Health and Disability Commissioner: Woman ends up in wheelchair after surgery goes wrong at Hawke’s Bay Hospital
By Ric Stevens, Open Justice reporter of The woman in her sixties underwent elective surgery at Hawke’s Bay…
Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, says scholars’ association
Palestinians mourn relatives killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza City the previous night, at Al-Shifa hospital. Photo: AFP…
Shots fired at police in two separate Palmerston North incidents
A firearm was located on the roadside. Photo: Supplied / NZ Police A man has been arrested after…
Dunedin students who take on landlords say Tenancy Tribunal is not fit for purpose
Zoe Eckhoff recently won a Tenancy Tribunal case, but says she was only able to do it with…
Union says Health NZ’s delay in releasing data was politically motivated
Chief Ombudsman John Allen found the agency acted unlawfully in refusing to release information. Photo: 123RF The nurses’…
Xi and Putin stand shoulder to shoulder as China casts itself as an alternative global leader
By Simone McCarthy for CNN China’s close and enduring partnership with Russia is a focus at a new…
Fish and Game family fishing licences to undergo changes to remove ‘historic anomaly’
Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Changes are being made to Fish & Game’s family fishing licensing so both…
Man accused of spitting at multiple people arrested on Auckland’s North Shore
The man was spotted walking on Wairoa Road and “promptly arrested”, say police. Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon…
What’s going on with the Reserve Bank and why it matters
Former Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr. Photo: RNZ Explainer – Two high-profile Reserve Bank appointees have resigned this…
Fears hundreds may be dead after 6.0 magnitude earthquake in eastern Afghanistan
By Billy Stockwell and Masoud Popalzai, CNN An injured Afghan boy receives treatment at a hospital after an…
Calls for help to identify man found dead on New Plymouth’s Fitzroy beach
Police vehicle tracks on Fitzroy Beach where a body was found on Monday morning. Photo: ROBIN MARTIN /…
Disputes Tribunal orders wedding venue to refund couple’s $23k deposit that was stolen within 30 minutes
By Jeremy Wilkinson, Open Justice multimedia journalist of File photo. Photo: bondvit/123RF A couple had to cancel their…