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CCTV captures car crashing through pub’s wall, injuring four
The Dunsandel Bar and Cafe in Canterbury has reopened after a car crashed through the building and injured four people on Friday.

A political candidate says a topic has ‘haunted’ her for years. We fact check her claims
Senior journalist Paula Penfold examines an NZ First candidate’s abortion claims against the law, official data and medical practice.

Wellington City Council cuts 47 jobs
Acting chief executive Anna Calver said the council's savings targets required a reduction of roles and changes to team structures.

‘A storybook film’: Emotional Sir Scott Dixon farewells Indycar team after a quarter of a century
Scott McLaughlin breaks drought as Scott Dixon’s 25-year run at Chip Ganassi Racing ends after his first winless season in 22 years.

All that glisters: World's quickest gold panners head to Cromwell
Competitors will face off in troughs of water, racing to sift and swirl their way to specks of gold in Cromwell this month.

'We are in a health care crisis' - Plunket nurses face chronic understaffing
Some qualified nurses that have been with Plunket for more than 20 years have retired early because of the pressure, says the nurses union.

She lost nearly 25kg and was given unprescribed medication. Her rest home breached her rights
An 86-year-old woman was given unprescribed medication, lost nearly 25kg and went hours without vital sign checks during a stroke at Avondale Lifecare.

Patient died after hospital failed to act on repeated emergency warning signs
An investigation found repeated failures in escalating alerts and transferring a man with acute pancreatitis to intensive care before he died.

Owner of boat that sank nearly three years ago finally comes forward
Almost three years after it sunk, the regional council was left with a clean-up bill of $52k for a former fishing vessel.

Cook Islander crowned Miss Oceania for the second time at Miss World.
Cook Islander Tiare Henry-Anguna has become the second woman from her country to win the Miss Oceania title.

Synology expands ActiveProtect with cloud recovery
Organisations can now restore cloud backups directly into Amazon EC2 or Azure VM, cutting steps in disaster recovery after an outage.

Crash blocks SH1 southbound lanes near Hamilton
A motorist has escaped serious injury after colliding with a barrier on the Waikato Expressway near Hamilton on Monday afternoon.

Peters, a long-time critic of ‘jobs for the boys’, makes own advisor an ambassador
Dr Jon Johansson is set to become New Zealand’s new Ambassador to Sweden.

Foreign Minister includes own adviser among five new diplomatic appointments
One of Foreign Minister Winston Peters' new diplomatic appointments is his former chief of staff.

Adyen partners Limitless Technology on Asia-Pacific payments
Online gifting shoppers across six Asia-Pacific markets should see fewer checkout errors as Limitless Technology shifts to one payment provider.

Weta FX win an Emmy for work on Stranger Things
New Zealand scores an early Emmy win thanks to the crew who worked on special effects in the freaky Netflix series.

Sunergise wins New Zealand trailblazer award for solar
Its latest prize highlights growing demand for solar and battery projects that can cut diesel use and boost energy security across the Pacific.

Dying man given wrong drug doses at South Auckland rest home
An 82-year-old man's family called an ambulance during his final days at a South Auckland rest home found in breach of health consumer rights.

All that glitters: World's quickest gold panners head to Cromwell
Competitors will face off in troughs of water, racing to sift and swirl their way to specks of gold in Cromwell this month.