An Engineering NZ disciplinary committee has upheld a complaint against the engineer whose firm oversaw the construction of the CTV building that collapsed in the 2011 Christchurch quake.
Those affected by the "entirely avoidable" toppling of a power pylon earlier this year have welcomed today's report into the debacle - but say it fails to address the issue of compensation.
Conservationists are welcoming proposed new rules for Tasman cats, but some want tougher restrictions which confine felines to their owner's properties.
Complaints made to the Independent Police Conduct Authority over police handling of two unrelated deaths in Waikato have been referred to the police for investigation.
A South Island gymnastics coach once described by a young girl he abused as a "grandfather figure" is attempting to have his 15-year prison sentence reduced.