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    'Mayhem': Power boat in near miss at Lyttelton

    A photo taken from the cameras at Naval Point of the incident. Photo: Naval Point Club Lyttelton

    'Mayhem': Power boat in near miss at Lyttelton

    Power boats continue to cause issues in Lyttelton Harbour with another near miss reported.

    Shooting death by police 'preventable': Coroner

    Shargin Stephens was shot dead by a police officer in July 2016. Photo: RNZ

    Shooting death by police 'preventable': Coroner

    Police tactics in the fatal shooting of Shargin Stephens showed a disregard for the right to life, according to a scathing coroner's report.

    Hour wait for ambulance after boy breaks leg

    A tackle gone wrong in an under-10s rugby league match on Saturday left Travis Dephoff in ...

    Hour wait for ambulance after boy breaks leg

    A Christchurch mother is questioning if more medical support should be available at sports grounds after her 9-year-old son suffered two badly broken bones in his right leg.

    Concerns raised over AI scribe tools for doctors

    Angela Ballantyne. PHOTO: ODT FILES

    Concerns raised over AI scribe tools for doctors

    Major concerns have been raised about the security of private patient information in New Zealand after new research found 40% of the doctors surveyed are using AI scribes to take patient notes.

    'Keen bean' students catch maths book errors

    Education Minister Erica Stanford. Photo: RNZ

    'Keen bean' students catch maths book errors

    The Education Minister has thanked "keen bean" students for picking up errors in Ministry of Education-funded maths resources.

    Nurses union 'gobsmacked' by St John's planned volunteer changes

    Photo: RNZ

    Nurses union 'gobsmacked' by St John's planned volunteer changes

    The head of the nurses' union is "gobsmacked" by St John's plan to get rid of volunteers in hospital emergency departments, and says patients will suffer without them.

    Wildlife Park to resume taking in animals

    A zebra foal with its mum at Orana Wildlife Park. (File photo) Photo: Supplied / Orana Wildlife...

    Wildlife Park to resume taking in animals

    Christchurch's Orana Wildlife Park will resume taking new animals following a six-month pause following a review prompted by whistleblowers' animal welfare concerns and allegations of a toxic culture.

    Teen denied 'clean slate' in youth sentencing

    Photo: file

    Teen denied 'clean slate' in youth sentencing

    A teen kicked a boy in the head so hard it sounded like someone “kicking a rugby ball through goal posts”.

    Man jailed for six years for $1.7m Covid fraud

    Man jailed for six years for $1.7m Covid fraud

    A man has been sentenced to almost six years in jail over a $1.7 million Covid-19 fraud.

    Primary school teachers reject 'insulting' pay rise offer

    Primary school teachers have voted the reject the 1% pay rise offer. Photo: Getty Images

    Primary school teachers reject 'insulting' pay rise offer

    Primary teachers have voted to reject a 1% pay rise from the Ministry of Education.

    Anger at plan to remove town's officers

    Hundreds of North Canterbury locals turned out to a fiery meeting in Culverden on Wednesday night...

    Anger at plan to remove town's officers

    Hundreds of North Canterbury locals turned out to a fiery meeting in Culverden, angered at a proposal to remove the town's two police officers.

    Video shows mass brawl at girls high school

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    Video shows mass brawl at girls high school

    Video has emerged of a mass brawl inside the grounds of an Auckland high school.

    Concern drivers could pay more with new road user charges

    Image: RNZ

    Concern drivers could pay more with new road user charges

    Private companies will need to keep the costs of running the government's new road user charges scheme as low as possible, the AA says.

    Cyclist's death due to flawed traffic management: coroner

    Fyfa Dawson was an experienced cyclist, who regularly travelled on Springs Rd. Photo: supplied

    Cyclist's death due to flawed traffic management: coroner

    A coroner is calling for changes to traffic management controls and planning after a cyclist was killed south of Christchurch.

    Gambling sites using fake stories to target Māori

    Often the fake profiles will steal photos from real life whānau, give them fake names and create...

    Gambling sites using fake stories to target Māori

    Often the fake profiles will steal photos from real life whānau, give them fake names and create elborate fake stories.

    Nurse accessed colleagues' personal health information

    Photo: ODT files.

    Nurse accessed colleagues' personal health information

    A senior nurse at a retirement village accessed health information about her colleagues, including records that detailed breast reconstruction surgery and treatment for alcoholism.

    Lotto 2505

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    Lotto 2505

    Results from last night's Lotto draw.

    Child dies after crash

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    Child dies after crash

    A child has died after a two-car crash in Kaikohe on Wednesday afternoon.
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