HHeadlines Read More Teacher Sam Bocock loses registration after sexual relationships with studentsMarch 27, 2026 Relationship with first student started on Tinder Before his first term teaching Māori at Timaru Girls’ High School,…
SSports Read More Social worker Carrie Matkovich loses registration after lying to Corrections and taking man with ankle monitor for walks up Mount MaunganuiMarch 25, 2026 A week after the course began, a supervisor became concerned the man was trying to “emotionally manipulate” Matkovich,…
NNew Zealand Read More April Nordstrom, of Whangārei, has teacher registration cancelled after sexual relationship with studentFebruary 26, 2026 She was charged with serious misconduct for engaging in an inappropriate relationship with the student, identified as Student…
SSports Read More Early childhood teacher Kaaren Stewart loses registration over rough handling of preschoolerJanuary 27, 2026 Evidence proved the 4-year-old child suffered on at least one occasion at the hands of Stewart, which the…
MMedication Read More Tribunal bans senior nurse for trying to take patient’s medication, altering hospital recordsJanuary 20, 2026 A public hospital nurse tried to steal a patient’s ADHD medication, falsified that patient’s notes and then “manipulated”…
WWildlife Read More Strict Control on “Liger” and “Tigon” Designated as Controlled Wildlife, Ownership Must Be ReportedDecember 21, 2025 The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, through the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, has…
NNew Zealand Read More Physio Lance Easton has registration cancelled by Health Practitioners Disciplinary TribunalNovember 25, 2025 She wasn’t provided with a towel so she could cover herself, and halfway through the session, Easton mentioned…
HHeadlines Read More Mortuary technician has medical licence cancelled after sharing image of dissected human skull, making inappropriate online commentsNovember 19, 2025 According to the Health Practitioner’s Disciplinary Tribunal’s decision released today, it was not clear if the image of…
HHeadlines Read More Central Regional Health School teacher’s registration cancelled after getting pregnant to former studentOctober 28, 2025 According to a decision released today, one of her students was 17 years old when she started showing…