Waters’ Communities 4 Local Democracy (C4LD) group has been "misrepresented" around its ongoing relationship with iwi. Simmering tensions...
Councils urged to support alcohol Bill
An alcohol watchdog is urging councils around Waikato District to support a bill on limiting the sale of alcohol in the community.Alcohol Healthwatch wants...
DHB says no ‘quick fix’ solution to surgery backlog
There’s no quick fix for a massive backlog of operations and appointments cancelled or postponed due to Omicron, Counties Manukau DHB says. DHBs around the...
“New day for democracy”
The imminent cutting of rural ward councillors in Gisborne has prompted a range of reactions from elected members as the region gears up for...
‘Still time to find a solution’ – Three Waters lobby group
Some common ground between community leaders and the Government on Three Waters has been recognised, Waimakariri Mayor Dan Gordon says. But whether the Communities 4...
