The trucking industry is calling for all hands to the pump as New Zealand faces an indefinite length of time in the red "traffic light" which will strain the supply chain, says Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand chief executive Nick Leggett.

A woman in her sixties presented to the emergency department for a possible pulmonary embolism, which was quickly confirmed by a CT scan.

Lighting up has been off limits in most Napier and Hastings public places since 2015. Now the two councils are asking community what they think of the rule and whether it should be extended.

A woman presented to a rural hospital emergency department following a fall that injured her thumb. She was seen by a triage nurse, followed by a medical officer who cleaned and sutured her wound, but no X-ray was taken.

From next week there will be new time limits and charges in place for parking in some parts of Porirua.

High contamination rates in Porirua’s kerbside recycling has prompted an initiative that will see "recycling ambassadors" checking recycling bin contents before collection.

Public views are being sought on proposed changes to standards for TV and radio programmes to ensure they remain fit for today’s media and regulatory environment.

The changes required to make planned safety improvements on The Parade in Island Bay are open for feedback from today until 13 February.

Otago Polytechnic’s multi-million-dollar Trades Training Centre has been gifted an official name - He Toki Kai Te Rika.

Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, Te Rūnanga o Ngati Waewae and Te Rūnanga o Makaawhio will formally welcome the Western South Island stewardship land national panel to the West Coast with a pōwhiri at the Arahura marae near Hokitika today.