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Aussie telco suffers fresh emergency call outage

Optus is Australia's No 2 teleco, owned by Singapore Telecommunications. Photo: Reuters

Aussie telco suffers fresh emergency call outage

Australian telco Optus has suffered an emergency call outage in an area south of Sydney, 10 days after a broader disruption that it said had probably caused four deaths.

‘Serious risk’: Warning over e-motorbikes

Hastings District Council wants to prevent any damage at the archaeologically significant Hikanui...

‘Serious risk’: Warning over e-motorbikes

The Hastings District Council is being proactive with public education about riding any form of motorbike on council-owned parks and reserves.

Jago loses appeal over sex abuse charges

Tim Jago was jailed last November after being found guilty of abusing two teenage boys in the...

Jago loses appeal over sex abuse charges

Former ACT Party president Tim Jago has lost an appeal against his sexual abuse conviction and sentence.

Apology after bed-bound woman suffered burns

The incident happened between April and May 2022 while the woman was a resident at Elmwood...

Apology after bed-bound woman suffered burns

Elmwood Village has apologised after the woman needed a skin graft when her bed was left too close to a heater with no guard.

Shake-up of quake strengthening laws

Building and Construction Minister Chris Penk (front) with Prime Minister Christopher Luxon....

Shake-up of quake strengthening laws

A new "risk-based" approach to earthquake strengthening will save building owners more than $8.2b across NZ and reduce risk from derelict empty buildings, the govt says.

INZ urges boost in anti-trafficking efforts

Having immigration staff doubling up as investigators and victim support was identified as...

INZ urges boost in anti-trafficking efforts

A police-led unit is needed to counter people trafficking, combat transnational crime and support victims, Immigration New Zealand (INZ) investigators say.

Sunscreens off shelves over protection rating

Aspect sunscreen. Photo: Supplied / Product Safety

Sunscreens off shelves over protection rating

Two Aspect Sun branded sunscreens are being recalled after testing found SPF levels were unlikely to meet the rating stated on the label.

Priests chain themselves to Stanford's office over Gaza stance

Clergy protesting the government's lack of recognition for a Palestinian state at MP Erica...

Priests chain themselves to Stanford's office over Gaza stance

An Anglican priest chained to MP Erica Stanford's Auckland electorate office says they will stay there until they get an audience with the minister.

Search paused for missing Christchurch teen

The physical search for a missing 17-year-old in Christchurch has been paused while police "explore other avenues" of the investigation.

Two taken to hospital after car crashes through fence

Two taken to hospital after car crashes through fence

Two people were taken to hospital after a car crashed through a fence and landed on its side north of Dunedin yesterday.

Spikes cut short teens' southern roadie

Spikes cut short teens' southern roadie

A Christchurch teenager’s road trip in an allegedly stolen car was foiled after Dunedin police spiked it as they were leaving the city.

Lyn Fleming to be included in police's Roll of Honour

Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming. Photo: NZ Police

Lyn Fleming to be included in police's Roll of Honour

Lyn Fleming, the Senior Sergeant killed after being struck by a car on New Year's Day, is to be included for the first time in the police's Roll of Honour.

Two injured after suspected gas leak explosion

(File photo) Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly

Two injured after suspected gas leak explosion

Two people have been taken to Christchurch Hospital after an explosion in Hornby this morning.

Police catch up to alleged TV thief

The Warehouse South Dunedin. Photo: ODT Files

Police catch up to alleged TV thief

A Dunedin man who allegedly stole a 43-inch TV was arrested at his home before he could start watching it, police say.

NZ 'can be proud' of decision not to recognise Palestinian state: PM

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. Photo: Getty Images

NZ 'can be proud' of decision not to recognise Palestinian state: PM

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says New Zealanders can be "proud" of the government's decision not to recognise Palestinian statehood.

Father jailed for sexually abusing daughter

A woman has addressed her father in court after he sexually assaulted her. Photo: Getty Images /...

Christchurch dad jailed for sexually abusing daughter

A Christchurch woman with an intellectual disability has told her father that the image of him sexually assaulting her is “burnt” into her memory.

Psychiatric assessments ordered for highway murder-accused

A woman charged with murdering one person and seriously injuring another inside a car has been ordered to undergo assessments to see whether she is fit to plea.

'Very little sense': Former PM blasts govt on Palestine decision

'Very little sense': Former PM blasts govt on Palestine decision

Former Prime Minister Helen Clark says New Zealand has put itself on the wrong side of history of Palestinian statehood.

Mum sues daughter's school principal over emails to lawyer

A school principal felt that a girl’s father was a loving and “exemplary” parent, but that the mother was denying him his custody rights.

Gunman kills four, sets church ablaze in US

A man who crashed his vehicle through the doors of a Mormon church in Michigan opened fire with a rifle and set the church ablaze, killing at least four people.

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