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Unseen footage of Polkinghorne’s doco interview shown at Pauline Hanna inquest
Dr Philip Polkinghorne gave an interview to a documentary in 2022 before he faced a jury trial.

Woman died at Hawke’s Bay Hospital after falling from bed, health and disability commissioner says
Inquiry finds "multiple deviations" from hospital policies before the 88-year-old suffered the fall at Hawke's Bay Hospital.

Live: 'There's a shooting': Reports of person with gun at Sylvia Park
A shopworker told RNZ he heard screaming, then his workmates came running in saying "It's people are shooting, like there's a shooting,"

Lockdown underway at Auckland’s Sylvia Park mall as reports of gunshots heard
A shop worker says police armed with long rifles are in the area.

Principal collected children’s Covid details for anti-mandate court fight
Kathryn Pick passed pupils’ Covid-19 health information to a lawyer acting for an anti-mandate group she belonged to, the Teachers Disciplinary Tribunal found.

Principal censured after physically restraining 14-year-old student on school camp
A school principal held a 14-year-old student’s wrists until they were marked and blocked his breathing while trying to force him to take medication.

Teacher exchanged 6600 messages with 11-year-old before indecent assault conviction
A former primary school teacher has been censured after her conviction for indecently assaulting an 11-year-old student and pursuing a secretive, emotionally dependent relationship with the child.

Auckland mall Sylvia Park is in lockdown
Auckland’s Sylvia Park is in lockdown.

Mt Wellington's Sylvia Park mall in lockdown
A staff member at the mall has confirmed they are in lockdown.

Christopher Luxon insists he took 'decisive action' with Chris Penk's leadership challenge
Christopher Luxon said had "total confidence" that nobody else was involved in the leadership challenge

Mitchell held 'pre-existing concerns' on sensitive briefing attended by Superintendent Naidoo
Naidoo was confirmed on 8 June as a list-only candidate for Labour, and his ranking at 13th meant he was almost guaranteed a seat in Parliament.

As it happened: Christopher Luxon won't release count of confidence vote after failed coup
The Prime Minister says he's confident Erica Stanford and Chris Bishop had nothing to do with the attempt to roll him.

Mother tells inquest she did not cause her toddler's fatal head injury
Seventeen-month-old Sadie-Leigh Gardner died on 29 March 2019 in Starship Children's Hospital from blunt force head injuries.

Live: Reports of person with gun at Sylvia Park, shops locked down
A staff member at the mall has confirmed they are in lockdown.

Ngai Tahu unveils South Island council boundary plan
Ngai Tahu has unveiled a plan to reorganise the South Island's council boundaries, replacing the 24 councils within its rohe with five.

State of ‘iconic’ psychiatric hospital ‘simply unacceptable’, MP wants law change
Helen White has criticised the condition of the former Carrington Hospital’s Building One saying it could be put to good use if preserved.

Mother jailed after meat cleaver attack on toddler son
A woman who tried to kill her 3-year-old son by repeatedly cutting his neck with a meat cleaver has been sentenced to five years and one month’s imprisonment.

‘Too good to be true’: Free insulation offer reported as scam by suspicious locals
In a small Central Otago town, people were knocking on doors with an offer some thought was too good to be true.

Demand for ethnic women’s refuge support nearly doubles in two years
More than 7000 people have accessed Shakti Women's Refuge safe houses over the past two years.

Government announces changes to Disability Support Services Bill
The Disability Issues Minister has announced changes to a new bill which has previously riled members of the disability community.