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Registrations for our September Holiday Programmes are OPEN
Join our Multiactivity, Netball Skills, Combination or Kokkino cooking programmes in St Johns at an OSCAR accredited venue, for the best fun these holidays!
We also have Netball and combination programmes available at Windmill Park, Mt Eden for a conveniently local outlet for your child to have … View moreJoin our Multiactivity, Netball Skills, Combination or Kokkino cooking programmes in St Johns at an OSCAR accredited venue, for the best fun these holidays!
We also have Netball and combination programmes available at Windmill Park, Mt Eden for a conveniently local outlet for your child to have fun close to home.
Week 1 commences 22 September 2025
Week 2 commences 29 September 2025
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We’ve worked our way through our usual batch of The Press puzzles … so now the Neighbourly Team are on the lookout for fresh challenges to keep our brains buzzing 🧠✨
We want to know: When you have a spare moment, what brain-boosting games, puzzles or activities do you reach for?
… View moreWe’ve worked our way through our usual batch of The Press puzzles … so now the Neighbourly Team are on the lookout for fresh challenges to keep our brains buzzing 🧠✨
We want to know: When you have a spare moment, what brain-boosting games, puzzles or activities do you reach for?
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Plasma can help treat someone’s liver failure
The treatment for someone’s serious illness can begin with the kind donation of
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life-saving products. It’s a precious gift to those in … View moreThe treatment for someone’s serious illness can begin with the kind donation of
plasma from a New Zealander. Donated plasma can help treat up to 50 different
illnesses including cancer, kidney disease and severe burns, and make up to 11
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Please help someone start their new life today.
Book now to donate, download the NZ Blood App or call 0800 448 325.
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We will give away free copies of the November 2025 issue to readers whose strawberry recipes are used in our magazine. To be in the running, make sure you email your family's favourite way enjoy strawberry (dessert, salad, main?!): mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz, by September 15, 2025.
More than 36,000 nurses take two-day strike action
Nearly 14,000 patients are having operations, procedures and appointments postponed this week, during two days’ strike action by Nurses Organisation members.
It follows nearly a year of deadlocked negotiations between the union and Health NZ, which culminated in a 24-hour strike at the end of … View moreNearly 14,000 patients are having operations, procedures and appointments postponed this week, during two days’ strike action by Nurses Organisation members.
It follows nearly a year of deadlocked negotiations between the union and Health NZ, which culminated in a 24-hour strike at the end of July.
Health NZ chief executive Dr Dale Bramley said the agency was committed to ensuring patient safety during the strikes, which he was “deeply concerned will result in delays to treatment, services and care for an estimated 13,850 patients”.
“Contingency plans are in place to ensure those who need care the most will still be able to receive it, but the planned strikes will see our hospitals disrupted for the entire week,” he said.
“They will cause further delay to patients waiting for treatment, disrupt treatment and care for those already in hospital and set back our work to improve access to services.”
More than 300 graduate nurses who were due to start work on Monday have had their start date delayed a week as a result of the industrial action, he said.
“We have listened to our nurses’ concerns on safe services and the employment of graduate nurses and we are ready and willing to work with the union on solutions.
“We are absolutely committed to ensuring that we have the right staff and skill mix to deliver quality, safe patient care.”
However, Nurses Organisation president Anne Daniels said management was refusing to give any guarantee on safe staffing levels, which were critical to patient care.
“It’s unprecedented to have two full-day strikes within one week.
“That reflects to me the extreme anger that our members have towards Health NZ and the Government over not putting on the table something we can talk about.
“Our Minister of Health keeps telling us to come back to the table, but nothing new is put on the table – so what is the point?”
NZNO delegate Noreen McCallan said the two-day strike action was not taken lightly by members.
“We are doing this because we fear for the safety of our patients. We will lose two days’ pay for striking but we are standing up for safe staffing because it is the right thing to do.
“We became health workers because we want to care for people. But staff shortages have become overwhelming and exhausting for many of us. Our patients are suffering longer because we can’t get to them as quickly as we should.”
NZNO members will be spending their strike time doing a range of activities including hīkoi, pickets, candlelight vigils, food bank drivers, blood bank donations, sausage sizzles and BBQs.
Hospitals and all emergency departments would remain open during the strike, with a small number of staff providing life-preserving services.
