Senior journalist, NZ Herald
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'Bright and bubbly' 3-year-old's rare terminal illness
Medicine costing more than $900,000 a year can slow progress of her terminal illness.
Broken compactor and campsites' ban on rubbish disposal exacerbate dumping
Instead of pointing at holidaymakers, Jan McEwen said the fault was of DOC and Council.
Rubbish piles up beside $2 compactors
Coromandel visitors bypass $2 compactor fee and dump rubbish for free.
Was it a UFO, meteor . . . or an out-of-control Russian satellite?
There's a chance part of the burning night sky object is sitting in someone's backyard.
Most of NZ's wastewater to be tested for drug use
Wastewater from 80 per cent of New Zealand to be tested for illegal drug use
Wahine: Rescuer seeks 'brave little lad'
Lifeboat engineer recalls rescue of Wahine passengers and crew from harbour
The Big C: Couple both battling cancer
Pair are seeking public help to raise money for bowel cancer treatment costing $18,000.
Thursday the pick in changeable week
Bay of Islands the place to be for summer sun today
Lecretia 'wouldn't have chosen voluntary euthanasia'
Having the choice was what mattered to Lecretia.
Doctors call 48-hour strike after talks fail
More than 3000 resident doctors around the country will walk off the job for 48 hours, starting October 18.
Transplant-list patient was days from death
Father-of-two's family and friends flood hospital to offer a piece of their liver
Saving someone's life by giving blood
The letters O and A went missing from signage of New Zealand's top companies and charities yesterday and around the world in a life-saving
NZ regions with highest bowel cancer rates
Seven New Zealand regions have bowel cancer rates statistically above the national average. Four of these are in the North Island.
Pharmac to pay for cancer drug Keytruda
Melanoma patients are likely to get a second drug treatment option under a new proposal to provide state funding of Keytruda.
Crowdfunding bid for baby
Every month, Natalie Laing would suffer through headaches, nausea and terrible cramps, hoping that she might at last be pregnant.