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Christchurch Hospital's Emergency Department (ED) is asking people to seek medical treatment elsewhere - unless it's life-threatening - as it struggles to cope with an influx of patients.

The man's mother, who is his welfare guardian, made two complaints to the HDC about care he had received.

Conservationists are at odds with Fisheries New Zealand over a proposal to increase the commercial crayfish catch limit in the Eastern North Island. Audio

Conservation Minister Tama Potaka, alongside Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, made the announcement at the post-Cabinet brief on Monday.

New Zealand's only Māori-owned airport business - and its mirimiri clinic - has brought in extra hands to prepare for the Matatini mayhem.

The man was at the end of a progressive, debilitating neurological disease, and was assessed to not be expected to survive beyond four months.

A doctor breached three codes after a botched surgery resulted in a man being left with one lung, a new report says.

Making a council fluoridate its water is being slammed by New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters.

The in-depth survey of 20 young people aimed to find out whether or not they wanted tighter vaping regulation to phase out nicotine.

Ongoing concerns about the lack of midwives in remote areas has led to a call for spouses to be given job opportunities too.

Much of Parliament's time so far this year has been spent on one very long debate, and not about legislation - but a plan for legislation.

Keep New Zealand Beautiful says 200 volunteers were blocked from cleaning a stretch of Desert Road "riddled" with bottles and waste despite being closed for maintenance. Audio

But Keith Blayney says it's better than relying on the government's "flawed" funding system.

Dairy farmers are being warned about the dangers of their cows eating metals - and some farmers are turning to magnets.

Francis, 88, was admitted to a Rome hospital on Friday with a respiratory tract infection.

Funding to train this year's intake of nurse practitioners is yet to be confirmed, even with the training for 121 people getting under way last week.

Sociologist and best-selling author Martha Beck shares how she curbs her own off-the-charts anxiety.

Is once a week wash enough? Or should you reach for a clean towel daily? The down and dirty on the fluffy fibre. Audio