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The rise of cybercrime and NZ's fragmented response
15 Jun 2021Cybercrime is on the rise but, in the wake of the Waikato District Health Board ransomware attack, Anusha Bradley finds New Zealand's response to it is fragmented and victims rarely get justice.
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Māori war veteran’s skin still peeling 50 years after Agent Orange exposure
3 Jun 2021Turoa Karatea frequently scratches himself until he bleeds, but will a Waitangi Tribunal inquiry finally deliver him and other Vietnam veterans compensation before they die?
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How a pervert became CEO of a crown entity
25 May 2021Feature - How was Phillip Barnes promoted to CEO of International Accreditation New Zealand, after he planted a spy camera in a gym's changing room? Veronica Schmidt investigates.
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‘Revenge porn’ victims struggling for help from ACC, justice system
19 May 2021Out-of-date laws mean victims of image-based sexual abuse can't get help from ACC and must prove their abuser intended to cause them harm before police will prosecute.
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Pakiri locals fight plans to take their sand for Auckland beaches
5 May 2021The fate of Pakiri's sand is again at the centre of a fight between sand mining companies who want to ship it to Auckland, and locals who want to keep it on their beach. Farah Hancock reports.
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'There's no shame': Pasifika mums urged to get help for depression
Pacific women in New Zealand have the highest rates of antenatal and postnatal depression, yet low numbers get help. Sela Jane Hopgood asks why.
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Pharmac likely to end blanket funding for kids’ cancer drugs
3 May 2021A woman trying to get drugs funded for young SMA patients is horrified Pharmac says it might end blanket funding of kids' cancer medicines because she accused it of discrimination.
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Don't play sick children off against each other - Children's Commissioner
3 May 2021Children's Commissioner Andrew Becroft is warning Pharmac not to play one group of children with a life-threatening illness off against another.
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The environmental hangover from NZ's winemaking
22 Apr 2021Marlborough's wine industry is booming, but there's no industrial-sized solution to deal with its waste.
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Only 10 percent of health workers 'definitely willing' to carry out euthanasia
22 Apr 2021More than a 1000 people are expected to request to end their lives in the first year of New Zealand's assisted dying regime, the Ministry of Health says.
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Distressing death warning for 'unregulated' euthanasia drugs
20 Apr 2021Patients requesting euthanasia will be given unapproved, unregulated and "off label" medicines, sparking warnings of prolonged and distressing deaths.
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Why should Māori trust the Covid-19 vaccine?
19 Apr 2021Ahead of a nationwide rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine to kaumātua, health providers say they're up against a tidal wave of misinformation and a deep-rooted distrust of the health system. But Māori are…
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Switched: Woman lost job after drug changed without her knowledge
7 Apr 2021Laura Hume says it was only after her health began deteriorating that she found out she was one of thousands of people who had been switched to a generic drug in a cost saving drive by Pharmac.
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No baby, no help: Depressed, grieving mum told she’s not eligible for help
7 Apr 2021A depressed woman whose baby died was denied help from Perinatal Mental Health Services - and other mothers in extreme distress say they can't get treatment via their DHBs or ACC.
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ACC cuts off woman with worst birth injury ever seen by surgeon
31 Mar 2021ACC has cut off a mother whose baby emerged from her rectum and vagina, as part of a review on which birth injuries the corporation will cover. Women say they're now struggling to get treatment Anusha…
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Euthanasia: What happens if the drugs don't work?
30 Mar 2021Palliative care experts who say we are woefully unprepared to introduce assisted dying are asking ethical and legal questions about euthanasia.
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'Our marae are sacred' - Govt plans warrantless marae entries via water bill
30 Mar 2021Forget the pōwhiri: Officials will be able to enter marae without a warrant if a new water safety Bill is passed, even though no marae water supply has ever caused an outbreak of illness..
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'It's so wrong' - Police using app to photograph innocent youth
26 Mar 2021Across the country, police are approaching innocent young people, photographing them, collecting their personal details and sending it all to a national database.
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Dying for help: Eating disorder treatment waiting lists months long
22 Mar 2021The pandemic has sparked a wave of serious eating disorders that are overwhelming treatment providers. How do you help a loved one in crisis when there's a waiting list everywhere you turn?
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The mysterious case of the meat clips
8 Mar 2021They are showing up in fish's stomachs and in beaches across the country, but how are oesophagus clips escaping the meat works?
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Prison guards threaten pepper spray moments after suicide attempt
4 Mar 2021Prison guards threatened to pepper spray an inmate and then went on to put her in a headlock minutes after she'd attempted suicide.
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MPI opposed nitrogen bottom line over economic concerns
1 Mar 2021The Ministry for Primary Industries opposed introducing a tough bottom line for nitrogen levels in rivers over concerns the economic impact would outweigh the environmental benefit, documents show.
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Access to free contraceptives 'punitive, stigmatising and restrictive' - doctor
25 Feb 2021Some women are paying hundreds of dollars for the insertion of Mirena and Jaydess contraceptives when, under a multi-million government scheme, they should be getting the intra-uterine devices free…
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Whanganui's South Beach sea had 8 times allowed faecal bacteria
25 Feb 2021The sea off Whanganui's South Beach has contained so much faecal bacteria at times that it has been eight times above the allowable limit.
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