Crime


Two Western journalists killed in Syria

The Committee to Protect Journalists condemned the “unacceptable” killings of veteran US reporter Marie Colvin and French photographer Remi Ochlik in the Syrian town of Homs.”Our colleagues Marie Colvin and Remi Ochlik gave their…


Woman filmed in shower left paranoid

A young woman secretly filmed in the shower by a former Iraq war mercenary says she has been left paranoid and needing counselling.David Huw Gwilliam – who received a United States medal after being injured in a bomb blast in Iraq…


Document had to be read in full: Petricevic

Coroner says child agencies must talk

A coroner investigating the death of toddler Hail-Sage McClutchie says information-sharing between government agencies needs to improve to protect children at risk of abuse.But the chief social worker for Child, Youth and Family…




Education


Record toga party for Otago orientation

Students in Otago are determined to put on the biggest toga party for their “freshers”.


New uni hall vital but pricy

AUSA says Auckland University’s new hall of residence addresses a real need, but is expensive.


Hundreds of teachers have criminal convictions

Schools come up short on sun protection

New Zealand primary schools are not doing all they can to protect pupils from the sun, research has found.




Health


Stature a better indication of a nation’s wealth than GDP – researcher

A person’s height and body mass should be used to measure a nation’s wealth and wellbeing, says a researcher.Professor Les Oxley of the Waikato University, is one of an international team of 11 researching a person’s stature as…


Steady decline in NZ abortions

The number of abortions in New Zealand has been steadily dropping since 2007, a new report says.


Kennedy kin takes addiction fight to NZ

DHB pays staff to lose weight

The Waikato District Health Board has confirmed it has spent $41,580 to send about 100 staff to Weight Watchers.




National News


‘Viking’ still blaming NZ for deaths

A Norwegian sailor who is illegally in Antarctica’s Ross Sea has continued to suggest New Zealand authorities are to blame for the deaths of three sailors in the region a year ago.


Hook, line … and orca

Fisherman Rob Page had never seen anything like it – an adult orca was “smoking” line off the reel so fast and for so long it was nearly too hot to touch.


Tremor rattles Christchurch

Pupil’s eye injured in water fight

A Southland Boys’ High School pupil is in Dunedin Hospital after a traditional sports day water fight went awry.








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