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20 Unconventional Questions To Ask At A Job Interview To Make You Stand Out
Beyond polished resumes or rehearsed answers, job interviews are also about making a connection that lingers. While most candidates stick to predictable chatter and hope to tick the right boxes, standing out takes curiosity that cuts through the noise. If you're bold enough to flip the script,… View moreBeyond polished resumes or rehearsed answers, job interviews are also about making a connection that lingers. While most candidates stick to predictable chatter and hope to tick the right boxes, standing out takes curiosity that cuts through the noise. If you're bold enough to flip the script, there's power in asking the unexpected. This article reveals 20 questions that shift the room—and possibly your chances.
1. If Your Team Were A Product Or Brand, What Would It Be And Why?
2. Driving Styles And Workflows Often Mirror Each Other—What’s Yours?
3. Has A Past Hiring Choice Ever Changed How You Evaluate Candidates?
4. What’s One Thing You Genuinely Admire About The People Here?
5. On Tough Days Or Busy Weeks, What Keeps You Coming Back?
6. If Resources Weren’t A Limiting Factor, What Would You Build Tomorrow?
7. Can You Recall A Moment When A Major Mistake Led To Something Valuable?
8. If Your Team Were An Animal, What Would It Be—And What Makes That Fit?
9. What’s A Compliment The Team Received That Meant More Than Expected?
10. When Things Get Murky Or Fast-Moving, What’s Your Strategy For Staying Grounded?
11. If You Could Tweak Just One Element Of Your Role Today, What Would You Fine-Tune?
12. What Would You Tell A Younger Version Of Yourself Just Starting This Job?
13. What’s A Misconception People Have About Working Here?
14. Which Achievement At This Company Has Meant The Most To You Personally?
15. How Would You Explain This Job To A Child?
16. What Data Insight Recently Changed The Way Your Team Operates?
17. What Helps You Stay Professionally Curious In Your Role?
18. What’s A Bold Choice You Made At Work That Paid Off?
19. When Someone’s Still Finding Their Footing, How Do You Usually Show Up For Them?
20. What’s Something You Wish More Candidates Asked About Before Joining?
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Leaked data show major hospitals failing emergency department wait-time targets
National daily emergency department (ED) data across several days in August, leaked to the Labour Party, show New Zealand’s 23 hospitals are managing to process, on average, between 69-71% of patients within six hours, well short of the Government’s 95% target it wants to reach by 2030.
It … View moreNational daily emergency department (ED) data across several days in August, leaked to the Labour Party, show New Zealand’s 23 hospitals are managing to process, on average, between 69-71% of patients within six hours, well short of the Government’s 95% target it wants to reach by 2030.
It also sits below the Government’s 74% milestone target for 2024/25 and the 77% target for 2025/26.
However, the data paint a more dire picture in some of the country’s largest hospitals, including Auckland and Wellington, where fewer than 40% of patients are seen within six hours on some days.
Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora and the Acting Health Minister stress the leaked data shouldn’t be considered “fact”, despite the data being regularly presented to the Health Minister and Health NZ leadership.
They argue validated data from quarter three of 2024/25 (January-March) showing 74.2% of patients admitted, discharged or transferred within six hours of entering an ED prove there is improvement, while acknowledging this winter has seen an “unprecedented” volume of patients presenting.
Labour’s health spokeswoman Dr Ayesha Verrall says the data reveal the cost of underinvestment in the health system and condemns the Government’s health targets as a failed “magic wand”.
The leaked information from Health NZ’s internal reporting system details how hospitals are performing daily against the ED wait time target across seven days in August.
Nationally, the daily average ranges between 63.7% and 75.8%. However, the quarterly average sits between 69.1% and 70.4%.
Broken down by hospital, the 56-bed Grey Base Hospital in Greymouth is the best performer, seeing more than 90% of patients within six hours in each of the seven days and at times exceeding the 95% target.
The Whangārei and Timaru hospitals also regularly met or exceeded the 77% milestone for 2025/26, according to the daily data.
The results are poorer in hospitals in bigger centres, such as Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin.
At its best, Auckland City Hospital processed 66.3% of patients within six hours but, at its worst, processed just 34.4%.
Middlemore’s best result was 69.3% while its worst was 44.6%. Waitākere ranged between 61.1%-69.6% while North Shore managed between 51.1% and 72.7%.
Wellington Hospital had only one day of the seven where more than half of all patients were seen within six hours, reaching as low as 39% on its worst day.
The Dunedin Hospital ED wait-time results were the poorest in the country in three of the seven days, with a range of 35.9%-48.4%. Christchurch Hospital had better results but still fell below the 2024/25 milestone target with a range of 57%-73.8%.
