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A body has been located at a beach in Napier. At around 8:25pm on Thursday 5 February, Police were notified that a body was seen...

Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission gatekeeping raises alarm bells

The Physicians and Scientists for Global Responsibility New Zealand (PSGRNZ) is raising serious concerns about whether New Zealand’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission (MHWC)...

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Police have identified a suspect in the disappearance of a four-year-old boy who vanished from a remote sheep station in South Australia’s outback. Gus Lamont...

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Christchurch Police are asking for the public’s help to identify two people believed to have information about the theft of two mountain bikes during...

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