'Go to work sick or leave without pay': Nurses forced to work sick
Front line nurses: Employment conditions are described as woefully inadequate.
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One dead after truck and van collide near Christchurch
Maddisons Rd in Rolleston remains closed.
Woman who tried to carjack nun during LSD trip granted parole
Lisa McCormack, 24, will be released to a Christchurch address next week.
'Another afterthought': Disabled community forgotten in Covid rollout - advocates
It comes after reports of varied experiences for disabled people getting vaccinated.
Weather warnings as strong winds, heavy rain forecast
Gusts could reach 130km/h in the Canterbury high country, and up to 120km/h elsewhere.
Crown backs Peters' bid to get judgment recalled
The Speaker sent the judgment to the privileges committee to consider.
Timaru car crash: Community invited to service to remember five lives lost
A service is being held at Roncalli College on Thursday in memory of the five boys killed.
Canterbury rescue helicopter sees 40 per cent rise in mission numbers
July saw 97 missions alone, including eight in just one day.
Timaru car crash: Families prepare for funerals, friends lay tributes in aftermath of horror crash
The five boys killed in a car crash in Timaru on Saturday night are being remembered.
Online 'storm chasers' deny allegations they over-hype weather events
They say storm-chasers talk the events up to be cataclysmic when they're not.
'Sometimes things go bad': Timaru's top cop unsure when message will sink in
It comes after a woman crashed her vehicle filled with too many passengers on Monday.
Increased seating at planned Canterbury arena will cost $50m - report
Council will tomorrow consider a notice of motion to increase seating to 30,000.
One month on: Family fears something 'not nice' happened to missing 85-year-old
Shirley Warrington has been missing in Christchurch since July 10.
Timaru car crash: Funeral plans for lost boys announced
Funeral details for some of the teens killed in the horror Timaru crash have been shared.
Timaru crash: Bereft dad mourns - 'To lose five kids … it's heart-wrenching'
Sadness grows in Timaru as five boys killed in a crash are named and families speak.
Police urge caution over 'loudest cars' tribute to five teens killed in Timaru crash
Local police ask that commemorations be safe and within the law after "tough few days".
Distraught Timaru dad: 'I can't paint a car for him so I'll paint his coffin'
The family of a Timaru teen killed in a horror crash on Saturday pay tribute to their boy.
Timaru tragedy: Car meet up memorial event planned
A memorial has been organised for Saturday night to pay tribute to teens killed in crash
'I am so so so sorry': Five teens killed in Timaru crash named; driver's hospital apology
Five Timaru families are reeling after group of teens were killed in a crash on Saturday.
New radio host for Newstalk ZB Canterbury Mornings
The new fulltime role fulfils a passion John MacDonald had never lost for talk radio.
Educator's plea to parents after fatal Timaru crash
Parents could play a key role in showing their boys different kinds of role models.
Timaru fatal crash: Dad 'heartbroken'; driver posts apology from hospital bed
Friends and family are paying tribute to five teens killed in a horrific crash in Timaru.
'Harmful': Youth have no trust in controlling 'care' environments
Youth care residences kept youngsters for too long, affecting their safety and wellbeing.
Traps which pose risk to dogs and children found in popular park
Six leg-hold traps were found in Christchurch's Bottle Lake Forest Park.
'Devastating' crash: Five killed, driver seriously injured in speeding, overloaded car
Five people have been killed in an horrific single-car road crash in Timaru.
Snow could dust South Island cities this weekend
And don't forget to rug up for the rugby in Auckland tonight.
Auckland records most skiing and snowboarding injuries this year
$11.9 million has been spent on skiing and snowboarding injuries so far this year.
Wild weather warning: Rain, 'gusty gales' to sweep the country
Thunder and gales forecast, "pretty much everyone is getting rain" and there's snow, too.
Man charged, two in hospital after Ohoka incident
Two people were taken to hospital, and a third was treated at the scene, St John says.
Mosque car bomb threats: Accused loses name suppression bid
Chilling threats made just before second anniversary of March 15, 2019 terror attack.
Cot death: No blame on 'traumatised' parents but Coroner pleas for safer sleeping
Chch baby death spurs Coroner to remind Kiwi parents about safe sleeping advice.
Wild weather: Auckland gales and snow in the south
Thunderstorms will light up North Island skies across the day before a wild weekend.
Dirty laundry: Sending patients' heavily-soiled clothes home with family 'not acceptable'
Aged care advocates say hospitals can do better around laundry services for sick patients