UK radio station error triggers false King Charles III death announcement
The station then played the national anthem. Station manager Peter Moore apologised on Facebook. “Due to a computer…
Mercury customers mistakenly told they hadn’t paid
Suraiya Phillimore-Smith, Mercury’s chief customer officer, said it had identified some customers had received payment support information in…
Woman with son with celiac disease and diabetes mistakenly declined benefit
Her 4-year-old son has celiac disease and type 1 diabetes, requiring multiple daily insulin injections for survival. He…
Online hunt for ‘drunk driver’: Man charged with drug-impairment over Auckland family crash
One of the photos posted to Facebook. Police say alcohol played no part in the crash and would…
Pharmacy error found by HDC: Endometriosis patient given antidepressant, left seriously ill
Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Dr Vanessa Caldwell found the dispensing error was a ‘significant incident’ because of…
Coroner: Nelson teen driver Tielyr Ayrton killed in alcohol-, speed-related crash
A police vehicle with flashing lights which loomed behind her had not been chasing her, but was trying…
Children’s book Play Wild recalled over unsafe edible flower advice
Bateman Books spokeswoman Lise Clayton said the author noticed the inaccuracy while working on a separate piece about…
All Black Tamaiti Williams misquoted as ‘mouldy Aussie’ in Australian paper
People who saw the mistake online seemed to believe that this was a genuine misunderstanding of the word…