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Conveyer belt death: Family's plea for inquest denied

Wesley Tomich died after he slipped and fell onto a conveyor belt at Agri-Nutrients' Mt Maunganui...

Conveyer belt death: Family's plea for inquest denied

A family's plea for a coroner to take a closer look into how their son and brother was asphyxiated on an unsafe conveyor belt at one of NZ's biggest fertiliser companies has denied.

Little snow forces Canterbury ski field to close

Little snow forces Canterbury ski field to close

A lack of snow has forced the Mt Cheeseman Ski Area to abandon its plans to open this season.

Drunk driver who killed young son to be released from prison

Daniel Melhopt will be released on parole after being jailed in July 2023. Photo / Jeremy Wilkinson

Drunk driver who killed young son to be released from prison

“For the rest of his life, he will have to live with the knowledge that his poor actions killed his son… It’s a sentence that has already begun.”

Elderly renters, women struggling with cost of living: survey

The variation of household costs month-to-month can be a struggle for the elderly. Photo: Getty...

Elderly renters, women struggling with cost of living: survey

Retirees who are renting or are women are being hit hard by the cost of living as the price of rate, insurance and power can vary month-to-month, a researcher says.

Groundbreaking OCD treatment on way to NZ

Open Closed Doors co-founder Megan Jones. Photo: Supplied

Groundbreaking OCD treatment on way to NZ

An intensive 'circuit-breaker' type treatment for OCD, which is having phenomenal results internationally, will soon be available in this country.

Wild weather bearing down on South

'One last gasp': Wild weather bearing down on South

Severe weather alerts have been issued for parts of the South as a large low-pressure system brings “one last gasp” of winter.

Man accused of approaching teens was under preventive detention order

A man who police believe has been approaching Christchurch school girls was under a preventive detention order for sexual violence.

Tired taxi driver hit signpost which fell on passerby, killing him

Floral tributes and posters laid at the scene on New North Rd where Jason McEwen was killed while...

Tired taxi driver hit signpost which fell on passerby, killing him

A taxi driver had worked about 30 hours over two days and then didn’t adhere to the required stand-down period before he made the fatal decision to get back behind the wheel.

Christmas gifts in doubt as NZ Post stops US deliveries

NZ Post chief operating officer Brendon Main said Saturday services to rural areas were not...

Christmas gifts in doubt as NZ Post stops US deliveries

Christmas gifts and romance novels are among the many items that will no longer be sent to the United States as NZ Post suspends parcel deliveries.

Part falls from moving Ferris wheel

A Ferris wheel at the Illuminate Light & Sound Experience in Christchurch. Photo: Illuminate...

Part falls from moving Ferris wheel

WorkSafe is assessing an incident where a part fell off an operating Ferris wheel at the Illuminate light show in Christchurch on Sunday.

ACT pushes back against changes to four-year-term proposal

The report recommended shifting to a strict four years between elections if voters backed that...

ACT pushes back against changes to four-year-term proposal

A select committee report has recommended pushing ahead with a four-year-term referendum, but stripping out some of the requirements the ACT Party had proposed.

Pharmacist failed to consult GP before man's fatal brain bleed

The man was on Warfarin, a medication used to prevent blood clots. Photo: Getty Images

Pharmacist failed to consult GP before man's fatal brain bleed

When a man who was on blood thinners started getting worsening headaches and nausea, his wife began to worry.

Murder accused 'didn't like living at Loafers Lodge' - Crown

Murder accused 'didn't like living at Loafers Lodge' - Crown

The man accused of murdering five people by setting Wellington's Loafers Lodge hostel alight started the blaze because he did not want to live there, a Crown lawyer has argued.

Man killed in sand dune collapse a 'devoted father'

Man killed in sand dune collapse a 'devoted father'

Family and friends are paying tribute to a young father who died after a sand dune collapsed on him at Muriwai Beach, on Saturday.

Bowel screening crisis: Thousands go private as public waits grow

Patient Voice Aotearoa chair Malcolm Mulholland is critical of the Therapeutic Products Bill,...

Bowel screening crisis: Thousands go private as public waits grow

As the public health system struggles with colonoscopy waitlist targets, more Kiwis are forking out thousands for the procedure privately.

Ministry suspects some schools closed too many days

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

Ministry suspects some schools closed too many days

The Education Ministry suspects some schools have been opening for fewer days than legally required, documents obtained under the Official Information Act show.