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Wed, 01 Jun 2022 08:42:20 GMT
Police shooting of Steven Wallace in 2000 still being questioned
Steven Wallace's mother Raewyn has been to court again listening to a detailed critique of 22 years worth of legal challenges.

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 08:38:19 GMT
Stars beat Magic 58-54 to join Pulse, Mystics in three-way tie at top of ANZ Premiership
Games on Thursday and Friday in Auckland will decide the order of domestic netball's top three ahead of next week's finals series.

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 08:19:11 GMT
'Your son is not going to make it': Doctor apologises for comment about man later found dead in mental health unit
Senior mental health doctor apologises to family for comment about man who later died in a mental health ward.

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 08:00:00 GMT
Women now make up a quarter of police force
Police aiming to have women make up 40% of its constabulary in ten years.

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 08:00:00 GMT
Concerns fly at New Plymouth public housing development question session
Will tenants be screened for gang affiliations and criminal convictions? Did you consider you were devaluing our homes? Why weren’t we consulted? New Plymouth neighbours ask.

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 07:55:00 GMT
Diana's Wedding: Scenes from a sometimes turbulent Scandinavian marriage
REVIEW: As tonally all over the place and episodic as this sometimes feels, you’ll easily find yourself entertained by - and engrossed in - the story.

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 07:50:00 GMT
Māhia to the Moon: Nasa jets in to talk lunar landings before crucial Rocket Lab launch
One of Nasa's mission managers has been visiting Hawke's Bay schools to tell students about its lunar launch project with Rocket Lab.

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 07:47:40 GMT
Ten pop-culture inspired docos you need to see at this year's Doc Edge Film Fest
From A-ha to Kenny G and A Clockwork Orange, there are opportunities galore to revel in the past at NZ's annual celebration of documentary film-making.

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 07:38:10 GMT
Russell Coutts: SailGP will be more beneficial to economy than America's Cup
The new SailGP technologies company launched in Warkworth today will build electric boats and space technology.

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 07:30:00 GMT
Dilworth School: Complaints about sexual abuser never went to the police
Dilworth School could have ended Leonard Cave’s teaching career after complaints he sexually abused boys. Instead, he was allowed to resign and his abuse continued.

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 07:10:05 GMT
Sexually transmitted infections dropped last year but chlamydia rose with alert level change
Fewer cases of syphilis, gonorrhoea and chlamydia were detected last year but rates are likely seeing a Covid-19 response hangover.

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 07:00:00 GMT
School asks parents to provide paracetamol as shipment delays bite
One school asked parents to help out as stocks dwindle because of supply and shipping delays.

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 07:00:00 GMT
Political backing grows for teacher abuse recognition training as 'a huge opportunity to improve the safety of our tamariki and children'
National, Te Pāti Māori, ACT and Greens join calls to help teachers recognise early signs of abuse.

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 07:00:00 GMT
A concerted effort to 'clear the waiting list of shame' is required
OPINION: Our international colleagues cannot understand why we invest so little in early treatment and cure, only to wear greater expense downstream.

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 07:00:00 GMT
Lydia Ko hungry to continue the upswing of Kiwi golf in $15.3 million US Women's Open
Inspired by the success of Ryan Fox and Steven Alker, Ko wants to keep the Kiwi flag flying and inspire the next generation.

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 07:00:00 GMT
Palmerston North mayor denied approval to travel internationally
International travel plans in November just after council elections is voted down.

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 07:00:00 GMT
Ulva Island predator-free status in danger after rat incursion
An incursion of rats on Ulva Island has put the islands predator-free status in jeopardy and could come at the cost of some of its most vulnerable species.

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 06:49:35 GMT
'She really grew her wings too early' - tribute to New Plymouth woman, 21, who died in house fire
The body of Emma Field was found on Friday night at an address on Devon St West.

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 06:45:00 GMT
This 'odd, gross, dysfunctional' 1980s bathroom got a modern makeover
When interior designer Chrissie Kavanagh moved into her 100-year-old bungalow in Cambridge, Waikato, it hadn’t been touched for 40 years.

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 06:40:07 GMT
Christchurch GP: 'The whole system is in crisis'
It's not just the hospital struggling - GPs have been swamped with “very large respiratory presentations” as the flu and Covid-19 circulate widely in the community.



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