Medtech led consortium wins mental health contract New Zealanders with moderate to mild depression will soon have free access, through their GPs, to a new online therapy service called "Beating the Blues".

The Royal New Zealand College of Genereal Practitioners is calling on health agencies to ensure the longer-term emotional after-effects of the earthquake are dealt with appropriately.

Motorists driving around the North Shore during the period of Friday 13 to Sunday 15 November were greeted by multiple Police compulsory breath testing checkpoints set up to detect drink drivers.