The Health and Disability Commission (HDC) has found a woman's rights were breached when her right fallopian tube was removed without her informed consent.
RNZ has cancelled the broadcast of a podcast episode featuring disgraced former minister Kiritapu Allan, saying it does not meet its standards of impartiality.
The Foreign Minister has called claims a West Papuan politician paid a bribe ahead of the release of kidnapped New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens "a disgrace".
The coalition government disagrees with advice provided by officials that $3 billion a year is needed to reach New Zealand's child poverty reduction target.
At least four people have been killed and dozens more injured in a mass shooting in one of the most popular entertainment areas in the US state of Alabama.
A 19-year-old man will appear in court this week after avoiding a checkpoint in central Dunedin and allegedly driving dangerously while being pursued by police.
Police have begun testing a new way of weighing up harm and risks when they take emergency 111 calls, which will see fewer responses by officers to social harm calls.
A detailed assessment of surface flooding, coastal erosion and high groundwater risks facing South Dunedin has been delayed until next year after a draft report was found to be lacking.