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Six senior doctors at Nelson Hospital have spoken out about their concerns staffing levels are putting patients lives in danger. The doctors say they – along with their union, the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists – have privately raised their concerns with management for months, if not years. This is the second in a two-part series by 1News’ Jessica Roden. A senior doctor at Nelson’s emergency department says “I think we’re failing our community” as staffing pressures and long wait times take a toll. Dr Andrew Munro is a specialist in emergency medicine and has worked in Nelson’s ED on…

Martin Hawes admits he has a strange relationship with retirement. He spends much of his time helping people into retirement through his writing and seminars. Previously in his career, he gave financial advice to many people to help them plan for it. But while advising on retirement — a word he does not like as he believes it has connotations of old age — might have long been a big part of his professional life, he is yet to do it himself. “For my own retirement, I am shy to the point of embarrassment. “When I boil this down, I…

The fraying social cohesion of New Zealand has been laid bare in a new report which a researcher says raises fundamental questions about the future of democracy. The report was written by economists Shamubeel Eaqub and Rosie Collins on behalf of the Helen Clark Foundation. Surveying was carried out by research firm Talbot Mills.Speaking to Q+A, Eaqub said that New Zealanders need to have a discussion about how we can respect different political views while still being cohesive as a society. “If we’re going to see increasing polarisation, we’re going to see more volatile politics, less certainty around policies, and…

As filming continued at the head of Lake Wakatipu for Brad Pitt’s next blockbuster, Philip Chandler instead headed to Dart Valley Station. There he met two men plotting another blockbuster — a world-first tourism attraction. Glenorchy has already got a great name for sustainable tourism. Think the likes of Headwaters Eco Lodge, Kinloch Lodge, The Great Glenorchy Alpine Base Camp and the head of the lake’s recent certification as an International Dark Sky Sanctuary. That reputation will now be turbocharged with The Future is Wild@The Hillocks opening in about a year’s time, now it has been issued with a resource consent. Based around a well-known cluster of conical…

Russia launched 111 drones in an overnight attack on Ukraine, according to authorities. ADVERTISEMENTUkrainian authorities have reported that a wave of Russian overnight drone strikes from Saturday into Sunday has killed two people in the eastern city of Kharkiv and wounded 35 others.Russia launched a total of 111 drones and decoy drones over Ukraine. The Ukrainian Air Force said it shot down 65 of the drones, while 35 went off radar likely due to electronic jamming.The two victims in Kharkiv, which has been subject to almost daily attacks, were a 67-year-old man and a 70-year-old woman, said Kharkiv’s regional governor,…

A Wellington street artist’s latest work pranking the city council is being celebrated by officials as “a good injection of humour” into the capital.Cameron Hunt’s been installing fake Wellington City Council signs in iconic spots.”I’m just putting them there for the people to enjoy, to have a bit of fun,” Hunt told 1News.The first sign was noticed in the Wellington Botanic Garden’s pond, warning people not to “feed the crocodiles”.The phone number on the sign was for the Platypus shoe store on Manners St – Wellington’s largest distributor of croc shoes.A second sign popped up in the water feature at…

After a fire destroyed the central Otago town of Roxburgh’s historic cinema and town hall earlier this year, locals are embracing an outdoor sequel to screenings as plans for a new venue take shape.The cinema, which is the longest continuously running movie theatre in the Southern Hemisphere, was ravaged by fire on Waitangi Day, leaving little more than the façade of the building standing.The cinema opened on December 11, 1897 and could seat 258 people.Now, to keep the Guinness World Record record going, films will need to be screened either in another building nearby or somewhere on the original site.While…

More than half a million Kiwis are accessing food banks each month to get by – the highest number on record.However, the donated supplies needed to feed them is not growing at the same pace.A recent survey from the New Zealand Food Network, a not-for-profit organisation which distributes food to food banks across the country, revealed that food hubs were providing support to more than 500,000 individuals a month between July and December 2024.This was up from the previous number of 454,000 individuals between January and June 2024.New Zealand Food Network chief executive Gavin Findlay said it was a “challenging…

İmamoğlu, widely seen as the main political challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s 22-year rule, was jailed on 23 March pending trial on corruption charges. ADVERTISEMENTHundreds of thousands of protesters have congregated in Istanbul to how their support for the city’s imprisoned mayor and demand his release.Turkey’s main opposition party, the Republican People’s Party (CHP) organised the demonstration, the latest in a series of protests that have resulted in hundreds of arrests and have dialled up the pressure on the country’s long-time leader, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, a key political rival to Erdoğan, was detained on 19 March…

Six senior doctors at Nelson Hospital have spoken out about their concerns staffing levels are putting patients lives in danger. The doctors say they – along with their union, the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists – have privately raised their concerns with management for months, if not years. This is the first in a two-part series by 1News’ Jessica Roden.Some of Nelson’s most experienced senior doctors say a lack of staff in their departments has led to waitlists blowing out, sometimes putting patients’ lives in danger.The obstetrics and gynaecology department now has more than 1000 people on their waitlist, with…