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A man upset over a family matter threatened to blow up his house and others around him, prompting the evacuation of an early childhood centre and residents from around 50 nearby homes.

A teen has described in the High Court at Christchurch how a man more than twice her age took advantage of her and “helped himself” to her body.

The government is halting new prescriptions of puberty blockers for young people with gender dysphoria, saying "a precautionary approach" is needed while evidence remains uncertain.

A senior human rights lawyer says survivors eligible for compensation for abuse they suffered in state schools could have been put off making claims thanks to a government website bungle.