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'I'm only human': Council hopeful breaks silence on bankruptcies
25 Aug 2025Rotorua Lakes candidate Mariana Morrison has filed for bankruptcy.
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'Devoted father' killed in sand dune collapse
25 Aug 2025Kane Watson, 28, had a baby on the way and was a "much-loved son, brother and partner", friends say.
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Clothes washing, kōrero service for homeless sees demand surge
The Orange Sky van has become a safe haven for those struggling, homeless and families a like.
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Christchurch schools warned about man approaching girls
25 Aug 2025The man has allegedly been offering girls cash in exchange for inappropriate favours.
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20,000 and counting: Colonoscopy waitlist pushes patients to go private
25 Aug 2025The procedure can help prevent bowel cancer. But even as more cases are outsourced, the public system is struggling. Audio
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Woman overdoses on fentanyl after pharmacy error
25 Aug 2025The pharmacy involved has called the incident a 'mistake' that was the result of 'human error'. Audio
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Construction boss to pay $21k to apprentice he bullied
25 Aug 2025John Gemmell has previously been before the ERA for the way he sacked two other apprentices and collectively owes them $43,000, which he refuses to pay.
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Mum battles red tape to get help for child with OCD
25 Aug 2025A child who spent months in a psychiatric hospital for severe obsessive compulsive disorder was sent home with just one hour of therapy a week.
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More charges laid in Wānaka couple's alleged fake cancer scam
Police have identified 10 possible victims.
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What can you do if you're publicly shamed?
24 Aug 2025Explainer : Naming and shaming, false rumours or a photo that upends your life - is there anything you can do about it?
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Woman dies in police custody in Christchurch
25 Aug 2025She was found unresponsive in her cell on Monday morning, police say.
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Ten people hurt after van rolls in Bay of Plenty
25 Aug 2025The injuries range from minor to serious.
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Staff shortage leaves more kids needing emergency dental treatment
25 Aug 2025"By the time they come to us they've got toothache, or abscesses... they're in pain by the time they come to us." Audio
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Woman charged after newborn baby found dead in Albert Park
25 Aug 2025A 36-year-old woman has been charged.
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The moral outrage that could push kids into internet danger
25 Aug 2025When it comes to making the internet safer for children and better for society, the devil is in the detail - and those details are often overlooked.
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Loafers Lodge murder trial to begin
25 Aug 2025A man has pleaded not guilty to murdering five people by setting fire to a Wellington boarding house in 2023.
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How a forensic pathologist deals with death: 'It's their chance to tell us their story'
25 Aug 2025"A lot of people envision us in dimly lit, creepy mortuaries" - a forensic pathologist in Christchurch says many people have misconceptions about her job.
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Lake Alice survivor to fight government's compensation scheme
25 Aug 2025Malcolm Richards, a survivor of torture at the psychiatric hospital's child and adolescent unit, will go straight from cancer treatment to the courtroom.
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Auckland bar in fight for liquor licence as locals object
25 Aug 2025Loud music, yelling and substantial fights are among the grievances listed in a petition to block an Auckland bar's liquor licence from being renewed. Audio
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Sand dune collapse: 'Something that weighs as much as an elephant collapsing on top of you'
25 Aug 2025More education on the dangers of sand dunes is needed, says an expert, after a man was left in a critical condition when a dune collapsed on him at the weekend.
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Missing Auckland woman found safe and well
25 Aug 2025The woman had been reported missing from the Three Kings area on 15 August.
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Famine declaration will not speed up Palestinian state decision - Luxon
The Prime Minister has not confirmed whether New Zealand will recognise a Palestinian state.
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'No passing lanes': Council chair speeds 107 times in work car
22 Aug 2025Nicol Horrell is the only elected Environment Southland member with a company car.
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Tenancy Tribunal orders Timaru landlord to pay tenant for 'appalling' rental
The tenant claims the landlord takes advantage of vulnerable people who struggle to obtain tenancies.
![Malcolm Richards has filed a judicial review of the decision announced late last year] that those tortured at the Rangitīkei unit in the 1970s could either take a $150,000 payment or head to arbitration.](https://media.rnztools.nz/rnz/image/upload/s--XTCKXi3J--/ar_16:10,c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,q_auto,w_288/v1756002943/4K260SJ_thumbnail_Malcolm_jpg?_a=BACCd2AD)
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