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'Nauseating, shaking, shock': Stuff reporter Jo McKenzie-McLean on learning she has bowel cancer
The Cromwell mother-of-two was suffering from intense stomach pain and vomiting before being diagnosed in January.
"It is shocking that cancer patients, fighting for their lives, have to rely on the generosity and kindness of family, friends and strangers to get drugs to help treat this … View moreThe Cromwell mother-of-two was suffering from intense stomach pain and vomiting before being diagnosed in January.
"It is shocking that cancer patients, fighting for their lives, have to rely on the generosity and kindness of family, friends and strangers to get drugs to help treat this cruel disease that affects so many of us," Jo says.
"My heart is bursting with overwhelming love and gratitude for the support shown to me and my family. It is giving me a surge of strength and faith in my ability to fight this every step of the way."
Read Jo's story here.
Jo is fundraising to cover her medical bills. If you would like to contribute, visit her Givealittle page here.
Air NZ offers direct Queenstown-Australia flights ahead of travel bubble date
Air New Zealand has started offering bookings for direct flights from Queenstown to Australia from April 19, ahead of a confirmed date for a trans-Tasman travel bubble.
The airline has been operating flights from Queenstown to Sydney, but including a stop-over in Auckland, with the cheapest price … View moreAir New Zealand has started offering bookings for direct flights from Queenstown to Australia from April 19, ahead of a confirmed date for a trans-Tasman travel bubble.
The airline has been operating flights from Queenstown to Sydney, but including a stop-over in Auckland, with the cheapest price of $417. From April 19, the non-stop flight will cost between $690 and $986.
Flights from Queenstown to Melbourne were being offered on Air New Zealand’s website from April 19 for between $656 and $916.
The date of the trans-Tasman bubble will be announced by Cabinet on April 6, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday afternoon.
OPINION: Why I ditched the city girl life for a country cottage
Done with sky-high Wellington rent, Olivia Caldwell moved to rural Otago.
In her new location, Caldwell has privacy on her very own front porch, has sheep and deer in the paddock in front of her and a short walk up the back the farm takes her to an incredible picnic spot, overlooking Lake Wānaka.… View moreDone with sky-high Wellington rent, Olivia Caldwell moved to rural Otago.
In her new location, Caldwell has privacy on her very own front porch, has sheep and deer in the paddock in front of her and a short walk up the back the farm takes her to an incredible picnic spot, overlooking Lake Wānaka.
Her Wellington flat was shared with two blokes and scented with a mix of Ecoya candles, incense and mould. She wasn't sad to leave it behind.
Read Olivia's full essay here.
Drug dealer's friend 'gave' him with ecstacy worth $120,000
A Queenstown drug dealer claims a friend who left New Zealand gave him ecstasy pills worth $120,000.
Keith Singleton, a 30-year-old labourer originally from Ireland, said he only started selling the pills when his partner was made redundant.
Police found 2431 pills when they searched his home on … View moreA Queenstown drug dealer claims a friend who left New Zealand gave him ecstasy pills worth $120,000.
Keith Singleton, a 30-year-old labourer originally from Ireland, said he only started selling the pills when his partner was made redundant.
Police found 2431 pills when they searched his home on December 9, and charged him with possession of the class B drug ecstasy and possession of ecstasy for supply.
Judge Russell Walker sentenced him in the Queenstown District Court on Monday to 11 months and two weeks home detention and 200 hours of community work, on top of 240 hours already completed.
“You have come as close as you possibly can to a sizeable term of imprisonment without actually going to prison,” the judge said.
Cromwell house badly damaged, neighbouring home evacuated during late-night fire
A Central Otago man has escaped a late-night house fire without injury after being woken by a smoke alarm.
Emergency services were called to the fire on Horace St in Cromwell shortly after 11pm on Sunday.
The house was “well ablaze” when three crews from Cromwell and another from Clyde … View moreA Central Otago man has escaped a late-night house fire without injury after being woken by a smoke alarm.
Emergency services were called to the fire on Horace St in Cromwell shortly after 11pm on Sunday.
The house was “well ablaze” when three crews from Cromwell and another from Clyde arrived, Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesman Brent Dunn said.
He said no-one was injured in the blaze but there was “extensive damage” to the rear of the home.
Crews were able to stop the fire spreading to any nearby structures, but a neighbouring property was evacuated as a precaution, Dunn said.
The fire was extinguished shortly after 12.50am.
Specialist fire investigator Marty Jillings said a man, the sole occupant of the home, was able to escape the fire because he was woken by working smoke alarms.
The circumstances of the fire were still under investigation, but it was not considered suspicious at this stage.
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