Fake documents used to land job as doctor
Fake documents used to land job as doctor
Middlemore Hospital is apologising to patients seen by a man pretending to be a doctor and contacting each one.
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NZ's fourth case of monkeypox confirmed in SI
NZ's fourth case of monkeypox confirmed in South Island
A fourth case of monkeypox has been detected in New Zealand.
Space scientist broke into woman's home
Space scientist broke into woman's home, hid passports and took photos
An accomplished space scientist is now grounded on home detention for offences described as a determined campaign to break, humiliate and embarrass a woman he knew.
'Not great': Luxon comments on Uffindell's underwear wall
'Not great': Luxon comments on Uffindell's underwear wall
National leader Christopher Luxon has conceded that the Sam Uffindell saga shows the party needs to improve its candidate selection policies.
Police 'monitoring' upcoming protest
Police 'monitoring' upcoming Brian Tamaki-led Freedom and Rights Coalition protest
Police will be monitoring a protest led by Destiny Church's Brian Tamaki that intends marching through central Wellington before staging a mock trial at Parliament.
National and Labour 'deadlocked' in new poll
National and Labour 'deadlocked' in new poll
A new poll has Labour and National almost deadlocked - and Labour's pollsters have found Labour and the Greens could not form a Government, even if helped by NZ First or Te Pāti Māori.
Uffindell's flatting antics laid bare
Sam Uffindell's Dunedin flatting antics laid bare
Embattled National MP Sam Uffindell was put on notice for living in one of North Dunedin’s filthiest flats, described as a haven for vermin and disease by health inspectors.
Meth-induced sex turns into traumatic ordeal
Too afraid to say stop: Meth-induced sex turns into traumatic ordeal
What was at first consensual sex while tied to the front seat of a car beside a Nelson river morphed into a frightening encounter involving a combat knife and metal hooks.
Air NZ reduces flight schedule as staff sickness hits
Air NZ reduces flight schedule as staff sickness hits
Air New Zealand will operate a reduced schedule over the next six months as staff sickness levels continue to cause disruption to travel.
Name of man killed in Palmerston fire released
Name of man killed in Palmerston fire released
Police have released the name of the man who died in a house fire in Palmerston last month.
Uffindell and the era of boarding school bullies
Uffindell and the era of boarding school bullies
National MP Sam Uffindell says boarding schools were full of 'rough and tumble' in the 1990s. But were violence and bullying really par for the course and has anything changed?
Popular Westport restaurant and bar catches fire
Popular Westport restaurant and bar catches fire
Fire crews have been tackling a blaze at Johnny's Bar and Restaurant on the main street of Westport.
National MP stood down after claims he bullied flatmate
National MP stood down after claims he bullied flatmate
National MP Sam Uffindell has been stood down from the party's caucus while an investigation is carried out into allegations he bullied a flatmate when he was a university student.
NZ researchers claim tinnitus breakthrough
NZ researchers claim tinnitus breakthrough
Auckland University researchers say they have had a breakthrough in the management of tinnitus that they hope will be rolled out worldwide.
Parliament repeals three strikes law
Parliament repeals three strikes law
The government has passed its bill repealing the three strikes law, which automatically hands maximum sentences to criminals who commit three serious crimes.
Last NZ survivor of WW2 Battle of Crete passes away
Last NZ survivor of WW2 Battle of Crete passes away
New Zealand's last surviving veteran of the Second World War's bloody Battle of Crete - and possibly the world's - has died aged 104.
Teacher who sexually violated boy refused parole
Teacher who sexually violated and manipulated boy refused parole
A female teacher jailed for almost a decade for sexually violating and manipulating a 10-year-old boy has been refused parole for the sixth time.
'I was a bully at school and I'm not proud of it'
'I was a bully at school and I'm not proud of it' - National MP
National's newest MP says he was "a 16-year-old thug" who was kicked out of his boarding school as a teenager for beating a younger student.
Man accused of Invercargill murder named
Man accused of Invercargill murder named
The man accused of murdering Chad Parekura on Don St in Invercargill on April 23 can now be named.
Several injured in crashes on icy roads
Several injured in crashes on icy roads
Several people have been injured, one seriously, in crashes on icy Dunedin roads this morning.