Stories by Anusha Bradley

The identity of a doctor, publicly censured and temporarily suspended in Britain for falsifying a qualification from Otago University, can never be revealed in New Zealand.

Tukituki MP Lawrence Yule is defending billboard and newspaper ads claiming he has secured funding for millions of dollars worth of infrastructure projects for Hawke's Bay.

The mayor of Napier holding out for a $500,000 government grant to keep the loss-making National Aquarium of New Zealand running is a sign that talks for a $77 million rebuild of the tourist…

There are fears an outbreak of measles or whooping cough could re-emerge once borders open if thousands of children who have missed vaccinations because of Covid-19 are not caught up quickly.

A Pacific leader says false information has been spread by some members of churches that have links to conservative evangelical or pentecostal churches in the US.

A vote by the National Fish and Game Council to allow commercial pheasant preserves to continue operating, despite contrary legal advice from Sir Geoffrey Palmer, has divided the hunting community.

Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield says "very serious consideration" should be given to digital and data projects in the coming year to allow more staff to work from home Audio

More than $40,000 worth of food vouchers are being handed out daily by the Red Cross to foreigners stranded because of Covid-19.

A pilot programme in Napier is helping keep some of the city's most troubled children in school.

There are concerns Covid patients may not always tell the truth about who they've been in contact with and public health staff say it could be due to shame/bullying.

All twelve public health units are now using the same contact tracing software, the Ministry of Health says.

The victims of New Zealand's first convicted slaver and human-trafficker are "ecstatic" to learn their abuser will spend the more than a decade behind bars, Immigration New Zealand says.

Seasonal workers stuck in Hawke's Bay are suffering from depression and anxiety because they don't know when they can return home.

Potential locations for several small dams are being investigated by the Hawke's Bay Regional Council.

The ability to identify Covid-19 clusters during the height of the outbreak was a "significant point of weakness" for the country's 12 public health units, an independent review has found.

Airways New Zealand says it will now consider all options for the seven airports before making a final decision.

An unemployed migrant living on a friend's couch says she was stuck in a "desperate" situation because Air New Zealand keeps cancelling her flights home and she could not get through to their call…

The latest Ministry of Health national results showed two of three performance targets were not met.

A $4000 farewell morning tea shout for Napier City Council's former chief executive has raised eyebrows around the council table.

More help for foreign nationals stuck in New Zealand because of Covid-19 is being considered by the government, says the immigration minister.

An increasing number of stranded foreign nationals are looking for work in Hawke's Bay, despite the season, and civil defence says it is like "watching a slow train wreck".

From turning backpacker dorms into escape rooms, or dumping fine dining for comfort food, Hawke's Bay businesses are coming up with innovative ways to survive in the post-Covid-19 world.

A review of Napier's water supply has identified several risks, including the catastrophic scenario of the city running out of water.

Two small Hawke's Bay music venues are raising money to bring more musicians to the region, in a bid to support artists and the local music scene decimated by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Experts fear a future outbreak of Covid-19 could be harder to control because half of the country's DHBs are not using the government's national contact tracing system. Audio