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Dr Glenn Mulholland (left) with wife Rachael Mulholland, Warriors doctor John Mayhew (centre) with wife Sue and Mike Mander from Heart Saver at 24/7 defibrillator. Photo/ Emma Russell

NEW ZEALAND

Man 'minutes away from death' with no defibrillator in sight

20 Jun, 2018 10:35am
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'He came so close to death,' witness recalls

Mum Kate Meldrum, who is fighting brain damage, holds her premature baby Ruby Turner's hand. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

29-year-old mum of premature baby suffers brain damage

18 Jun, 2018 4:56pm
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Baby Ruby putting on weight and on the mend but mum still fighting.

Auckland nurse Sela Ikavuka, 24, says underfunding means patients' needs are being neglected. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Nurse tells why she rejected pay offer

18 Jun, 2018 2:59pm
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Health worker describes the snowball effect of nurses being underpaid.

Auckland mayor Phil Goff ridiculed management of proposed waterfront stadium. Photo/ file

NEW ZEALAND

Goff denies knowing who leaked documents

16 Jun, 2018 10:17am
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"It's not a case of punishing them," mayor says.

NEW ZEALAND

Auckland Hospital emergency department under 'significant pressure'

15 Jun, 2018 2:06pm
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Fewer than 73 per cent of patients seen within six hours in April.

Whangārei Girls' High winners (from left) Lily Hallett-Pullen, Georgia Harrold, Ayesha Simperingham, Reagan Fielding proving to be a crowd-pleaser. Photo / Brian Scurfield

NORTHERN ADVOCATE

Toilet gag a hit at national competition

15 Jun, 2018 2:00pm
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An idea that stemmed from rivalry with neighbouring boys school.

Toowoomba mayor Paul Antonio admires works of art at Whangarei's Quarry Garden. Photo/ Michael Cunningham

NORTHERN ADVOCATE

Whangārei's Quarry Garden on global stage

14 Jun, 2018 7:00am
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Australasian mayor impressed with Whangarei's garden quarry.

Associate priest Peter Bargh and congregation member Kim Parker carrying out one of the pews from Whangārei's Anglican Church. Photo / John Stone

NORTHERN ADVOCATE

Out with the old, in with the new pews for Whangārei church

13 Jun, 2018 7:00am
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Anglican church replaces wooden pews for chairs

Doctors on low supply of shingles vaccine for the next month. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

New Zealand running out of shingles vaccine

7 Jun, 2018 2:49pm
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Over 180,000 Kiwis aged 65 to 80 vaccinated since no-charge policy kicked in on April 1.

An annual fireworks display at a resident's Waitoki property is causing outrage. Photo / 123RF

NEW ZEALAND

Outrage over fireworks for 5yo's birthday: 'It's not harmless sparklers'

7 Jun, 2018 10:00am
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Debate over fireworks possibly killing horses is exploding on social media.

Former Auckland mayor and Olympic athlete Les Mills opens up about heart surgery.Photo/ Jason Oxenham.

NEW ZEALAND

Heart surgery saved Les Mills' life

6 Jun, 2018 2:40pm
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"I was blown away with how quick and easy it all was," former mayor says.

Andy Bray, 62, died but his wife Nikki holds on to precious memories. Photo/ supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Andy Bray remembered as the a 'mountain of a man'

6 Jun, 2018 9:54am
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Family grieve second nightmare 10 years after the first.

Sir Ray Avery talks at his foundation launch at Eden Park. Photo/Greg Bowker

NEW ZEALAND

Concert planned to help save one million babies

6 Jun, 2018 9:21am
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Sir Ray Avery calls on New Zealand to help with plan to save one million babies.

The cavers were supposed to have returned last night. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Five cavers missing in Motueka found, teacher in hospital

5 Jun, 2018 8:19am
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Teacher injured in caving trip flown to hospital.

Around 27,000 nurses, midwives and healthcare assistants have voted to strike for two full days if their DHB bosses don't present them with an acceptable pay offer today. Photo / 123rf

NEW ZEALAND

Kiwi nurse moves to Oz to get paid $40k more

3 Jun, 2018 4:03pm
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Patients in New Zealand deserve better care than this, nurse tells.

