More than 120 families saved from domestic violence by Pet Refuge last year as harm levels spike
Alice spent 100 days living in her car with her teenage son and dog after leaving her violent…
ASB fined $2.1 million for misleading more than 25,000 customers
“Customers are entitled to rely on their bank to apply discounts and fee exemptions accurately. ASB failed to…
Waikato police incident: Man appears in court after incident in Parawera
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Waikato police incident: Man in custody after family harm call to Parawera
Cordons were in place near Arapuni Rd and the public was asked to avoid the area. “There is…
Environment Court weighs clash between BOP burial site claims and coastal development
While a 56‑acre (22.6ha) lot at Piripai was vested to Ngāti Awa trustees in 1878 as a native…
Liberty Bell Bay looks for new use for manganese by-product, after environmental authority intervention
Liberty Bell Bay was ordered to put a stop to the removal of a by-product from its smelter…
HDC finds baby’s death linked to ‘list of errors’ by staff at Health NZ Waitematā
“This has not only been a clinical failure but a deeply personal tragedy that has left lasting emotional…
Majority of NZ drug and alcohol users experience no negative effects, study shows
The headline finding doesn’t mean drugs are harmless or that there are no risks associated with taking them.…
MyChoice gambling harm app launched as online casino licences loom
Problem gamblers can self-exclude themselves from venues, but have to complete exclusion paperwork and get their photo taken.…
Whangārei man Jonathan Wilson jailed for repeated assaults on vulnerable partner
He told her he would “break more if she wanted” and then threatened to smash her ankles with…
Wheelie bin baby death: Accused woman drops name suppression fight amid fears case would harm house price
Her partner was also living at the address where the baby was found, the Herald understands. The discovery…
Cocaine use surges 43% in NZ wastewater drug tests as meth harm soars
“It is likely that increased supply of cocaine to New Zealand has contributed to the expansion of the…