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Advocates say New Zealand’s disabled housing crisis is worsening, with too few accommodation options available for people with high needs—and the issue continues to go unaddressed.They say it means disabled New Zealanders requiring more complex care, like 21-year-old Mitchell Cawdron, were being forced to consider living in rest homes.”He requires full support to dress, to bathe, to eat. He’ll never drive, never work. He doesn’t communicate so we’re the only ones that really understand him and he also has erratic sleep,” said mum Cherie Cawdron.The young Aucklander has always lived at home but his family’s decided that can’t last forever.”While…
Sounds Air has flown its last flight from Christchurch after signalling earlier this year that it would no longer fly Blenheim to Christchurch or Christchurch to Wānaka from the end of September.Sounds Air cut the two regional services, saying it was facing “out of control” costs despite strong bookings. Its last Christchurch to Blenheim flight departed on Sunday night.Sounds Air managing director Andrew Crawford said the airline was now getting rid of its Pilatus aircraft, which flew longer distances but were a lot more expensive to operate, and were only flying its Cessna Caravan fleet that operate in and around…
A person has been left with critical injuries after a “serious incident” in a Gisborne suburb this morning, police say.Cordons were put in place after officers were called to a Riverdale property on Ormond Rd, near Lytton Rd, at about 4am.”A person was located with critical injuries” at the scene, police said.”There is a visible police presence in the area and motorists should expect diversions while police work at the scene. Members of the public are asked to avoid the area.”Further information will be released when we are in a position to do so.”The morning’s headlines in 90 seconds, including…
A new report shows central Christchurch is on the rise, despite challenging national economic conditions. Christchurch City Council’s latest Central City Annual Update, alongside Stats NZ data, paints a positive picture of growth, said Business Canterbury chief executive Leeann Watson. “People from the North Island are choosing to come to Christchurch to study and work and live, and development in the central city is a big part of that.” The central city’s population has grown by more than 6% to 9160 residents in the latest estimates, recovering numbers lost during the Covid-19 pandemic years. There is a goal of 20,000 residents…
Fourteen years before Esarona Lologa set fire to Loafers Lodge – killing five people – he attempted to murder a teenager with a machete. The teenager, now in his mid 30s, spoke to RNZ’s National Crime Correspondent Sam Sherwood about the night he almost lost his life.Sitting on the couch in his living room, Robert* removes his hat, tilting his head forward to reveal a scar, about 13 centimetres long, on the left side of his head.He then turns over his left hand showing where he had a skin graft as well as a scar that almost goes from one…
From February 2026, GPs and nurse practitioners (NPs) will be able to diagnose and prescribe medication for ADHD. Advocates say the new law will increase access for thousands of people struggling to get help with ADHD, but critics say it could overwhelm a system already at breaking point. Many agree the way we diagnose and treat ADHD needs improving. So, will this new law help? Or could it create more problems? Re: News journalist Zoe Madden-Smith investigates. Watch this story now on TVNZ+ When Rachael Hinds was diagnosed with ADHD and autism at the age of 28, she thought of…
A person has been airlifted to hospital after a car crashed down a 25m bank near Shingle Creek in Central Otago, police say.First responders were called to the single-vehicle crash, between Waikaia Bush Rd and Eliot Rd, at about 7.15am. One person has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries.The person was trapped, but they were eventually removed from their vehicle, a Fire and Emergency spokesperson said. Crews from Roxburgh and Alexandra were deployed to the scene.Police said the car “left the road and crashed down a 25-metre bank.”The highway south of Waikaia Bush Rd was closed earlier, and “road…
Police have released an update on the clothing a missing Christchurch teenager was believed to have been last seen wearing as the search continues.Marley, 17, was last seen in the suburb of Opawa at about 2.30pm on Friday, and his vehicle was later located in Sumner.Drones, boats, and land teams were out in today’s search as an appeal was launched for CCTV footage. Detective Sergeant Lucy Aldridge said he was wearing a light grey-coloured Adidas hoodie and low-cut burgundy-coloured Converse shoes.”The bottom half of his clothing cannot be confirmed at this stage.”Aldridge said police searched the Scarborough whitewash area yesterday…
Whangārei police are appealing for information from the public after a crash on SH1 in Oakleigh last night. Police were called to the two-vehicle crash at around 5.40pm. One vehicle was towing a trailer, according to police. No serious injuries were reported. “Police are asking for anyone that may have witnessed the crash or have dashcam footage of the crash and aftermath to please get in touch,” said Constable Lindsay Weir.Anyone with relevant information is encouraged to contact police via 105 or anonymously via Crime Stoppers.
A former top Kiwi diplomat has warned New Zealand’s decision against recognising a Palestinian state may not be well received by allies and trading partners. Colin Keating spoke to Q+A about the Government’s decision, announced by Foreign Minister Winston Peters yesterday at the UN General Assembly. Keating, the former Permanent Representative of New Zealand to the United Nations, said countries in the Muslim world in particular would be disappointed with New Zealand’s decision. “You probably need to start in the Middle East – New Zealand has got a lot of strong trading and political and economic relationships with the Gulf…