NEW ZEALAND

Nurses, midwives have two weeks for strike vote

1 Jun, 2018 4:22pm
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More positive commentary surfacing on Government's third pay offer to nurses.

Traffic jams expected this long weekend. Photo/ file

NEW ZEALAND

Live: Queen's Birthday traffic - all you need to know

1 Jun, 2018 9:54am
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Tips to avoid road rage this Queen's Birthday Weekend.

Multisport Legend Steve Gurney speaks out about depression. Photo/ supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Steve Gurney on depression: Fake it 'til you make it

1 Jun, 2018 5:00am
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Men's Health Month kicks off today with inspirational speakers sharing their story

Christchurch mum Michelle Gilchrist, with her two daughters, was forced out of her rental property due to meth contamination. Photo/ Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Family booted out of 'P rental' for no reason

30 May, 2018 12:55pm
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Government report suggests there are no health risks in a meth-contaminated home.

Stratford teenager Madison Davy has been awarded a scholarship worth $5000 towards her studies.

STRATFORD PRESS

Stratford high achiever awarded $5000 scholarship for studies

30 May, 2018 11:30am
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Deaf Stratford student Madison Davy has won a $5000 scholarship.

The bullying incident has prompted an internal investigation at James Cook High School. Photo/ File

NEW ZEALAND

James Cook pupil suspended after fight that put teen in hospital

29 May, 2018 7:20pm
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Boy left with black eye, wired teeth and facial abrasions after "awful bullying incident".

Claire Nelson has shared a picture of herself taken from her hospital bed in the US. Photo / Twitter

NEW ZEALAND

Hiker who spent three days in US desert desperate for funds for foot surgery

29 May, 2018 5:18pm
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Hiker desperate to raise funds for surgery after spending 3 days trapped in US desert.

The NZ Nurses Organisation said the numbers in the DHBs' revised pay offer were misleading, and it was alarmed details were given to the media before the NZNO was informed, which jeopardised its ability to negotiate. Photo / Greg Bowker

NEW ZEALAND

Nurses 'distressed' at pay offer, likely to strike

29 May, 2018 2:15pm
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Nurses say they are "distressed" and "disappointed" with latest pay offer.

North Shore mum Kate Meldrum suffered a heart attack while visiting her newborn in the intensive care unit at Auckland City Hospital.

NEW ZEALAND

Mum has heart attack as she visited prem baby in hospital

28 May, 2018 12:41pm
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Auckland mum who gave birth to premature baby two weeks ago, now on life support

NEW ZEALAND

Kiwi nurse moves to Oz to get paid $40k more

28 May, 2018 8:19am
3 minutes to read

Patients in New Zealand deserve better care than this, nurse tells.

Rachael Keach is just one of many adults whose autism has slipped through the cracks. Photo / Greg Bowker

NEW ZEALAND

Woman with autism slipping through the cracks

26 May, 2018 5:00am
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Around 40,000 New Zealanders suffer from autism and many go undiagnosed ..

Glenda Lovatt, who cares for husband Grant fulltime, got a breakthrough with extraGovernment funding. Photo / Greg Bowker

NEW ZEALAND

Terminally ill man gets extra Govt funding

25 May, 2018 9:57am
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Ministry apologises to struggling South Auckland couple for delay in income assistance.

The aftermath of a lamp post collapsing on a man's car while he was driving. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Lamp post crushes car: Lucky escape for driver

24 May, 2018 3:12pm
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Wife wants action taken after incident: "He didn't even have time to hit his brakes."

Glenda Lovatt, who cares for husband Grant fulltime, says she at first feared the $10,000 donation was a hoax but it proved legitimate. Photo / Greg Bowker

NEW ZEALAND

Gifts of cash 'godsend' for motor neurone couple

23 May, 2018 5:00am
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Struggling couple receive overwhelming response from public after sharing their story.

Taranaki student Madison Davy, 18, who was born deaf, is striving against all odds. Photo / Ilona Hanne

NEW ZEALAND

Deaf student strives against all odds

22 May, 2018 5:04pm
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Setting up a support group in her community is just the beginning for Madison Davy.

