Megan Aitken jailed after fight outside Nelson MSD office leaves victim with smashed teeth
The victim of Aitken’s violence offending outside the MSD office had a dental bill of $1225, but the…
Rocky Horror Show star Nell Campbell on Freddie Mercury’s teeth and Queen fame
Aside from his appearance, Campbell, 72, can remember how determined the young singer was for Queen, who formed…
Auckland downhill mountain bike club hit by diesel theft at new park
A forestry company with land on the valley’s other side had clear-felled a plot and offered it for…
Snus linked to gum damage but tooth decay risk unclear
Snus is clearly linked to damage to the gums. The connection to tooth decay, however, remains unclear, according…
Father jailed in Waikato child neglect case: baby tested positive for meth and boy had rotten teeth
The decision states that the baby boy failed to put on weight after he was born, despite help…
Foxton farmer Rod Smith’s inquest after fire death probes hospital transfer decisions
Describing events that day, she’d told a doctor her husband had come home, changed his clothes and returned…
Neanderthals May Have Hunted Giant Elephants that Roamed across Prehistoric Europe
Chemical clues preserved in the teeth of straight-tusked elephants (Palaeoloxodon antiquus) from the 125,000-year-old site of Neumark-Nord in…
New strategy targets Porphyromonas gingivalis without harming healthy microbes
For years, treating gum disease has meant scraping away plaque, cutting out damaged tissue or turning to antibiotics…
Hospitality worker had front teeth broken in customer assault as research shows customer abuse has doubled in a year
It found that more than a third of Kiwi hospitality and tourism workers experienced bullying and harassment by…
Taxi driver ‘Thappi’ guilty of threatening behaviour towards other drivers at Queenstown Airport
The taxis leave the staging area one at a time, with one taxi per lane entering at a…
307-Million-Year-Old Fossil of Plant-Eating Land Vertebrate Found in Canada
Tyrannoroter heberti, a new species of pantylid ‘microsaur’ from the Carboniferous period, shows that some of Earth’s earliest…
Mt Albert Aquatic Centre hydroslide accident leaves boy facing lifelong dental damage
“Mason was going down the hydroslide when, just before the dark part of the tunnel, his head got…