Overall, the smallest daily proportion of patients seen within the deadline belonged to Waikato Hospital, which achieved 33% on August 14.
Verrall, a doctor and former Health Minister, said she was concerned by how long people were waiting in EDs.
“Large city hospitals see our most complex patients and the highest number of patients; it’s very risky for so many people to wait this long in the emergency department.”
She expected many hospitals to struggle to meet the 2025/26 milestone, indicating ED wait times would be a key issue in next year’s election.
“This Government promised that they would make ED wait times better. It looks like they’ll be going to the election having made no difference.”
In statements from Health NZ and Acting Health Minister Matt Doocey, both described the leaked data as unreliable and pointed to the latest validated data for the January-March quarter, which was 74.2%.
However, Doocey acknowledged New Zealanders were “still waiting far too long” in EDs.
“The Government has made it clear to Health New Zealand that performance must improve and reinstating the shorter stays in ED target is key to that.”
He maintained hospitals across the country were improving, noting a “predictable rise” in ED presentations during winter months.
Health NZ executive regional director Chris Lowry indicated this winter had been busier than expected.
“While we plan for and anticipate these surges, this winter’s volume of presentations has been unprecedented.
“Staff sickness and higher-acuity patients, many of whom require isolation, have further intensified pressures on our system.”
Lowry said Health NZ remained committed to achieving the wait time target, highlighting the agency’s focus on improving in-community care to prevent unnecessary ED visits.
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Keep yourself protected against Covid
It might not be making quite so many headlines these days, but unfortunately, Covid is still here. If you’re 65 or over, taking care of yourself is just as important as ever.
The good news is, the Covid vaccine can help protect you from serious illness. It’s free, and recommended for you … View moreIt might not be making quite so many headlines these days, but unfortunately, Covid is still here. If you’re 65 or over, taking care of yourself is just as important as ever.
The good news is, the Covid vaccine can help protect you from serious illness. It’s free, and recommended for you and many others as long as you haven’t had the vaccine, or Covid, in the last 6 months.
To book your vaccination, or talk to your healthcare provider.
Choice News Tuesday: We found a purrr-fect band-aid to stress
Needing some ASMR (autonomous sensory meridian response) to calm your nerves? Visit an artificial purr-engine!
Use the sliders on the site to change whether the purr is a sleepy purr or an excited purr.
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Alberton Beyond the Ropes Tours
Alberton Beyond the Ropes Tours
When: Wednesday 24th September, 10.30am & 1.30pm
Sunday 28th September, 10.30am & 1.30pm
Cost: $20pp (includes tea and scones)
As part of this special Auckland Heritage Festival event, visitors to Alberton (built 1863) will be able to get beyond … View moreAlberton Beyond the Ropes Tours
When: Wednesday 24th September, 10.30am & 1.30pm
Sunday 28th September, 10.30am & 1.30pm
Cost: $20pp (includes tea and scones)
As part of this special Auckland Heritage Festival event, visitors to Alberton (built 1863) will be able to get beyond the ropes and experience the beautiful collections up close.
These guided tours allow small groups (up to 10) a unique experience of this special heritage house, followed by tea and scones. Numbers are limited. $20pp. Please book tickets via Eventbrite.www.eventbrite.co.nz...
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Unit pricing – the secret to saving at the supermarket
Have you ever found yourself standing in a supermarket aisle wondering which size packet offers the better deal? Throw in some products on special, and it’s easy to feel baffled.
Once you know about unit prices though, you won’t need to do any tricky supermarket maths ever again. And it’s … View moreHave you ever found yourself standing in a supermarket aisle wondering which size packet offers the better deal? Throw in some products on special, and it’s easy to feel baffled.
Once you know about unit prices though, you won’t need to do any tricky supermarket maths ever again. And it’s easy to learn how to use unit pricing.
The unit price is the smaller money amount that usually sits at the bottom of the price tag. It shows you how much the product costs per unit of measure. The measure could be per kilogram or litre or per item for example. When you use the unit price, you can see how much you’re paying per egg, per nappy or per 100 sheets of toilet paper.
Here's what the unit price looks like:
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Supermarkets that have a floor space of more than 1,000m2 have had to display unit prices on the shelves since August 2024. From 31 August 2025, they will also have to display unit prices online.
But supermarkets aren’t the only ones that have to show unit prices. Unit pricing has to be shown at any store over 1,000m2 that sells food from the following 10 categories.
Bread
Dairy products
Eggs or egg products
Fruit
Vegetables
Meat
Fish
Rice
Sugar
Manufacturer-packaged food.
