Dirty laundry: Sending patients' heavily-soiled clothes home with family 'not acceptable'
Aged care advocates say hospitals can do better around laundry services for sick patients
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Victim's father passed away just weeks before killing.
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'There's quite a cold air mass in circulation,' Metservice says.
Christchurch stadium row shock: Decision to slash capacity to be revisited
The council decision to reduce the stadium's capacity has divided the city.
Female Winz staff member hospitalised after 'violent attack'
Female frontline staff member was hospitalised after being attacked.
Intensive winter grazing improves but not all councils have data on its use
Report shows 7 regional councils have no estimates on how many farms use winter grazing.
Parole granted, then revoked for Tinder date rapist after 'miscommunication' he could travel unescorted out of NZ
Man who raped Chch woman on Tinder date granted parole, then has release revoked
'Significant cold break' could bring fresh dumping of snow nationwide
Snow could fall to 100-200m in Otago and Southland and 300-400m in the North Island.
Shot with confusion: NZ retiree who booked jab online sent to Missouri, USA
Man left frustrated by experiences trying to get vaccinated.
High-security prisoners protest against move to Otago
About 80 prisoners from Christchurch Men's Prison will be sent to Otago.
Fears remnants of former quarry is seeping into city's water supplies
The Christchurch City Council is investigating following the allegations.
Ex-wife left to clean stroke patient's 'full and untouchable' clothing
Dianne Burke spends $42 double-washing the soiled clothes at a laundromat each week.
Nine dead who had RSV - including six in Auckland
No infected children succumbed; RSV may not have been cause of deaths, says ADHB.
Tricky moove: Cow craned to safety after bizarre farm accident
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No it's a cow on the mooove.
'Grotesque' child sex abuse cache: Worst judge has ever experienced
Thousands of 'repellent and grotesque' images results in jail term.
'No evidence' rest home staff, care contributed to 'sad' death of elderly Timaru man
Coroner says no evidence rest home staff, care contributed to 'sad' death of Timaru man.
'100% New Zealand'? Kiwi supplements company fined $377,000 over 'misleading' labels
Labels found to suggest products came from NZ - but main ingredient sourced in China.
Second movie dramatising Chch mosque shootings on hold
Egyptian director decided just nine days after 51 murdered that he would make a film.
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Heavy rain, gales: Trees falling, roads disrupted in south
A tree has crashed through a kitchen in the Christchurch suburb of Cashmere.
Senior firefighter drove without valid licence 'for years'
The firefighter has been dealt with after driving for some time without a valid licence.
RSV rates drop in Canterbury but raging winter illness keeps hospitals 'extremely busy'
Cantabrians are being urged to save the emergency department for urgent care only
Live cattle still being exported since ban announced
All live cattle exports by sea will be banned, the government announced in April.
Disabled man with extreme toothache waits 4 months for treatment
Pain is affecting the man's behaviour, but the DHB is not treating his case as urgent.
Christchurch mayor standing by reduced seating decision for multi-use arena
She joined Canterbury Mornings with John McDonald on Newstalk ZB at 10am.
'No-one's going to run after them': Council company's approach to hotel criticised
Expressions of interest to build a hotel near Forsyth Barr Stadium have been called for.
Thousands sign petition over Christchurch stadium cutback
The council voted last week to reduce the capacity of the stadium to 25,000 seats.
Declassified documents: Inside Kaikoura's 1978 UFO sightings
Declassified government documents show officials were struggling to debunk TV1 footage.
'Better off with M.bovis', flood-affected farmer tells O'Connor
Laurence Rooney's Ashburton Forks property lost half its herd during May floods.
Death of Christchurch mum of four: Police inquiries ongoing
Heather Foote was found with critical injuries at her Port Hills Rd home on Monday.
'It's not on': New Christchurch Hospital car park building still waiting on consent
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation says It's taken too long.
Gangs of the Mainland: 'Prospect for violence real' as patch numbers surge in Canterbury
Gang numbers surging upward in NZ - and soon the South Island chapters could be warring.
Fantastic Four: The schools walking the Treaty talk
Four schools recognised on efforts to better recognise Māori language and culture.
'Significant demand': Youth hub expected to ease pressure on Christchurch mental health services
Construction on the hub will begin after an additional $2.5 million from Government.