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Snorkelling death leads to calls for lifeguards
The second death in two years at a popular marine reserve has prompted calls for lifeguard patrols.
Man dies in Wellington fall
Police are investigating the death of a young man who fell from the balcony of a Wellington city apartment today.
Attempt to cap Pike River mine delayed
Police hope to cap the vent shaft at Pike River mine tomorrow after weather conditions at the site prevented the operation from going ahead today.
The ACC files: Doctors need more scrutiny, says critic
ACC's medical advisers are not being held properly accountable, a lawyer says.
Pike River miners set to lose jobs
The majority of miners remaining at Pike River Coal mine look set to lose their jobs, as officials today told workers they were going to proceed with redundancies three weeks after a series of explosions killed 29 workers inside the mine.
Two workers hurt in electrical explosion
One of the men injured in an electrical explosion in west Auckland today is about to be discharged from hospital, while the other remains in hospital with minor burns to one of his hands.
Two injured in electrical explosion in west Auckland
Two men working on an underground cable have been injured in an electrical explosion in west Auckland, one of them seriously.
MPs urged to probe ACC's 'no' doctors
A lawyer has asked for an investigation into a group of doctors he says ACC uses to reject claims due to pre-injury "degenerative" conditions.