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A woman whose dental implant and bone graft failed and who suffered an undiagnosed infection for eight months says she still has pain, headaches and brain fog four years on, and ended up losing her job as a result.In a report released today, the Health and Disability Commission has criticised the dentist for failing to adequately explain the risks of the procedure, and for poor record-keeping and medication management.The complainant, known as “Ms A”, had an implant-supported crown placed in her upper left central incisor by a specialist periodontist in 2009.However, after two years of problems with the implant starting…

A man has appeared in court charged with attempting to smuggle an estimated 2kg of methamphetamine through Auckland International Airport concealed inside a portable barbecue grill.The foreign national had arrived n Auckland on a flight from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Saturday when he was identified for a baggage search. “Upon examination of the suitcase, a brown cardboard box was located, revealing a portable electric barbeque grill containing two vacuum-sealed packets of methamphetamine concealed under the grill plate,” Customs New Zealand said. A brown box containing the barbecue grill. The methamphetamine had a street value of approximately NZ$600,000 and would have…

Published on 09/06/2025 – 10:15 GMT+2ADVERTISEMENTPoland and NATO nations scrambled fighter jets early Monday to secure Polish airspace following Russian airstrikes near its border with western Ukraine, authorities said. The Polish armed forces stated on X that these measures were to ensure security in regions next to at-risk areas over concerns that Russian stray missiles might veer into Poland.”In connection with the intensive air attack of the Russian Federation on the territory of Ukraine, activity of Polish and allied aircraft in the Polish airspace began in the morning hours,” the Polish Armed Forces Operational Command said on Monday.The Polish military…

A match lit six weeks ago in the coastal Taranaki town of Ōpunakē has ignited fires the length of the North Island – and far across the Pacific – with seabed mining opponents taking to the coast on World Ocean Day.South Taranaki’s 15-year fight against an Australian mining bid was picked up by more than 200 surfers, stand-up paddleboarders, body boarders, waka ama crew and kayakers at eight spots along the coast between Wellington to Auckland on Sunday.As they paddled-out from Island Bay, Whanganui, Pātea, Pungarehu, New Plymouth, Raglan, Port Waikato and Muriwai hundreds more rallied on shore, with organisers…

Porirua iwi Ngāti Toa Rangatira continues to expand its footprint across the wider Wellington region, recently purchasing land at a further 27 public schools in the area. It now owns the ground leases at 67 schools in total and remains the Ministry of Education’s biggest landlord. But it won’t receive a cent from these investments for another 20 years while it pays off hundreds of millions in debt.”Once those investors are paid back at no risk to us and no cost to us, Ngāti Toa will receive hundreds of millions of dollars every year in perpetuity, passive, for doing nothing,…

Parts of the upper North Island experienced “quite a bit of thunderstorm activity” overnight, with thousands of lightning strikes recorded.Shortly after 10.30pm, MetService issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Northland and Auckland from 11pm.This was lifted at 4am, but Aucklanders reported still hearing booming thunder and seeing lightning strikes into the early morning. MetService meteorologist Devlin Lynden told 1News there had been “quite a bit of thunderstorm activity overnight and early hours of this morning” in Auckland and Northland. He said there were approximately 2000 lightning strikes largely focused in the Kaipara Harbour area about 1am.A large lightning strike was…

Tertiary Extracts Ōtautahi chief scientific officer Dr Rob Kelly says the Christchurch biotech company is ready to go another level with investor backing. PHOTO: SUPPLIED A Christchurch biotech company extracting an innovative protein from sheepskins to make mainly health benefit and nutrition ingredients for export markets is about to launch a capital raise. Tertiary Extracts Ōtautahi (TEO) has quickly grown to 30 staff and set up a factory processing more than 550 tonnes of waste sheepskins into collagen since beginning operations last year. The company was created by four co-founders, including chief scientific officer Dr Rob Kelly, who want to build…

Brown outlines Budget 2025 infrastructure spend at Auckland hospitalsThe funding, announced in Budget 2025, includes power and heating upgrades, system improvements at Auckland and Greenlane, and design work for the next phase of Auckland’s hot water pipe replacement.

Kiwibank is the latest bank to cut home loan interest rates.It has cut its one-year special fixed rate to 4.89%, its two-year to 4.95% and its three and six-month rates to 5.29%.It is also cutting a number of its term deposit rates by between 10 basis points and 15 basis points.The official cash rate has fallen from a peak of 5.5% to 3.25%.But a warier tone in the most recent update has raised questions about how much further the rate might fall. The decision went to a vote, and one member of the monetary policy committee was not in favour…

The National Business Review annual rich list has found Aotearoa’s wealthiest people are collectively worth more than $100 billion – up from $95.55 billion last year – despite a tough 12 months financially. Around a dozen newcomers, worth $4.3b altogether, are among the 119 individuals and families profiled in the 2025 NBR Rich List. The co-founders of Zuru Toys, the brothers Nick and Mat Mowbray, meanwhile, retain the top spot with a $20 billion valuation. Overall, New Zealand now has 18 billionaires, up from 16 last year. NBR co-editor Hamish McNicol said the addition of the newcomers, as well as growth among…