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Waikato Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU) opened its new expansion today on Wednesday.The upgrade added four permanent isolation rooms and two negative pressure rooms creating a fit-for-purpose space to treat…

The state highway between Hikuai and Opoutere will only be open for a short period at midday today, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advised. The road will be closed for…

In a time-worn, antiquated room filled with the rusting relics of yesteryear, George Capper is settled comfortably in a chair, resident feline Blackie curled up on his lap.This is the…