Baby dies after pharmacy gives wrong dosage
Baby dies after pharmacy gives wrong dosage
A two-month-old baby died following an overdose after she was allegedly given medication at an adult dosage by a pharmacy.
Strip club forced to remove posts about women suing firm
Strip club forced to remove posts about women suing firm
The owners of the Calendar Girls strip clubs have been forced to take down posts identifying dancers suing the firm.
Winter driving: 'Is three minutes worth your safety?'
Winter driving: 'Is three minutes worth your safety?'
The Rental Vehicle Association has urged motorists to be cautious on the roads, as cold winter days are making conditions challenging.
Battered Tasman in for more rain as warnings, watches issued
Battered Tasman in for more rain as warnings, watches issued
In a gloomy start to the week several severe weather warnings have been issued, with high winds and heavy rain expected from late Monday into early Wednesday.
Funding to councils to be throttled for using too many road cones
Funding to councils to be throttled for using too many road cones
The government will require councils to use fewer road cones, or miss out on government funding for roads.
'Strong evidence to act': Calls grow for social media age limit
'Strong evidence to act': Calls grow for social media age limit
A University of Auckland senior research fellow is calling for social media platforms to introduce enforced age limits, to help protect young people from harm.
Bottom-slapping, back-touching lawyer censured
Bottom-slapping, back-touching lawyer censured
A lawyer who slapped a junior male colleague on the bottom and touched a female colleague’s lower back during a social function has been censured.
Firefighters at scene of blaze at Auckland's Westgate Mitre 10
Firefighters at scene of blaze at Auckland's Westgate Mitre 10
Firefighters are responding to a fire at a Mitre 10 hardware store in the Auckland suburb of Westgate.
'Silly games': Peeni Henare on passport design changes
'Silly games': Peeni Henare on passport design changes
The Labour MP told media during his campaigning for the Tāmaki Makaurau seat that the government is playing silly games by changing the design of the passports.
Grower built swamp 'shanty' to harvest cannabis plot
Grower built swamp 'shanty' to harvest cannabis plot
A drug grower built a makeshift structure on the edge of a lake so he could row out and check on his cannabis plots, which he claims were at some point worth more than $200,000.
Bible verses, crypto trades and grief: Inside Deluny's diaries
Bible verses, crypto trades and grief: Inside Deluny's diaries
Convicted murderer Julia DeLuney's diaries reveal the highs and lows of cryptocurrency trading, her plans for a Remuera home to retire in, and her grief following the death of her mother.
Search resumes for missing West Coast tramper
Search resumes for missing West Coast tramper
The search will resume today for a West Coast beekeeper who helped to recover bodies after the Erebus disaster and was later the victim of a drug smuggling scam after the 75-year-old went missing.
Councillor brushes off Israeli woman’s hate crime accusation
Councillor brushes off Israeli woman’s hate crime accusation
A Whakatāne district councillor says he was both surprised and amused to learn from police he had been accused of a hate crime by a woman in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Obituary: Maurice Gee
Obituary: Maurice Gee
Maurice Gee was one of New Zealand’s most decorated authors, his books for children and adults winning awards at home and abroad.
Wind, rain on way for parts of country next week
Wind, rain on way for parts of country next week
Most of the country can look forward to a fine weekend, but more unsettled weather is forecast for next week.
'I thought he might die': partner's fear during attack on man
'I thought he might die': partner's fear during attack on man
A man who had been at the pub with family and friends to take part in a pool competition was “brutally” beaten by another patron.
Child restrained, thrown at drawers after fighting sibling
Child restrained, thrown at drawers after fighting sibling
A child who was fighting with his younger brother was sent to his room and held down on his bed by two adults, then twice thrown against a set of drawers by another.
Less than half of recent nursing graduates employed by Health NZ
Less than half of recent nursing graduates employed by Health NZ
Nursing students and recent graduates say they are being "failed" by Health NZ, which has employed just 45% of mid-year graduates.
Government to strengthen election 'treating' offences
Government to strengthen election 'treating' offences
The government is moving to strengthen the offence of treating, by creating a buffer zone around polling stations where free food, drink and entertainment is banned.
Cost of living possible reason for rise in house fires: Fenz
Cost of living possible reason for rise in house fires: Fenz
Fire and Emergency (FENZ) says the cost of living could be to blame for the highest number of house fire fatalities in a decade.