Long-awaited new mental health ward opens in hospital

PALMERSTON NORTH: More than 11 years after the deaths of two patients at Palmerston North… read more

Busy winter for St John shows up in central Otago statistics

ALEXANDRA: Hato Hone St John had a busy winter in Central Otago this year with… read more

Banks stand by for possible $1bn-plus Sigma selldown

SYDNEY: Investment banks UBS, Macquarie Capital and Barrenjoey are said to be in pole position… read more

Zurich bows out of NIB travel insurance race

NEWCASTLE: Global insurance group Zurich is understood to have left the contest to buy NIB’s… read more