On Wednesday, Tairāwhiti Gisborne senior doctors went on a second 24-hour strike in the space of four weeks. They had previously written letters to the Government, stating senior doctor vacancies at Gisborne Hospital were at 37% in August 2024 and 44% as of April 2025.

The Runit Straight event has claimed it's first life with Ryan Satterthwaite suffering a serious head injury while playing a game based on the controversial craze with friends in Palmerston North. He died in hospital on Monday night.

David Seymour's latest distraction has been passed today with separate hairdressing regulations being scrapped, with cabinet agreeing to all four recommendations from a regulatory review into the hairdressing and barbering industry

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