A man who died in a stream might have been saved if police took a concerned caller seriously, a Coroner has found.
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NewsInmate passed two self-harm risk assessments before suspected suicide
A new inmate with a history of self-harming who would later die by suspected suicide in prison, passed two risk assessments without any warning for those in charge of his care.
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'Do better': Judge rejects mental health service's bid to discharge 'suffering' man
A district health board and the criminal court are at loggerheads over the management of a mental health inpatient, with a judge calling for the services to "do better".
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$351K fine after kaimahi hand sliced off
A man who had his hand sliced off while at work says he remembers looking down to see a puddle of blood and his hand lying metres away from him on the ground.
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Nest-egg to nightmare: Facebook scammer swindles $284k from victims
A Facebook Marketplace scammer who swindled his victims out of $284,000 using 15 different pseudonyms won't have to pay a cent of the money he stole back. Hazel Osborne reports.
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Comancheros president to stay behind bars after parole denied
The Comancheros gang boss has been denied parole for a second time in four months because he is still considered an excessive risk if released.
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Dilworth chair admits staff 'moved on' instead of reported; says no cover-up
A former chair of the Dilworth Trust Board has spoken out about the historic abuse at the private boarding school, saying there was no sinister cover-up - but one "known offender" was made to leave without being reported to the police.
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Sex ban 'Discriminatory'- says murderer / paedophile
Convicted murderer Philip Smith has been unsuccessful in challenging a rule that prevents men from having sex with each other at a special treatment unit for child sex abusers.
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Court orders teen to be vaxxed despite protests from māmā
A 14-year-old girl with severe disabilities has been vaccinated against Covid-19 despite her mother's protests.
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60 percent of youth prosecutions target Māori
Despite the recent spotlight on ram raids and smash-and-grab robberies, the number of young people ending up in court is dropping.