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Dargaville and surrounding areas were short of paramedic cover on Friday because St John Ambulance hired out a staffer in a commercial capacity.But Leigh Knightbridge, St John Territory Manager Mid-North, said the Dargaville and...

COMMENT: Pike River Re-entry Minister Andrew Little was asked if he'd resign if the re-entry to the wrecked mine early next year failed - he ummed and ahhed without giving a firm answer when the answer was bleedingly obvious. Of...

Whanganui pharmacists say they're having to ration how much medication they sell to customers because of a national shortage of some drugs, including paracetamol.Pharmaceuticals in New Zealand are selected for funding by government...

Thousands of patients could have been harmed by a Kiwi bogus psychiatrist with no medical qualifications, health chiefs fear.Zholia Alemi, 56, is believed to have worked in NHS and private clinics in Devon, Cumbria, West Yorkshire,...

COMMENT: Does this year's award for cocking up, destroying goodwill, and reputation, go to Auckland's Gay Pride Parade organisers?The police are out, the Defence Force is out, funding is cut. You could not have orchestrated a greater,...

Two people are in a critical condition after a crash involving a truck and van just south of Hamilton. Emergency crews are at the scene on State Highway 1 at the SH21 interchange at Tamahere.The crash was near the intersection...

Massey University's Auckland campus is investigating reports of its students offering ghostwriting services for assignments for cash.In a message to students, university provost Professor Giselle Byrnes says the students were advertising...

Trying to save a bird from a tree is just one story Levin volunteer fireman Steve Pickering recalled as he reflected on a long career of service.Pickering, 55, reflected on his volunteer career after receiving a Gold Star 25-year...

The financial figures for the Top 200 entities and Top 30 finance companies have been produced in full in tomorrow's Dynamic Business 2018 report, with explanations and insight from the Herald's team of business reporters. Kiwifruit...

The devastated family of a pregnant woman who was found dead on White Rock Beach suspect foul play was involved.Wellington police searching for Sonam Shelar, who was five months pregnant and went missing on Saturday, confirmed a...

COMMENT: Free tertiary education was one of those election promises the Labour Party might not have made had it known it was coming to power. It was conceived before Jacinda Arden became the party leader and gave it a lift in the...

COMMENT: If ever you had any doubts about Justice Minister Andrew Little's contention that locking people up for longer periods isn't the answer then have a look at this week's court appearance of serial drink-driver Gavin Hawthorn.This...

COMMENT: I have recently returned from a fact-finding mission in the UK as Brexit uncertainty continues. As an observer with the interests of New Zealand farmers in mind, it is a fascinating but tense time. The European Union and...

COMMENT: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern met Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi at the East Asia Summit in Singapore last week and was reported to have offered New Zealand assistance in helping to resolve the immediate Rohingya crisis...

COMMENT: For the first time in many a year, possibly ever, I paid some real attention to the Apec meeting in Papua New Guinea.What will be remembered is the fact we got a front and centre view of the relationship currently between...

COMMENT: On July 26, I wrote an opinion piece in this newspaper that Superintendent Wally Haumaha, the newly appointed Deputy Police Commissioner, be given a "fair go." I made the point then, and reiterate it now, that under no...

National claims Labour undercosted its flagship KiwiBuild policy to the tune of $18 billion while in Opposition but Housing Minister Phil Twyford denies this is the case. A Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE)...

Women are waiting up to half a year for procedures to help rule out cancer - and a GP fears lives are at risk.Counties Manukau DHB has been about seven gynaecology beds short for the past 12 months, a shortfall it says carries "very...

New Zealanders are now more worried about petrol prices than they are about healthcare or poverty, a new survey shows. Housing remains New Zealanders' top concern at the end of 2018, but the latest quarterly poll by market research...

St John Ambulance staff short around Dargaville with some hired out for private events

Barry Soper: Fallout from Pike River re-entry reveals ugly side of politics

Whanganui pharmacies highlight national shortage of drugs

Fake Kiwi doctor Zholia Alemi may have harmed thousands of patients, health chiefs fear

Mike Hosking: Pride Parade organisers a bunch of bitter idiots

Two people critically injured in crash on SH1 at Tamahere, south of Hamilton

Massey's Auckland campus investigates 'cheating services' by students

Volunteer fireman recalls saving bird from tree as he reflects on long career

NZ's top business leaders crowned at Deloitte Top 200 awards

Devastated family of Wellington woman Sonam Shelar believe she may have been murdered

Herald daily quiz: November 22

Editorial: Free tertiary education should do more than stop polytechs' decline

Barry Soper: Sorry Andrew Little, killer drivers should be in prison

Sam McIvor: We must not allow Brexit to split our agreed EU quotas

Chris Carter: NZ can help ease Rakhine tensions but it will not be easy

Mike Hosking: Money talks in the Pacific and New Zealand doesn't have the coin

John Tamihere: Wally Haumaha, Awanui Black — two instances of injustice

National Leader Simon Bridges says Labour 'woefully underestimated' KiwiBuild in Opposition

Cancer warning as delays hit gynaecology services: 'Lives put at risk'

Housing, petrol prices and living costs top New Zealanders' concerns at end of 2018