There’s a list of units of measure that the stores must use depending on the type of product. For example, meat must be priced per kilogram and drinks per litre.
Some products don’t have to display unit pricing. These include alcohol, tobacco and flowers.
How unit pricing is helping shoppers save
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Once you learn about unit pricing, it can be really useful when you do your grocery shopping. It can help you work out which products offer the best value. From a survey we conducted on unit pricing, 64% of respondents said unit pricing helped them save money. Nearly half said they feel more confident doing their shopping because of unit pricing.
Here’s a snapshot of how people said unit pricing is helping them:
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Unit pricing survey
Here’s what some survey respondents said about using unit pricing.
“I always use the unit price. Products on special are not necessarily the best value.”
“I use the unit price, for example, on tinned tomatoes, as the product is pretty much the same from one brand to another.”
The unit price dictates what I buy as I’m on a very strict budget.”
How to use unit pricing and save money
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We asked our survey respondents when they found unit pricing most helpful. Here are some of the most common scenarios people told us about.
1. When something is on special
Supermarkets have so many specials because they know it makes us more likely to add the ‘special’ item to our trolleys. Unit pricing helps you look past the promotion and find the real bargain.
2. When a product comes in different sizes
Imagine you’re trying to work out which pack of toilet paper to buy – the decision might be between a 4-pack, a 6-pack or an 8-pack. Unit pricing lets you see how much you’ll pay per 100 sheets. Of course, you might still want to take ply into account, but it’s easier to see which product gives you more bang for your buck.
3. When the packaging has changed
Shrinkflation is the word used to describe when a company downsizes its product without bringing the price down. It’s easy to keep going for the same product you’ve always bought without noticing there’s a difference in how much is inside the packaging. This is where unit pricing can help. By keeping an eye on unit pricing, we can see how the price of our favourites compares with the price of similar products.
4. When there are too many options
The supermarket can be a confusing place – think of the cheese section for example. There are blocks, slices and bags of grated cheese from various brands. Unit pricing cuts through the confusion to show you the most budget-friendly options.
5. When buying in bulk
When you’re buying in bulk, you might think it will be cheaper to get the biggest package size available. But this isn’t always the case – and a lot of people told us they discovered this when they started looking at unit prices. Bulk-buy bins, where you bag your own ingredients, can also sometimes be more expensive than buying a packet from the shelf.
Here are some other ways you could use unit pricing to help you save money.
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6. Comparing products within the supermarket
Unit pricing isn’t just for comparing the products you see in front of you on the shelf. Instead of buying a fresh vegetable, you could see how much you’d pay for the same amount frozen. Or instead of buying fresh fruit for baking, you could see if it’s cheaper buying fruit in a can.
7. Comparing the same product at different supermarkets
Unit pricing is also a good tool for comparing products between supermarkets because they don’t always stock the same size of a product. If you check out the unit prices on different supermarkets’ websites, you might decide it’s worth shopping around.
Extra tips for using unit pricing
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New World, Pak’nSave and Woolworths’ websites let you sort products by unit price. This makes it easy to choose the product with the best value.
You may get tripped up both instore and online when the measure used for the same product is different. For example, the unit price for dishwasher tablets is sometimes displayed as ‘per tablet’ or ‘per 100 tablets’.
Supermarkets are actually following the unit pricing rules here. Some products have a cut-off point of 40 items – if the packet contains more than 40 of an item, it should display the unit price per 100 rather than per actual item.
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Covid inquiry legal advice for Dame Jacinda Ardern, Chris Hipkins, Grant Robertson, Ayesha Verrall cost taxpayer $70k
Crown Law has confirmed. The legal advice was given between May and July this year in relation to the second phase of the Covid inquiry. The four former ministers have cooperated with the inquiry, but declined to appear at public hearings.
The reimbursement rules: It is usual process for the … View moreCrown Law has confirmed. The legal advice was given between May and July this year in relation to the second phase of the Covid inquiry. The four former ministers have cooperated with the inquiry, but declined to appear at public hearings.
The reimbursement rules: It is usual process for the Crown to pay the legal costs of ministers or former ministers in proceedings or inquiries that spin out of their current or previous duties. A spokesman for Ardern told the Herald that the budget, costs and terms of reference of the second phase of the inquiry were set by Cabinet and were a matter for the Government. "Dame Jacinda is using shared legal representation to lower any legal costs, and continues to work with the commission to achieve its terms of reference."
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