The call has gone out to retired health professionals to help in the northern region's roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine.Thousands of vaccinators and support staff will eventually be needed by July, but the vacancies were happening...

In a quarter of a century of playing Golden Oldies rugby, Te Puke's Roy Baldock has never been on a losing side.He's never been on a winning side either.Played under IRB laws, with some variations, games are always undecided....

By Charlotte Cook for RNZ The Christchurch mosque shooter will represent himself in a fresh legal challenge at the High Court in Auckland this morning.RNZ understands the mass murderer wants to initiate a judicial review of...

After a nerve-racking few months, the family of murdered Dunedin teen Amber-Rose Rush are breathing sighs of relief after her killer's appeal bid was tossed out.The Court of Appeal yesterday took the rare step of stating it was...

By RNZ Critical testing of workers at managed isolation facilities is again under scrutiny with revelations dozens of staff may not be getting regular Covid-19 swabs.Ministry of Health records show that a security guard who...

Climate change presents an existential threat - and a challenge that's going to require transformative action by governments and polluting industries across the globe. What actions can we, as individuals take? In the fourth of...

Backstage left, a group of Korean dancers from St Cuthbert's College are on the move, their long, fluorescent robes rustling. They are about to go on stage at Polyfest, and they're excited."We were so worried it would be...

As part of the global Covering Climate Now initiative, the Herald is dedicating a week of coverage to the issues surrounding the climate crisis. In the fourth of a series of in-depth interviews with leading experts on key...

OPINION: Driving is convenient, or so we think, but that's less true than you might think. The climate crisis offers a chance to recalibrate. 1. Google Maps makes driving better GPS tracking systems make it less likely you'll...

As part of the global Covering Climate Now initiative, the Herald is dedicating a week of coverage to the issues surrounding the climate crisis. In the final of a series of in-depth interviews with leading experts on key policy...