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    Otago among unis accepting Duolingo tests

    A woman uses the Duolingo app. Photo: Supplied / Duolingo

    Otago among unis accepting Duolingo tests

    New Zealand universities are now accepting English tests taken through language app Duolingo.

    Group may have used pool at scene of unexplained death

    The unexplained death was reported on Kerr St in Devonport on January 1. Photo: NZ Police

    Group may have used pool at scene of unexplained death

    Police are urging a group who may have been at the address of an unexplained death in Auckland at the start of the year to come forward.

    One in critical condition after motorcycle crash

    One in critical condition after motorcycle crash

    A motorcyclist is in a critical condition after a crash that temporarily closed a section of State Highway 75 in Christchurch.

    Swampy to the rescue

    Swampy the digger begins its month-long project of dredging a hard-to-reach section of the Taylor...

    Swampy to the rescue

    A purpose-built amphibious excavator named Swampy has begun dredging the pop-up garden patch growing out of the Taylor River in Blenheim.

    Memorial lets mother know 'her little ones' lives mattered'

    August, Hugo and Goldie Field died late last year. Photo: Supplied

    Memorial lets mother know 'her little ones' lives mattered'

    A Sanson cafe owner says a memorial to the children of the Field family is a chance to let mother Chelsey Field know "her little ones' lives mattered".

    Ex-users of health portal may be vulnerable

    The attack was reported to authorities early on December 31 last year. Photo: Getty Images

    Ex-users of health portal may be vulnerable

    People whose GPs no longer use NZ's biggest health portal may still have had their historical data hacked.

    Infant formula recalled over toxin fears

    The affected Alfamino infant formula brand. Photo: Supplied / MPI

    'Do not feed it to your baby': Infant formula recalled over toxin fears

    A brand of infant formula is being recalled over possible toxins, the Ministry of Primary Industries has announced.

    Minister, PSA at odds over health info delays

    Health Minister Simeon Brown. Photo: RNZ

    Minister, PSA at odds over health info delays

    A union says Health Minister Simeon Brown is blaming officials for slow OIA responses, when his government's cuts are at fault.

    'Unusually hot' for some, heavy rain to hit Fiordland

    Photo: file

    'Unusually hot' for some, heavy rain to hit Fiordland

    Invercargill and Christchurch are forecast to be warmer than usual, while thunder and heavy rain is expected to hit Fiordland.

    Health portal hackers remove info about data online

    Photo: RNZ / Finn Blackwell

    Health portal hackers remove info about data online

    Hackers who say they have stolen data from New Zealand's biggest health portal app have removed information about the data online.

    Choppers join search for missing tramper

    Graham Garnett failed to return from a tramp in the Baton/Ellis River area of Kahurangi National...

    Choppers join search for missing tramper

    Police have expanded the search for a tramper missing in a South Island national park since the end of last year.

    Many sport clubs risk being dissolved as deadline looms

    Tennis clubs are among those that need to register. Photo: RNZ

    Many sport clubs risk being dissolved as deadline looms

    Fewer than half of New Zealand's incorporated community sport organisations have registered under new legislation, with the deadline just 13 weeks away.

    Holiday road toll rises after woman dies in hospital

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    Holiday road toll rises after woman dies in hospital

    The holiday road toll has risen to eight with the death of a woman in hospital yesterday.

    New cycle trail builds hit brick wall

    John Wellington. Photo: supplied

    New cycle trail builds hit brick wall

    A long-forgotten Doc policy that has suddenly been reactivated is creating a headache for riders trying to make new trails.

    Warning for hacked health portal users

    Warning for hacked health portal users

    A deadline given by the Manage My Health hackers demanding $104k for stolen medical files could now be Friday, as Netsafe warns people to be extra cautious with emails.

    Health hack: Concern for vulnerable people

    The hacking of medical data could potentially re-traumatise vulnerable people.  Photo: Getty Images

    Health hack: Concern for vulnerable people

    Sexual violence and family harm victims will be living in terror that their private details could be among a cache of hacked medical information, an advocate says.

    13 injured in Northland crash

    Photo: ODT Files

    13 injured in Northland crash

    More than a dozen people have been injured in a crash involving a truck and van in Northland.

    Teen dies imitating 'troubling' content viewed online

    The coroner referenced Australia's recent decision to ban children under 16 from accessing social...

    Teen dies imitating 'troubling' content viewed online

    A coroner is calling for restrictions on the internet after a teenager accidentally died while imitating acts he saw online.

    'Not interested': Super City idea fails to stick

    Brendan Shefford aka Big Red during his election campaign. Photo: Geoff Sloan

    'Not interested': Super City idea fails to stick

    An emphatic no - that was deputy mayor Brendan Shefford’s reaction to Selwyn being folded into a super city with Christchurch and the Waimakariri District.
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