Kick to boy's head sounded like 'kicking a rugby ball'
A teen kicked a boy in the head so hard it sounded like someone "kicking a rugby ball through goal posts".
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'Mayhem': Power boat in near miss at 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
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
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
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
'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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Lotto 2505
Results from last night's Lotto draw.
Child dies after crash
Child dies after crash
A child has died after a two-car crash in Kaikohe on Wednesday afternoon.
Landfill waste falls, but not all good news: expert
Landfill waste falls, but not all good news: expert
Poor economic times have seen the amount of commercial and industrial waste being sent off to landfill plummet, according to the latest snapshot of our waste and recycling habits.