Mental health support needed for flood victims: advocate
People in the Tasman region will need long-term mental health support after devastating winter floods, a mental health advocate says.
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'Distracted' midwife criticised after breastfeeding baby dies
'Distracted' midwife criticised after breastfeeding baby dies
A "distracted" midwife who was "rushing" to complete administrative tasks after a birth left the room for 25 minutes - only to come back and find the baby unresponsive.
Electoral Amendment Bill passes first hurdle
Electoral Amendment Bill passes first hurdle
Legislation banning prisoner and same-day voting has passed its first reading.
Crash driver dies after fall from flyover
Crash driver dies after fall from flyover
The driver of a car that crashed on an Auckland motorway has died after falling from the Newmarket flyover bridge.
Eating well on the cheap when you're a student
Eating well on the cheap when you're a student
Dunedin student Renata Herrera Rojas is determined to get young people feeding their brain properly - without busting the budget.
Two Israeli human rights groups accuse Israel of genocide
Two Israeli human rights groups accuse Israel of genocide
Two Israeli human rights organisations say Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, the first major voices in Israeli society to level the strongest possible accusation against the state, which vehemently denies it.
Cabinet Ministers defend hiking board fees by 80%
Cabinet Ministers defend hiking board fees by 80%
A document, quietly uploaded online, shows ministers agreed to lift the maximum annual fee for chairs of governance boards from $90,000 to about $162,000.
Police officer, gunman among dead in New York shooting
Police officer, gunman among dead in New York shooting
A gunman opened fire inside a midtown Manhattan skyscraper, killing at least four people before the suspect turned up dead in the building.
One in every 1000 NZers without shelter: Salvation Army
One in every 1000 NZers without shelter: Salvation Army
New data released today by the Salvation Army shows 1 in every 1000 people in New Zealand is currently without shelter.
Relative allegedly murdered man in home invasion
Relative allegedly murdered man in home invasion
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.
Pole 'arcing and burning' after Mosgiel crash
Pole 'arcing and burning' after Mosgiel crash
Emergency services in Mosgiel warned a crashed driver to stay put after seeing "arcing and burning" from a light pole.
Dunedin specialist backs law change after baby's death
Dunedin specialist backs law change after baby's death
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.
Couple set to lose $1.7m in property after cannabis bust
Couple set to lose $1.7m in property after cannabis bust
A Canterbury couple have lost their battle to prevent the Crown from taking their two properties worth $1.7 million after a commercial-scale cannabis bust.
Desperate Aussie companies trying to lure Kiwi workers
Desperate Aussie companies trying to lure Kiwi workers
In Australia's Northern Territory they are desperate for people to join their workforce and they have got Kiwis in their sights.
Trump says Gazans starving, contradicting Netanyahu
Trump says Gazans starving, contradicting Netanyahu
Donald Trump said many people were starving in Gaza and suggested Israel could do more on humanitarian access, after 14 more people died of starvation and malnutrition in the territory.
Tasman copping drenching from 'atmospheric funnel'
Tasman copping drenching from 'atmospheric funnel'
Rain is again falling at the top of the South Island, where Tasman, Nelson and part of Marlborough are under orange heavy rain warnings.
Controversial tobacco tax cut extended
Controversial tobacco tax cut extended
The tax break for Heated Tobacco Products (HTPs) made by Phillip Morris has been extended for an extra two years.
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Lilliput built as tribute to daughter
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Lilliput built as tribute to daughter
A Mosgiel father is keeping his daughter’s memory alive with a touching tribute that incorporates her love for literature.
Offering a helping paw
Offering a helping paw
French bulldog Ruby casts a critical eye over winter maintenance work being done by the Dunedin BMX Club’s track manager Derek Jelgersma at Forrester Park yesterday.
Grant spurs cancer test research
Researchers hunting early pancreatic cancer markers
Dunedin researchers are heading up an international study to identify abnormal DNA markers in order to detect a deadly cancer before it is too late.