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The Marine Precinct at Sulphur Point was sold last year, with plans to develop it into a super yacht destination. Photo: LDR / Supplied Tauranga Mayor Mahe Drysdale told commercial boat users that the sale of the marine precinct land was a “s… deal” and that if the current council could get out of it, … Read more
Corporal Dominic Abelen, who was killed on the front line in Ukraine while on unpaid leave from the New Zealand Defence Force. Photo: Supplied / NZDF The body of the first New Zealander killed in Ukraine nearly three years ago is finally being returned home. Dominic Abelen was killed in August 2022 while fighting in … Read more
Photo: supplied/ pixabay Burnout symptoms are not sudden onset, Mike McKinney told RNZ’s Nine to Noon. “Like you wake up with a cold. These are insidious, incremental, unfortunately you get to a tipping point where it becomes too much for the person to handle and it starts to have really negative impacts.” Mike McKinney is … Read more
More than 94 percent of those surveyed said slow and inefficient IT systems meant staff spending more time on admin and less time with patients. File photo. Photo: 123rf Nearly 98 percent of health IT experts and healthworkers say proposed cuts to Health NZ’s digital services budget will hurt patients, according to a new survey. … Read more
The area where the incident happened in Matamata. Photo: Google Maps A Matamata College student has died after being hit by a train this afternoon in Matamata. The accident occurred close to the college at about 3.15pm. A St John spokesperson said an ambulance, two helicopters and a rapid response vehicle attended. An email from … Read more
Looking south from Beach Road, Kaikōura, where it becomes Churchill Road, with West End on the left. Ludstone Road is on the right Photo: David Hill / North Canterbury News Kaikōura business owners are worried about safety at a busy intersection where trucks “thunder” through town, but there are no plans for safety improvements or … Read more
Photo: RNZ / Richard Tindiller Public trust in police has risen slightly year on year, according to the latest Ministry of Justice Crime and Victims Survey. The annual survey gathered responses from 7705 New Zealanders about their perceptions, experiences, and views on police. Public trust and confidence in police rose from 67 percent to 69 … Read more
Photo: RNZ / Marika Khabazi With its main food manufacturer, Libelle, in liquidation, the School Lunch Collective this week turned to Australia to ensure it had enough meals. Meanwhile, the government insists the collective will continue to supply the 466 schools covered by its contract on time and in full. Wednesday’s menu for most schools … Read more
Welcome to The Spinoff Books Confessional, in which we get to know the reading habits of Aotearoa writers, and guests. This week: Nafanoa Purcell Kersel, author of new collection of poetry Black Sugarcane. The book I wish I’d written I’ve had the feeling of wishing I had written something before, but it’s usually limited to … Read more
Enere Taana-McLaren, 16, died after he was stabbed at a bus stop in Dunedin in May last year. Photo: Facebook screenshot Enere Taana-McLaren, 16, was stabbed at Dunedin’s bus hub on 23 May 2024 A then 13-year-old boy, who has interim name suppression, was charged with his murder, and has pleaded not guilty The jury … Read more