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Young Muslims want more than 'tick-box' exercise from govt
Young people setting up the country's first national network for Muslim youth are looking to nationwide community meetings on the mosque attacks as a litmus test for the government.
Hui with government short notice but focused, Muslim leader says
A Muslim leader has held a hurried meeting with top officials about the government's nationwide series of hui on the mosque attacks.
Could satellites help warn of volcano eruptions?
Satellites spotted part of the crater of Whakaari / White Island collapsing in the days before the deadly December 2019 eruption, it has emerged.
MIQ took months to roll out health and safety plans
Thousands of workers in managed isolation hotels now have representatives to address health concerns and make their workplaces safer.
Medical consent controversy: Cartwright Inquiry being ignored, lawyer says
A lawyer who worked on the Cartwright Inquiry into medical experiments 30 years ago is astonished women face a fight again over consenting to invasive procedures.
Breast cancer information 'impossible' to pass on in brief consultations
Brief clinical appointments are making it impossible for women with breast cancer to get vital information about issues like mastectomies, a researcher says. Audio
'Weekends, I was always fearful' - son on resthome's care
The son of a woman who died aged 100 in a troubled Lower Hutt resthome claims its systemic problems accelerated her decline.
Management changes in rest home at centre of complaints
A health board is instigating management changes at a Lower Hutt rest home being investigated over allegations of abuse and neglect.
'I felt invaded' - gynaecological operation watched by 'masses of people'
An Auckland woman is furious her gynaecological operation went ahead in a theatre crowded with people she had not given permission to be there.
Spy partners' focus dictated lack of Far Right intelligence, GCSB boss says
International priorities dictated a gaping hole in the collection of far-right intelligence reports, according to the lead communications spy agency.
'Atrocious' that issues around informed consent still exist
The rules around how hospitals get permission to operate on patients have been slightly strengthened, but women's health advocates say there are still concerns.
Auckland Harbour Bridge contamination: The letter residents weren't sent
Transport officials planned to ask residents living near the Auckland Harbour Bridge if their properties could be tested for heavy metals, without telling them contamination had already been found…
Public transport advocates seek judicial review of road building decisions
Public transport advocates are taking legal action over what they say is road building that encourages too much travel by car.
Intelligence agencies' failures highlighted but no accountability sought
Several key security and intelligence agencies failed to do their counter-terrorism job well, or at all, but there remains no way of holding them to account.
Need for better detectives than counter-terrorism agency - security expert
A security expert warns that creating a new counter-terrorism agency might just add to the confusion.
Police using technology riddled with controversy overseas
High-tech investigative tools being imported by the police are attracting controversy overseas.
'Regulation gap' for facial recognition technology, law expert says
The government now has the infrastructure for mass or targeted surveillance using facial recognition technology, a study says, and a law professor warns of a "regulation gap".
WorkSafe failed to record death of second child in Desert Road crash
Workplace safety investigators looking into a Desert Road double-fatality smash failed to record months later that a baby boy died alongside his preschool brother, even as they reactivated an inquiry…
Restrictions stymie re-use of industrial-purpose plastic bags
A big user of industrial-size plastic bags has found a way to re-use them, helping stem the dumping of thousands of bags each year into landfills.
Carillon tower review: Quake assessment leaves risks unresolved
Basic questions like how the foundations of the Carillon bell tower in Wellington will perform in a major earthquake are not known despite years spent trying to fix it, a review shows.
Family question absence of health and safety probe over death
A Mid-Canterbury family is demanding to know why there was no health and safety investigation into the truck crash that killed their daughter.
Biometric ID systems in prisons, but no facial recognition - Corrections
The prisons department has spent at least $800,000 on biometric identification systems since 2016, but admits it does not keep close track of spending.
Review into likelihood of health risks at properties near Harbour Bridge
The Transport Agency has launched an external review into contamination with heavy metals and hydrocarbons beside the Auckland Harbour Bridge.
Complaint lodged as hundreds facing compliance issue
Hundreds of Wairarapa property owners have been warned the final sign-off for building work they have completed is years overdue.
'My insides are mush' - Man claims he became ill after working at 'contaminant hotspot'
A man who became ill after working for the Auckland Council in a contaminated area disputes the council's claim it did all it could to address his concerns.