A police officer was reportedly killed and two civilians injured when a gunman opened fire inside a midtown Manhattan skyscraper in New York.

Failing to locate stacks of cash during a home invasion, a masked man fatally beat an elderly relative over the head before fleeing, a jury has heard.

Dunedin Hospital's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit clinical director is supporting calls for medication to be checked by two people before it's dispensed, following the death of a two-month old baby allegedly given medication at an adult dosage.

In Australia's Northern Territory they are desperate for people to join their workforce and they have got Kiwis in their sights.