Fynn Abbott, pictured with his mother, Sandra Abbott, was diagnosed with medulloblastoma, a form of cancer that affects the brain. Photo / Alan Gibson

NEW ZEALAND

Ground-breaking trial giving families new hope

22 May, 2018 6:00am
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Families like the Abbotts have high hopes for child cancer trial being launched in NZ.

Mother Katie Salter says she doesn't know if her baby Daisy would be here if it hadn't been for the study. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Dramatic birthing-practice change for prem babies

21 May, 2018 5:00am
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A change in birth practice could save premature Kiwi babies.

Geologist John Foster surveys damage to State Highway 7 near Reefton Saddle, about 30km south of Inangahua. Photo/ Lloyd Homer.

NEW ZEALAND

50 years on: Inangahua quake

20 May, 2018 10:31am
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Working out the magnitude of an earthquake now takes minutes. Back then, it took 6 hours.

Community midwife Anna Ramsay says the Budget announcement was the last straw. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Midwives across the country quit after Budget

18 May, 2018 12:07pm
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Many in profession "devastated" with Health Minister's announcement and calling it quits.

NEW ZEALAND

GPs fear extra pressure from cheap visits

18 May, 2018 5:00am
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Strain on doctors expected to climb with 600,000 people gaining cheaper access to GPs.

Health Minister David Clark announced Budget for health. Photo/ file

NEW ZEALAND

GPs fear extra pressure with cheap visits

18 May, 2018 5:00am
3 minutes to read

Responses to: funding to fix building issues, cheaper doctor visits and midwives pay boost

Baby Jude Cooper continues to be monitored after contracting rotavirus. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Baby's life on the line after rotavirus vaccine

17 May, 2018 6:17pm
4 minutes to read

Family speak out about traumatic ordeal that almost lost them their little boy.

Health Minister David Clark in his Beehive office, Parliament, Wellington. Photo/file

NEW ZEALAND

$750m for restoring hospitals' urgent building needs

17 May, 2018 2:27pm
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Funding to fix hospital buildings is "a start", but more is needed.

Fire fighter Josh Harrison. Photo / Greg Bowker

NEW ZEALAND

Firefighter eyes eighth Sky Tower triumph

17 May, 2018 5:00am
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Towering achievement: 1103 steps wearing 25kg of firefighting kit in 8m 48s.

NEW ZEALAND

Psychiatrists outraged at SkyCity conference venue

15 May, 2018 6:23pm
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Mental health conference held at casino causes upset among psychiatrists

NEW ZEALAND

Government injects $1.9m into longitudinal child study

15 May, 2018 8:30am
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For the first time, those running the study will hear from the children themselves.

Rosie Piper holds on to memories of be beloved late husband Nick and their family. Photo / Greg Bowker

NEW ZEALAND

Mother and daughter to jump for hospice

15 May, 2018 5:00am
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Mother and daughter give back to a cause that helped them in their darkest times.

Health Minister David Clark says the sector suffers from years of under investment. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

Health hopes high for Budget 2018

15 May, 2018 5:00am
4 minutes to read

Hike of demands: infrastructure, strained staffing, mental health, primary care...

NEW ZEALAND

Pharmac 'protected in trade deals' after Trump threats

13 May, 2018 11:06am
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Ardern responds to Trump's speech suggesting US eyeing Trans-Pacific trade talks again.

Toni Woods in her home in Hastings with a photograph of her late husband Lindsay Collinson. Photo / Warren Buckland.

NEW ZEALAND

Grieving widow: 'It was cancer and we weren't told'

12 May, 2018 5:00am
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Man told of cancer over a year after alarming scan that was never followed up, widow tells

Nurses in a recent demonstration for better pay and condition. Photo/ file

NEW ZEALAND

Nurses march for a 'suffering workforce'

12 May, 2018 5:00am
2 minutes to read

Thousands of nurses from all over the country will be marching on the streets today.

NEW ZEALAND

20m Bryde's whale dies after beaching on East Coast

8 May, 2018 1:51pm
Quick Read

In beached in the same spot as an old whaling station from the 1850s.

