Woman steps in to protect baby with head injuries when Oranga Tamariki fails to act
The child protection agency has also accepted that Stephanie took on responsibilities that should have been Oranga Tamariki’s.…
Kiri Allan on life after politics and the story behind her new book
Allan said she was not under pressure to leave as she was a high-polling female candidate, but she…
Rachel Law and Nala triumph at national sheep dog trials in Hawke’s Bay
The South Island claimed both heading dog titles, with Alan Stewart, of Omakau-Earnsleugh, triumphing in the long head…
Lil Wayne reportedly engaged to new partner after Denise Bidot split
Lil Wayne has not commented on the engagement or Denise Bidot’s allegations. Photo / Getty Images TMZ reported…
Sunlight isn’t enough to treat Vitamin D deficiency
PROFESSIONAL AT MERCY MEDICAL CENTER ABOUT WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW. WHEN YOU THINK OF GETTING VITAMIN D,…
Auckland man rescues paralysed elderly woman from burning Mt Roskill home
“There was a lady just screaming out for help,” he said. “I asked her, ‘Is there anyone in…
Body in bag trial: Defendants Kaixiao Liu and family ran Auckland sect, Crown says
Wang and five other female religious devotees lived with Kaixiao and his father and mother, Jingui Liu and…
Aussie ‘trad wife’ movement exposed: ‘I’m not looking for a dog’
“You want to be a good mum, you want to be a good wife, you want to be…
Thian Britten jailed for stalking, assault and bribe attempt from jail
“Just get me off two of these charges,” he said to her from the Otago Corrections Facility. Britten…
Which way Halfmoon Bay? The curious case of Stewart Island’s cave woman
Home: The cave in Doughboy Bay where Keiko Agatsuma lived. It is still used by trampers today. Photo /…
Mother arrested after kids aged 3 and 5 ‘blindfolded’ and abandoned on the side of the road
According to the man who found and saved the children, they each had a backpack on with a…
Teacher Kahukura Bentson avoids deregistration after convictions, including for the assault of a woman
In the decision, tribunal deputy chairman Nicholas Chisnall censured Bentson after giving “serious contemplation” to deregistering him. Bentson…