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Teen's death exposed gaps in South Island healthcare: HDC decision

Despite multiple assessments Mrs A's cancer went undiagnosed for months. Photo: Getty Images

Teen's death exposed gaps in South Island healthcare: HDC decision

A teenager’s death from complications after surgery revealed troubling gaps in complex care across the South Island at the time, the Health and Disability Commissioner says.

Woman killed in Ashburton crash named

Police have released the name of the woman who died following a highway crash near Ashburton on Thursday last week.

Man suddenly felt sick before Banks Peninsula fatal cliff fall

Man suddenly felt sick before Banks Peninsula fatal cliff fall

A man who died after falling from a cliff in Banks Peninsula felt suddenly sick before he fell.

School bus crashes after hitting black ice

A school bus driver and a child are in Hawke's Bay hospital after the vehicle hit black ice and skidded into a line of trees this morning near Maraekakaho.

Woman in hospital after alleged stabbing

Police at the scene on Whanui Place. Photo: RNZ/Nicky Park

Woman in hospital after alleged stabbing

A woman has been hospitalised after an alleged stabbing in the Auckland suburb of Māngere Bridge.

Man jailed for years of sexual abuse, exploitation

Vulnerable teen exploited, sexually abused

A teenager with a head injury who suffered years of sexual abuse says he’s angry and hopes the man responsible will be jailed for “a long time”.

Debt and deceit: Couple flee country amid unpaid bills

An acquaintance of a couple who ran the French bakery Le Posh said they appear to have fled the country suddenly, leaving a household of personal items.

Luxon defends voting changes

Luxon defends voting changes

The Prime Minister says the public still have plenty of time to get enrolled to vote despite scrapping same-day enrolment for elections.

Billboard camera footage used by NZTA

Footage from cameras in billboards at city intersections have been secretly used by the NZ Transport Agency for the first time to spot cars and trucks.

Schools in literacy crisis, advocacy group warns

Educators say recent cohorts of teenagers entering secondary schools have had unusually numbers...

Schools in literacy crisis, advocacy group warns

Schools have told advocacy group Lifting Literacy Aotearoa they are struggling with record numbers of students with poor literacy.

Baby dies after pharmacy gives wrong dosage

Bellamere Duncan died at Starship Hospital on 19 July. Photo: Supplied via RNZ

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

Women at the Wellington Calendar Girls club were told to clear out their lockers after attempting...

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?'

Icy roads have prompted warnings from police and local MP Joseph Mooney. Photo: Supplied/Joseph...

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

MetService said there was a front moving east across the country which was expected to bring...

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

Road cones mark works near the intersection of Rattray and MacLaggan Sts in central Dunedin....

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

A New Zealand Law Society standards committee said the unnamed lawyer's behaviour risked...

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

Tāmaki Makaurau candidate Peeni Henare campaigning at Ōtara Market. Photo: RNZ/Jessica Hopkins

'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

Huntly men Jason Evans and Jayson Woods were charged after police discovered their cannabis...

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.

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