1 week ago Rural children at high risk of gastrointestinal tract infection

Photo: File image / Getty By Monique Steele A new study co-written by authors from Canterbury University has found rates of bacterial infection campylobacteriosis are twice as likely for people living in rural areas on private water supplies than for their urban counterparts on treated water supplies.

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1 week ago 'The police told me to run away': Chch abuse survivor speaks out

  By Tim Brown An abuse survivor says his experience shows a serial paedophile, who taught at Catholic schools, was abusing children for decades.

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2 w. ago Firefighter died in brain cancer battle had 'ridiculous optimism'

Carl Whiten with wife Beth and children Phoebe and Zac. Photo: Supplied The Christchurch firefighting community is mourning the loss of a 31-year-old senior fireman and family man.

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2 w. ago Firefighter who died in brain cancer battle had 'ridiculous optimism'

Carl Whiten with wife Beth and children Phoebe and Zac. Photo: Supplied The Christchurch firefighting community is mourning the loss of a 31-year-old senior fireman and family man.

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2 w. ago Firefighter who died after brain cancer battle remembered for his 'ridiculous optimism'

Carl Whiten with wife Beth and children Phoebe and Zac. Photo: Supplied The Christchurch firefighting community is mourning the loss of a 31-year-old senior fireman and family man.

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2 w. ago Crusaders to the Hornby Panthers: Joel Lam sets his sights on NRL dream

Joel Lam is playing for the Hornby Panthers while hoping to make the move to Australia. Lam previously played for the Crusaders in a 2023 pre-season game. PHOTO: SIDELINE PHOTOGRAPHS New Hornby Panthers hooker Joel Lam is taking a big risk - leaving behind a promising rugby union career to chase his NRL dream.

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2 w. ago Coffee cups from Kmart recalled due to 'risk of serious injury'

The cups come in three colours. Image: Product NZ Product Safety NZ has recalled a Kmart coffee cup, saying it poses the risk of serious injury.

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2 w. ago South Island businessman jailed for child abuse faces his tearful wife in court

A businessman found with thousands of images of children being sexually exploited stroked the head of his tearful wife in court and said, “I’m sorry my darling” as he was led away to prison.

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2 w. ago Prime Minister Christopher Luxon condemns 'trade war' aftermath of Trump tariffs

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon believes New Zealand is well positioned amid the uncertainty. Photo: RNZ By Craig McCulloch of RNZ  New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has made his strongest condemnation yet of US President Donald Trump's tariffs, denouncing a shift away from agreed rules and the risk of a global trade war.

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2 w. ago 'The potential impacts of a bird strike event are significant'

Waterfowl on the Shotover wastewater treatment plant's failing disposal field increase the risk of bird strike at Queenstown airport. PHOTO: GUY WILLIAMS Queenstown Airport gradually ramped up the pressure on the Queenstown Lakes District Council to address the increased bird strike risk caused by ponding on its failing wastewater disposal field.

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3 w. ago New tech helping reduce risk of antibiotic resistance crisis

By Victor Waters of RNZ New technology has been designed as part of a project prompting doctors to prescribe more safely to help reduce the looming risk of antimicrobial resistance, which one professor describes as: "a silent pandemic that is occurring globally."

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3 w. ago Thirteen people, including children, injured after car and van crash

A road closure near the scene of the crash. Photo: RNZ Thirteen people have been injured in a crash between a car and a van in Taranaki this morning.

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3 w. ago Govt to cut health and safety requirements for small businesses

Workplace Relations minister Brooke van Velden. Photo: RNZ The minister for workplace relations says she is looking to cut health and safety red tape for low-risk businesses and create a hotline to enable reporting of overzealous road cone use.

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