The four fold increase in serious and sentinel events at MidCentral DHB calls into question whether this DHB should be subjected to the same scrutiny as exists for aged care providers.

The draft Taupo Urban Commercial and Industrial Structure Plan has been approved for consultation by Taupo District Council with a comprehensive consultation process to get underway in early December.

The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union says the first report from the 2025 Taskforce should be recognised for what it is - a rehash of the discredited economic dogma that led to the widening of the Trans-Tasman income gap in the eighties and nineties.

MAF Biosecurity New Zealand (MAFBNZ) is investigating a possible breach of containment, reported by Plant & Food Research, around a containment glasshouse located on the Plant & Food Research campus at Lincoln.

Wellington, Nov 30 NZPA - New Zealanders have donated nearly $3 million to aid Samoa following the devastating earthquake and tsunami in September, the New Zealand Red Cross says.

Wellington, Nov 30 NZPA - A police officer went on trial today for the manslaughter of a South Auckland man.

A new strategic plan for tourism in the ASEAN countries of Southeast Asia will be prepared to help the region achieve an integrated ASEAN Community by 2015.

New Zealand Red Cross would like to extend a heartfelt thanks to those people who have contributed so generously to the Samoa Earthquake and Tsunami Appeal fund.

Increased motorcycle traffic on Canterbury's State Highways recently has urged Police to issue yet another warning to riders. Several motorcycle related events around the South Island have meant large numbers of motor cycles travelling up and down State Highways 1 and 7.

The Central Band of the Royal New Zealand Air Force is set to launch its latest CD, entitled Music of the Spheres.

Available from Tuesday 1 December, the CD is a tour de force for the band that showcases a variety of musical genres in the one compilation.