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Public health physicians have labelled a recent Government directive that public services be prioritised on need rather than ethnicity as “an affront to scientific and public health knowledge”.

After three months of closure, Ferrymead Heritage Park reopened to the public on Sunday.

At first glance, Christchurch dentist Vivienne Levy's home looks deceptively like a cosy cottage with its quirky bright blue front door.

The driver killed in a single-vehicle crash in Canterbury was a “quiet achiever”, whose family “meant everything to him”.

While the Government ponders the future of the new Dunedin Hospital and the community gears up to fight against any proposed cuts to the original

It has been labelled a “miracle drug” and has become a trending hashtag on social media, with celebrities like Sharon Osbourne, Rebel Wilson and US comedian Tracy Morgan touting its weight-loss benefits.

Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu has slammed the contentious Treaty Principles Bill set to be tabled in Parliament this week as “pointless, expensive, and divisive”.

An influx of seasonal workers and growing Pacific populations on the West Coast, Nelson and Marlborough has sparked concerns about the lack of mental health support services in these areas.

An ambitious plan for the future of transport in Christchurch would see car trips in the city cut by 25% and a doubling of the number of people choosing to walk rather than drive by 2030 to help reach emissions targets.

Minister of Transport Simeon Brown has asked the NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) to “find a fix as soon as possible” after bus operators nationwide instigated a complete ban of bike racks on public transport buses.