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Effectiveness of suicide prevention action plan questioned

Clare Curran. File photo: Stephen Jaquiery

Effectiveness of suicide prevention action plan questioned

Whether the new suicide prevention action plan will be effective with a workforce struggling to retain numbers is being questioned by a Dunedin-based mental health charity.

Plan to end census criticised

Plan to end census criticised

The days of the government counting (almost) everything on a five-yearly basis are over, but a leading academic is worried its replacements will not be as effective.

Matariki time for reflection, celebration — and kai

Matariki time for reflection, celebration — and kai

Logan Park High School student Nalia Holmes-Haweturi, 13, enjoys a meal from an above-ground kai cooker at the Otago Polytechnic.

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Decision on proposed Waikato medical school near: Reti

Fernando Hernandez. Photo: Peter McIntosh

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Decision on proposed Waikato medical school near: Reti

D-Day is approaching for the fate of the proposed Waikato medical school.

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City unites to share tactics for navigating frost

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City unites to share tactics for navigating frost

Slippery city streets sparked debate among Dunedin residents about the best method of keeping two feet firmly on the ground.

Highgate home to be demoed for luxury townhouses

The house at 339 Highgate gets demolished to make way for new townhouses. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

Highgate home to be demoed for luxury townhouses

A substantial Highgate property is being demolished to make way for five luxury townhouses selling for up to $1.4 million each.

Raining relief

Raining relief

A man sprays water from his mouth to cool off his pet pigeon on a hot day in Peshawar, Pakistan, yesterday.

Girl taken to hospital after moped hits pram-pusher

A 4-year-old girl has reportedly been taken to Christchurch Hospital in a serious condition after a moped hit a pram.

Body found in Christchurch car park

Body found in Christchurch car park

Police say a body has been found in a car park in the Christchurch suburb of Riccarton.

Defence slams 'absurd' theories in mushroom case

Defence slams 'absurd' theories in mushroom case

Jurors should not find mushroom cook Erin Patterson guilty of three murders because she told some lies, her barrister has argued.

Police considering options for body cameras

Police reviewed more than 6000 records. Photo: RNZ

Police considering options for body cameras

The police union says officers getting body cameras for the first time will counter people doctoring phone footage of interactions.

Auckland supermarket ruins handed back to Foodstuffs

A day after a massive blaze broke out at an Auckland supermarket, the fire service has handed over the building - or what's left of it - to its owners, Foodstuffs.

PM rejects idea of visa waivers for China

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon (centre) and Tourism Minister Louise Upston (to his left) at...

PM rejects idea of visa waivers for China

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has poured cold water on the idea of complete visa waivers, or extended visas for "premium" travellers from China.

Daughter and dad nick $200k from ATM

Jessie-Lee Daniela-Ranford, left, and her father, James Lindsay Ranford. The pair was due to be...

Daughter and dad nick $200k from ATM

A former Armourguard employee used the company’s special codes to raid almost $200,000 from an ATM machine in a heist she executed with the help of her father.

Drone to be used in search for missing woman

Police will launch a drone in the search for a Christchurch woman missing for two weeks.

Sydney teen's six-hour gang-rape ordeal horrifies police

A six-hour gang rape of teenage girl in a car allegedly at the hands of four youths has been described by senior Sydney police as a degrading crime that "beggars belief".

Air NZ cancels Bali flights after volcano erupts

Air NZ cancels Bali flights after volcano erupts

All Air New Zealand flights to the Indonesian resort island of Bali have been cancelled after the eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki spewed ash into the sky.

Person dies in Blenheim vehicle incident

Police interviewed both Ashton's mother and her then partner three times.

Person dies in Blenheim vehicle incident

A person has died after reportedly ending up under their own vehicle in suburban Blenheim.

Melatonin to be sold over the counter; psilocybin to be prescribed

Act New Zealand leader David Seymour. File photo

Melatonin to be sold over the counter; psilocybin to be prescribed

The government has signalled melatonin will become available over the counter, and psilocybin will be available for patients with treatment-resistant depression.

KiwiRail charged over Cook Strait ferry grounding

KiwiRail charged over Cook Strait ferry grounding

Maritime NZ has filed two health and safety charges against KiwiRail over its grounding of the Interislander ferry Aratere nearly a year ago.

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