Health watchdog finds opioid safety gap at Counties Manukau hospital after woman’s brain injury
Over 24 hours, the woman received multiple doses of opioids before being admitted to the intensive care unit…
Arrowtown gold hunters unearth rare 70g nugget worth $25,000
“We’ve got a gold panning area for everybody to access just outside of town. You will find gold,…
Author Rachel Weston finds joy and biodiversity in chaos gardening
While writing it, she realised she wasn’t a superwoman who could maintain a picture-perfect garden, manage a busy…
Jury finds Jayden Meyer guilty of sexual violation of 15-year-old girl
He was then released into his father’s custody at 7.13pm. That same night, just before midnight, he sexually…
Ōpōtiki police operation finds children ‘implicated’ in dealing cannabis
Bay of Plenty Police Superintendent Tim Anderson said police would continue operations to disrupt the sale and supply…
Drink-driver Zejayohn Hurinui killed elderly motorist and himself hours after being banned from driving, coroner finds
His mother told police she had travelled from out of town to support her son at court. After…
Smoke screen: the growing PHEV emissions scandal
While EREVs can go further than PHEVs, they can’t go as far as BEVs with current technology As…
Three teens ‘huffing nangs’ at time of Waikato crash that killed 5, coroner finds
The 19-year-old was also not meant to be on the road because she had never held a driver’s…
Mongrel Mob leader Heil Dogg felt ‘trapped in gang position’ before death, coroner finds
In his report, Coroner Wilton said Benson had mental health difficulties, and had three stints in care between…
Coroner finds ‘sub-optimal’ record-keeping before post-op death of Gisborne woman
“Had they known, I am satisfied that a different post-operative care plan would have been arranged.” Private surgery…
Coroner finds church leader Tēvita Moeakiola drowned after boat capsize off Musick Point
A Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) report stated that hypothermia was likely a contributing factor given sea temperatures at…
Rotorua teen fighting cancer finds new hope after given weeks to live
Her mother, Heeni Te Mate Kōiwi, said given her daughter’s daily training schedule, it wasn’t unusual when a…