66 h. ago Apprentice mechanic paid $17k after being unjustifiably dismissed

Photo: Getty Images An Owaka apprentice mechanic has been paid $17,000 after he was illegally sacked for losing his driver’s licence.

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3 d. ago 'Huge shock' for patient who fell pregnant after GP failed to replace contraceptive

A person became pregnant and was traumatised after a sexual health clinic failed to re-insert their contraceptive device.

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3 d. ago Driver coasting in wrong lane 'caused serious Dunedin crash'

Emergency services at the scene of the Warrender St crash which left a person critically hurt. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY A Dunedin crash which left a person critically hurt was caused by a possibly impaired driver "coasting" his car down a steep Dunedin street in the wrong lane, police say.

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4 d. ago Hearing into disappearance of 11yo boy and his stepfather resumes

John Beckenridge’s car is recovered from Curio Bay in 2015. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY The inquiry into the disappearance of Mike Zhao-Beckenridge in the Catlins a decade ago resumes today.

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5 d. ago The important thing is that karakia do not become tokenistic

Thomas Aerepo-Morgan delivers a Matariki karakia during the national hautapu ceremony at Treble Cone, near Wanaka, last year. PHOTO: SUPPLIED What do you do when someone prays to a god you don’t believe in? It is something I encourage my social work students to consider as they are all expected to be able to work cross-culturally.

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8 d. ago 'Like washing machine': Kayaker lost life after hitting hole

Jeremy Norbury died while kayaking in the Turnbull River in 2023. Photo: Supplied A skilled Queenstown kayaker drowned after becoming caught in a river hazard resembling a ‘‘washing machine’’, a coroner says.

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8 d. ago 'Like a washing machine': Kayaker lost life after hitting hole

Jeremy Norbury died while kayaking in the Turnbull River in 2023. Photo: Supplied A skilled Queenstown kayaker drowned after becoming caught in a river hazard resembling a ‘‘washing machine’’, a coroner says.

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1 week ago Emotional send off for 'special' couple who died after crash

Jack and Anne Clark. Photo: Supplied More than 300 people attended a service for a couple who both died in hospital after a car crash on Banks Peninsula earlier this month.

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2 w. ago Speed bumps wanted as Christchurch golfers run 'race track' gauntlet

Golfers cross Lake Terrace Rd during a break in traffic. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN It is only a matter of time before a golfer is seriously hurt or injured crossing Lake Terrace Rd in Christchurch.

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2 w. ago Data Sovereignty in Focus: Why Hosting in NZ Makes Business Sense

Data sovereignty has gone from buzzword to business essential—driven by breaches, evolving laws and contract requirements, and the real business benefits of kee

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2 w. ago 'A terrible shock': Daughter steals $188k from her elderly mother

By Luka Forman of RNZ A woman has been found guilty of theft in a special relationship, after she stole more than $180,000 from her elderly mother while she had control of her bank account.

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2 w. ago 'Not acceptable': Car crash responsible for tsunami test failure

By Adam Burns of RNZ Planned testing of tsunami sirens along Christchurch's coast did not happen because the Auckland-based person responsible was dealing with a car crash outside their property at the time.

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2 w. ago Mapping project reveals details of seafloor around Banks Peninsula

The team sets up to deploy a drop camera to take images of the seafloor. Photo: Supplied The seafloor around Banks Peninsula can now be explored after the launch of a “first of its kind” project.

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2 w. ago Four injured in chaotic scenes after cattle wander on to SH1

A stray cow caused chaos on SH1 north of Dunedin leaving one car in a ditch, another skidding on its roof and four people in hospital.  

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3 w. ago Restored vehicles to feature at Canterbury truck driver reunion

Barry Sumner started working for Mid Canterbury Transport in 1956. PHOTO: BARRY SUMNER Past employees of a Canterbury trucking firm are gathering on Saturday for a reunion lunch.

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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 Israel accused of killing paramedics after 'mass grave' found

Red Crescent workers mourn their colleagues, who came under Israeli fire while on a rescue mission, after their bodies were recovered in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. Photo: Reuters Fifteen emergency and aid workers from the Red Crescent, Palestinian Civil Defense and the United Nations have been recovered from a grave in the sand in the south of the Gaza Strip, UN officials said on Monday.

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3 w. ago Teen girl found at homeless camp 'had knife' and lashed out at police

Photo: ODT Files A teenage girl found with intoxicated adults at Dunedin's homeless tent camp late last night allegedly lashed out at police and damaged a patrol car.

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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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3 w. ago 'Shocking' driving in Red Cross NZ branded work car caught on camera

By Joe Shaw of RNZ  Red Cross New Zealand has apologised after an overtaking attempt by a staff member in a branded car was caught on camera.

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