15 h. ago 'Treated with ongoing hostility and contempt': Pregnant beauty therapist gets $100k after being made to quit

Zelinda Doria and her now 8-year-old daughter, Valentina. Photo: Supplied A beauty therapist’s joy and excitement at discovering she was pregnant was soon replaced by stress and humiliation when her job security came under threat due to her news.

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17 h. ago Pregnant beauty therapist awarded $100K after being forced to quit

Zelinda Doria and her now 8-year-old daughter, Valentina. Photo: Supplied A beauty therapist’s joy and excitement at discovering she was pregnant were soon replaced by stress and humiliation when her job security came under threat due to her news.

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6 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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1 week ago Patient left with PTSD after GP fails to insert contraceptive

Photo: Getty Images A patient was left with PTSD, depression and felt demoralised and demeaned after they got pregnant and had an abortion when a doctor failed to re-insert their contraceptive device.

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1 week ago Prowash employee treated at Burwood Hospital after 6m fall off roof

Joshua Bowles fell 6m from a roof. Photo: Open Justice/NZME By Catherine Hutton, Open Justice reporter Prowash employee Joshua Bowles had only been on the job for two months and was yet to receive safety training on harness use when he fell six metres from a roof he was cleaning with his boss.

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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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2 w. ago Patient gets pregnant after GP fails to insert contraceptive

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

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2 w. ago Canterbury council may ditch credit rating agency after disappointing downgrade

A Canterbury council "disappointed" with having its credit rating downgraded may quit the international credit rating agency S&P Global Ratings.

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2 w. ago National MP heralds 'cremation day' for Treaty Principles Bill

Tama Potaka says the bill will not get past a second reading. Photo: RNZ By Anneke Smith of RNZ  National's Māori-Crown Relations Minister Tama Potaka welcomes the second reading of the Treaty Principles Bill as the legislation's "cremation day".

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3 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 Lip filler nightmare puts woman in hospital and left her with smile she 'hates'

A woman ended up seeking treatment in a hospital to relieve the symptoms that arose after a lip filler treatment. File photo: Getty Images A woman who was told she had a "gummy smile" and that lip filler would improve its appearance ended up being treated in hospital for damage caused by a blocked blood vessel.

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3 w. ago All Treaty Principles submissions to be added to public record

Parliament has unanimously agreed to allow all submissions on the Treaty Principles Bill to be added to the public record. By Lillian Hanly and Russell Palmer of RNZ Parliament has unanimously agreed to allow all submissions on the Treaty Principles Bill to be added to the public record, after a last-minute motion was moved by ACT MP Todd Stephenson.

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4 w. ago Te Pāti Māori MPs refuse to attend hearing over haka protest

Te Pāti Māori MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipa-Clarke was among those to perform a haka at Parliament after the first reading of the Treaty Principles Bill in November last year. Photo: RNZ By Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira and Layla Bailey-McDowell of RNZ  Three Te Pāti Māori MPs who performed a tense haka in Parliament during the first reading of the Treaty Principles Bill last year say they are refusing to attend a hearing with Parliament's Privileges Committee over concerns their "fundamental" legal rights are being ignored.

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4 w. ago QLDC's attempt to strip whistleblower of roles 'just bizarre'

Niki Gladding. File photo A councillor who leaked the Queenstown Lakes District Council's plan to pump treated sewage into the Shotover River claims the council is again failing to follow due process in its move to strip her of responsibilities.

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