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A 99-year-old dementia patient died after being assaulted in his rest home bedroom by another resident suffering from dementia, a coroner has found.

Commemorations are underway in Christchurch to mark the seventh anniversary of the mosque attacks.

A 5-year-old boy who lived on a diet of chicken and biscuits has been diagnosed with the rare disease scurvy.

The Omarama-Lindis Pass Rd (SH8), between Omarama and Tarras, has reopened following a fatal crash this afternoon.

A teacher censured for asking students inappropriate questions, including "How long would you wait to have sex with a dead girl?", has now been suspended from his teaching role in Australia.