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Uni mass food poisoning: Students' Association falsified temperature records

An investigation into a food poisoning outbreak at a University of Canterbury hall found temperature records were falsified by the Students' Association who prepared the meals.

Meagre haul for window-smashing dairy burglar

The alleged burglar stole two trays of drinks and a bag chips from Prebbleton Dairy in the early...

Meagre haul for window-smashing dairy burglar

A determined burglar who took three attempts to break into a dairy was rewarded for his efforts with two trays of drinks and a packet of chips.

MBIE conduct referred to Privileges Committee

Speaker Gerry Brownlee. Photo: VNP/Phil Smith

MBIE conduct referred to Privileges Committee

Parliament's Speaker has referred a question of whether Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment officials misled Parliament to the Privileges Committee.

'No further inquiries warranted' over hot air balloon crash

The Civil Aviation Authority will be taking no action after two people were injured in a hot air balloon crash in Methven last week.

TV host again pleads for answers to missing mother's fate

Messages of support written on a sign with a photograph of Nancy Guthrie in Tucson, Arizona. She...

TV host again pleads for answers to missing mother's fate

TV host Savannah Guthrie took time on her morning news show to appeal to the public again for answers to the fate of her mother, missing since a presumed abduction in Arizona.

Australia ramps up bird flu surveillance

A Department of Primary Industries vet takes samples from a dead brown skua to test for the H5N1...

Australia ramps up bird flu surveillance

Australian authorities have ramped up surveillance and testing after two cases of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu were confirmed in migratory seabirds.

Luxon rules out financial help for Super Rugby side

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. Photo: RNZ

Luxon rules out financial help for Super Rugby side

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has poured cold water on the prospect of government support to save Super Rugby side Moana Pasifika.

Death toll climbs as heatwave sweeps Europe

People cool off in the Trocadero Fountain next to the Eiffel Tower in Paris this week. Photo:...

Death toll climbs as heatwave sweeps Europe

Forty people have drowned in France over recent days as they sought to cool down to escape record heat, the Prime Minister says, as a heatwave sweeps across much of Europe.

Mum mauled by shark wakes from coma, speaks first words

Leah Stewart was taken to hospital in a critical condition after a shark attack in Sydney on June...

Mum mauled by shark wakes from coma, speaks first words

A young Sydney mother mauled by a shark has briefly regained consciousness after more than a week in a coma and spoken her emotional first words.

Luxon and Labour both try to shrug off poor poll results

Christopher Luxon says he is not concerned by the latest lacklustre poll result, despite conceding that National had work to do to ensure New Zealanders understood the party's long-term plan.

One person critical after incident near Nelson police station

Emergency services outside Nelson Central Police Station. Photo: RNZ

One person critical after incident near Nelson police station

One person has been taken to hospital in a critical condition following an incident in Nelson.

YouTube settles lawsuit over social media harm to children

YouTube settles lawsuit over social media harm to children

YouTube has settled a lawsuit brought by a minor who claimed the platform damaged his mental health, ahead of a second California trial over social media's role in the youth mental health crisis.

Cop charged with possessing objectionable material named

Cop charged with possessing objectionable material named

An Auckland police officer facing charges of possessing objectionable material can now be named.

Leader on Opportunity Party's surprise poll surge

Opportunity leader Qiulae Wong. Supplied photo

Leader on Opportunity Party's surprise poll surge

After 10 years, five leaders and a name tweak, the Opportunity Party is on the cusp of making it into Parliament for the first time.

Southern Motorway reopens after crash near Fairfield

Southern Motorway reopens after crash near Fairfield

A section of State Highway One has reopened following a single-vehicle crash near Fairfield this morning.

Drunken hide and seek ends with a ticket to court

A Dunedin man was found hiding from police behind his neighbour’s fence after drunkenly crashing into multiple parked cars.

Israel deliberately targeting children in Gaza genocide - UN report

A displaced Palestinian child shelters at a tent camp, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip....

Israel deliberately targeting children in Gaza genocide - UN report

Israeli authorities and security forces deliberately targeted Palestinian children, resulting in genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in Gaza, and war crimes in the occupied West Bank, the UN says.