5+ hour, 58+ min ago   (169+ words) Indonesian police are investigating a suspected murder-suicide after the bodies of an Australian man and his two children were found in a home in Bali. Police found the bodies of 56-year-old Damien John Shaw, along with his six-year-old son and…...

7+ hour, 28+ min ago   (480+ words) Harassment may have contributed to the death of a leopard seal in Wellington that drew of hundreds, a marine biologist says. The Department of Conservation said the seal was found dead in the Hutt River on Saturday afternoon. The female…...

11+ hour, 39+ min ago   (148+ words) A leopard seal which hundreds of spectators visited has died, a Hutt City councillor says. The female leopard seal was spotted two weeks ago lounging on Petone Beach, with some concerns members of the public were harassing the animal. Councillor…...

12+ hour, 16+ min ago   (618+ words) Immigration New Zealand overestimated the benefits from its newest transformation project by $134 million because of "significantly flawed assumptions". The new head of INZ said it was virtually unheard of to get the productivity savings the project had forecast, and it…...

14+ hour, 30+ min ago   (333+ words) Deaths from influenza could reach historically high levels this year. Epidemiologist Michael Baker said data so far, including high hospitalisation rates, pointed to a likely big increase in the number of fatalities. However, that would not be known for sure…...

14+ hour, 30+ min ago   (333+ words) Deaths from influenza could reach historically high levels this year. Epidemiologist Michael Baker said data so far, including high hospitalisation rates, pointed to a likely big increase in the number of fatalities. However, that would not be known for sure…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (803+ words) Australia's banks have been defrauded of more than $600 million by one of the country's largest fraud syndicates, NSW Police says. Police yesterday charged three people with allegedly assisting the multi-million dollar fraud and money laundering syndicate, including a Bankstown accounting…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (386+ words) The Labour Party would double the time it takes to get permanent residence, under new immigration policies announced on Friday. It would also offer children born to undocumented parents a citizenship pathway if they have lived here continuously for 10 years,…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (145+ words) Access to radiology images and patient administration systems in Health NZ's central region has been restored after several hours offline overnight on Wednesday. The region covers Whanganui, Hawke's Bay, MidCentral, Wairarapa, Hutt Valley, Wellington, and Kāpiti. Health NZ's Gary Baird,…...

4+ day, 47+ min ago   (636+ words) Health New Zealand has briefed Health Minister Simeon Brown on a cyber incident involving Zenith Technology (ZenTech), the minister's office has confirmed. Police are investigating the incident in which a large number of files relating to clinical trials run by…...