India bans ashwagandha leaf use in any form, industry reacts
Announcing the ban, the country’s Food Safety and Standards Authority (FSSAI) referred to schedule IV of the Health…
Mental health by the numbers in Nebraska
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – First Alert 6 takes a closer look at the state of mental health care…
Hastings man Shane Timu stabbed partner’s father in leg and back, gets home detention
“That really does have to stop.” Judge Russell Collins sentenced Shane Timu to home detention and warned him…
Knife attack on teacher leaves Waikato parents hesitant to send kids back to school
Emergency services were called to Tūākau College on Thursday morning. Photo / Payal Lal A mother, who wished…
Taylor Broughton sentenced for life-threatening knife attack on Whanganui probation officer
Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi (PSA), a Corrections staff union, told NZME that probation officers’…
Police arrest person with alleged knife after Tauranga Girls’ College lockdown
She said there were several police officers walking around the area. In a statement to NZME, Tauranga Girls’…
Hamilton drug addicted shoplifter Anne Dickson brandishes knife after stealing socket set, fragrances
‘Don’t do it’ Dickson’s first theft of $46 was at the Warehouse on January 9 last year, and…
Auckland woman Jemima Wasson beat boyfriend’s sleeping brother around head with a frying pan
Mr S was asleep in his upstairs bedroom when he was awoken by Wasson striking him multiple times…
Whangārei murder trial told of knife in pocket and victim Jasmaine Reihana ‘not herself’
Morunga, 35, is on trial in the High Court at Whangārei, charged with the murder of his ex‑partner…
Tauranga school incident: Knife pulled in student altercation
“The school has also taken steps to support students and staff who have been affected by this incident.”…
Belmont e-bike robbery: Two arrested after teens threatened with knife
Officers were able to identify the vehicle’s registration, and searched properties in Belmont and Ōtara yesterday. He said…
Nelson drug deal robbery: William Johns jailed after knife attack leaves victim maimed
The man’s attacker, William Netane Popoia Johns, 30, has now been sentenced in the Nelson District Court to…