The junior doctor ordered an X-ray for the woman but did not see an abnormality. Photo / 123RF

NEW ZEALAND

Doctor admits failure over woman's twisted ovary

7 May, 2018 3:20pm
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Junior doctor told commission he was 'truly sorry' for misdiagnosing woman's twisted ovary

Chantal Kerlin, who is six months pregnant, found healing through meditation over medication. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Pregnant mum opens up about grief of losing toddler

4 May, 2018 7:05pm
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Falling pregnant was what helped a mother through the loss of her 2-year-old daughter.

Arnia Appleby, 24, tells just how easy it was for her to buy smokes as a teen. Photo/ supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Woman tells just how easy it was to buy cigarettes as a minor

4 May, 2018 10:48am
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At 16, Arnia Appleby bought a couple of packs of cigarettes. Within a week she was hooked.

Mother and daughter Emma and Issie Masterson march for the next generation. Photo/ Emma Russell

NEW ZEALAND

Grateful mother pleads for better NZ midwifery funding

3 May, 2018 11:15am
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"Despite facing burn-out and poverty wages her midwife cared with no complaints."

Midwife Rachel Williams loves what she does but may be forced to give it up. Photo/ supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Midwife: 'No change, I'll walk'

2 May, 2018 2:28pm
3 minutes to read

Lack of pay may force midwife out of her dream career.

Massey High School in the firing line for a questionable notice about using meth discreetly. Photo/ File

NEW ZEALAND

School provides information on how to use meth 'discreetly'

2 May, 2018 1:48pm
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"Be discreet and only keep 5 grams for personal use" - pamphlet reads.

A global award for an outfit that cost $10 to make and speaking out about her depression makes Dame Denise L'Estrange-Corbet (RIGHT) a fashion designer like no other. Image/Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Fashion leader 'Dame Den' recognised for work in community

1 May, 2018 8:23pm
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"If everybody can do one thing in the community it would be a much better place to live."

Dame Patsy Reddy, Governor-General of New Zealand knights Sir Bryan Williams at Government House in Auckland. Photo/ Greg Bowker

SPORT

'Sir Beegee' knighted for services to rugby

1 May, 2018 11:24am
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Beegee to his friends, Dad and Granddad to his family, now he can be called Sir.

Liggins Institute Dr Amber Milan, who is leading the study, taking blood. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Lactose intolerant people sought for a2 milk study

30 Apr, 2018 5:19pm
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Researchers on the hunt for lactose intolerant Aucklanders.

Ruby Hill, 22, desperate to get her life back. Photo / Peter Meecham

NEW ZEALAND

She's 22, weighs 42kg and been unable to eat for 3 years: 'I'm dying and no one gets it'

30 Apr, 2018 2:00pm
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Rare digestive disease has left 22-year-old struggling to get food down.

Police are actively looking to locate 27-year-old Anthony Chown, left, 28-year-old Murray Matthews and 30-year-old Mua Fa'Anunu, right. Photo / via Police

NEW ZEALAND

Hells Angels and King Cobra gangs brawl at Auckland Hospital

30 Apr, 2018 10:38am
2 minutes to read

Police searching for three men linked to Hells Angels, who should not be approached.

South African GP Claire Terblanche waits more than a year to sit Kiwi medical exams. Photo/ Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Overseas doctor waits as GP crisis looms

27 Apr, 2018 9:43am
4 minutes to read

Overseas doctor with 14 years experience has to wait nearly two years to practise in NZ.

NEW ZEALAND

Johnny Danger fan: 'I really looked up to him'

26 Apr, 2018 4:01pm
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Fans remember Johnny Danger with Paper Moon drive by.

Jeremy Anderson checks out his new workplace, the New Zealand International Commercial Pilot Academy. Photo / Stuart Munro

WANGANUI CHRONICLE

Home to Whanganui on a wing and a cheer

24 Apr, 2018 3:00pm
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After 13 years, pilot Jeremy Anderson returns to his roots.

Making a difference to child poverty is top of Whanganui community outreach adviser Tim Easton's list. Photo/Bevan Conley

WANGANUI CHRONICLE

Child poverty high on Tim's radar

23 Apr, 2018 4:00pm
3 minutes to read

Army tour in Afghanistan shaped Tim Easton into the person he is today.