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Private medical lab workers strike for pay parity

Awanui Labs medical laboratory workers protest outside Dunedin Hospital yesterday, calling for...

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Private medical lab workers strike for pay parity

Private medical laboratory workers are worried "a perfect storm" is brewing at Dunedin’s Awanui Labs, and it is only a matter of time before members of the public may be "harmed".

Petition launched against 'horrible, disgusting and inedible' school lunches

Petition launched against 'horrible, disgusting and inedible' school lunches

A Māori lawyer has launched a petition calling for the government to cancel Compass Group's school lunch contract.

Mother denies shaking baby who died

Queenstown District Court. PHOTO: ODT FILES

Mother denies shaking baby who died

A mother who lost a child previously to unexplained circumstances said she panicked as her new 4-month-old baby went limp in her arms.

Motorcyclist plunged into 20m sinkhole

A motorcyclist who had plunged into a 20m deep sinkhole in South Korea's capital Seoul was found dead today, a rescue official said, while the driver of a car had a narrow escape and...

Oranga Tamariki 'always intended to publish' scathing review

Oranga Tamariki 'always intended to publish' scathing review

Oranga Tamariki (OT) says it always intended to publish a punishing review that found grievous privacy breaches which caused people physical harm.

Victim support to phase out volunteers

The country's lead agency supporting victims of crime is shifting away from its decades-old reliance on volunteers.

Disputes involving Asian parties clogging courts

Disputes involving Asian parties clogging country's courts

New Zealand's growing Asian population is putting pressure on an already overloaded court system, a prominent lawyer says.

'It's a big one': Couple learn of $5.5m Lotto win on shopping run

The winning ticket was sold at New World Gardens/

'It's a big one': Couple learn of $5.5m Lotto win on shopping run

A Dunedin woman was shocked to learn she and her partner had won more than $5 million when she checked her Lotto ticket while picking up groceries last week.

Explosive activity recorded at Whakaari/White Island

Increasing volcanic ash has been coming from Whakaari/White Island. Photo: Supplied / GNS Science

Explosive activity recorded at Whakaari/White Island

Explosive activity has recently been recorded at Whakaari/White Island's crater floor, ejecting "ballistic blocks" up to 600m high, according to GeoNet.

Māori Development Minister unaware Treaty clause cut

Tama Potaka speaks to media at Waitangi Photo: RNZ

Māori Development Minister unaware Treaty clause cut

Minister of Māori Development Tama Potaka says he didn't know about the coalition ruling out the Treaty clause in its RMA reform.

Warning as Gisborne gang tensions escalate

'Very real threat': Warning as Gisborne gang tensions escalate

Tensions are escalating between rival gangs in Gisborne, and police say it poses a "very real threat" to the lives of those involved, and innocent members of the public.

Work set to start on $227m Northland solar farm

One of three sites at Marsden Point where Meridian has been granted approval for a 172-hectare...

Work set to start on $227m Northland solar farm

Work is set to begin on a large solar farm in Northland, after Meridian Energy confirmed the project would go ahead.

Billions for cost of living relief in Aussie budget

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. File photo

Billions for cost of living relief in Aussie budget

Australia's government will dole out billions in cost of living relief measures in its budget today to win back disgruntled voters ahead of a tough election in May.

Health NZ lashed over mistaken identity case

'Horrific': PM lashes Health NZ over mistaken identity case

The Prime Minister has described the case of an 11-year-old girl being mistaken as a 20-year-old woman and put in a mental health unit as "extremely distressing".

Gerard Depardieu on trial on sex assault charges

Gerard Depardieu appears in court in Paris on the opening day of his trial. Photo: Reuters

Gerard Depardieu on trial on sex assault charges

Gerard Depardieu has gone on trial over alleged sexual assaults on a film set, in a case that has placed the French actor at the heart of the country's broader reckoning over sexual violence.

Calls for Melbourne rail project to be canned

Calls for multibillion-dollar Melbourne rail project to be canned

There are fears a multibillion-dollar rail loop will hurtle Victoria's finances into oblivion, and there are calls for the premier to cancel the "pet project".

US war plans mistakenly shared with reporter in group chat

US National Security Adviser Michael Waltz, Vice President J.D. Vance, and Defense Secretary Pete...

US war plans mistakenly shared with reporter in group chat

Top Trump administration officials mistakenly disclosed war plans in a messaging group that included a journalist shortly before the United States attacked Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis.

11-year-old mistaken for adult patient, taken to mental health facility

Waikato Hospital Photo: Supplied/ Waikato Hospital

11-year-old mistaken for adult patient, taken to mental health facility

Health NZ has apologised after an 11-year-old girl was mistaken for a 20-year-old woman and admitted to a mental health facility.

Govt seeks common ground on RMA overhaul

Chris Bishop is the minister responsible for the RMA reforms. Photo: RNZ

Govt seeks common ground on RMA overhaul

The government is reaching across the aisle to identify any common ground with its political opponents on its overhaul of the Resource Management Act.

Trump repeats Greenland claims ahead of controversial trip

US President Donald Trump at a cabinet meeting yesterday. Photo: Getty Images

Trump repeats Greenland claims ahead of controversial trip

President Donald Trump has doubled down on his suggestion the US should take over Greenland as leaders from the Danish territory criticise a planned trip there this week by a high-profile US delegation.

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