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Heart patients, their families and doctors are calling for an end to "postcode health care" when it comes to cardic services. Audio

"The responsibility for the deficiencies in care lay with Health NZ," the Health and Disability Commissioner says.

A leaked cabinet paper shows the government scrapped plans to reduce off-licence hours in favour of reducing regulations.

The move by the pro-independence group has prompted France's Minister for Overseas Manuel Valls to travel to the French territory again next week.

Camden Gaskin envisions it would employ 200 contractors and deliver significant economic benefits.

Residents and businesses say antisocial behaviour on the streets is reaching desperate levels. Audio

A round-up of news from around the region, including a study on dengue in Tonga finding inconsistent prevention practices and misconceptions about the disease.

Explainer - A recently passed law aims to give victims of sexual offences more control over name suppression orders. Audio

Federated Farmers, along with business and meat industry organisations have welcomed new seasonal worker visas. Audio

But Health NZ claims the number of assaults have reduced in the six months to May. Audio

The Taxpayers' Union-Curia Poll also puts Christopher Luxon level with Labour's Chris Hipkins in preferred prime minister ratings.

The rise of the term 'food noise' is tied to the popularity of celebrity weight loss drugs such as Wegovy.

The report commissioned by Kia Manawanui Trust suggests half of heart attack patients are not treated within accepted timeframes.

Palmerston North Hospital's long-awaited new mental health ward could open late next month - a decade after the present facility was declared unfit for purpose.

Multi-storey warehouses built for robots and automatic retrieval systems present new firefighting challenges, a review prompted by the fatal Loafers Lodge fire hears.

It has been a prison, a home for the mentally unwell and a spooky backpackers - and now it is the scene of a suspicious fire.