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![Students called to short-staffed hospital, asked to do suicide watch](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Students called to short-staffed hospital, asked to do suicide watch
"It is not trivial to be on suicide watch at all," said National's Shane Reti.
![Dramatic rescue after man trapped under boulder for more than 12 hours](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Dramatic rescue after man trapped under boulder for more than 12 hours
The man was trapped for several hours before being rescued.
!['Redemption': The Kiwi behind Pumas' upset win over All Blacks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Redemption': The Kiwi behind Pumas' upset win over All Blacks
It was a moment of personal redemption for the former Kiwis coach.
![Lyttelton: What makes an artist's town?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Lyttelton: What makes an artist's town?
The port town is, as local poet Ciaran Fox says, infested with artistic types.
![Lyttelton: what makes an artist's town?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Lyttelton: what makes an artist's town?
Frank Film 2022 EP Seventeen - Lyttelton: what makes an artist’s town? Video / Frank Film
!['It's frightening': Climate change - the future is here, what are we going to do about it?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'It's frightening': Climate change - the future is here, what are we going to do about it?
OPINION: The climate change crisis is knocking on our doors.
![The baby farmer: Dark tale of the Dunedin woman who adopted unwanted babies](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The baby farmer: Dark tale of the Dunedin woman who adopted unwanted babies
Ugly truth about enterprise laid bare in November 1890 when police raided her house.
![Man missing overboard from ship off Otago coast, search effort halted](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Man missing overboard from ship off Otago coast, search effort halted
'There is little chance he has survived,' Maritime NZ said in a statement.
![Cheika's revealing post-match: How Razor helped beat the All Blacks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cheika's revealing post-match: How Razor helped beat the All Blacks
Former Wallabies coach continues to be compelling theatre now he's in charge of the Pumas.
!['No light at the end of the tunnel': Hospitality at boiling point in Queenstown](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'No light at the end of the tunnel': Hospitality at boiling point in Queenstown
Queenstown hospo is suffering from the influx of visitors and staff burnout.
![Bring on spring: Kiwis in for a sunny but cold week](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Bring on spring: Kiwis in for a sunny but cold week
The settled weather is expected to continue through to Friday.
!['Staggeringly stupid': How world media reacted to All Blacks loss](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Staggeringly stupid': How world media reacted to All Blacks loss
How the world media reacted to the All Blacks loss to Argentina.
![All Blacks stunned! Pressure back on Foster as Pumas claim historic win](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
All Blacks stunned! Pressure back on Foster as Pumas claim historic win
So much for a new dawn as ABs fall to third successive home defeat for the first time.
![Why I married a murderer: Former lawyer on prison love and the battle to clear his name](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Why I married a murderer: Former lawyer on prison love and the battle to clear his name
Disgraced criminal lawyer reveals why she married a man convicted of rapes and murder.
![Advice sought 'with some haste' as white supremacist stands for school board](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Advice sought 'with some haste' as white supremacist stands for school board
Philip Arps was jailed for sharing footage of the 2019 mosque terror attacks.
![Kirsty Bentley murder: Inside the unsolved case with the $100,000 reward](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kirsty Bentley murder: Inside the unsolved case with the $100,000 reward
Herald podcast A Moment In Crime revisits unsolved murder of schoolgirl Kirsty Bentley.
![Man allegedly punched mechanic, fled on bicycle](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Man allegedly punched mechanic, fled on bicycle
Police say accused caused a ''ruckus'' in town after alleged assault at automotive store.
![Christchurch landowner loses quake battle](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Christchurch landowner loses quake battle
A Redcliffs man has failed in latest bid to make the Crown pay for damage to his land.
![Christchurch city councillors put on spot over housing intensification rules](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Christchurch city councillors put on spot over housing intensification rules
A Christchurch councillor urged colleagues not to rebel against housing crisis solution.
![Gloriavale set to face employment case alleging 'slave-like conditions'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Gloriavale set to face employment case alleging 'slave-like conditions'
Six former Gloriavale women will tell a court they lived in "slave-like conditions".
![Christchurch man and woman charged over 'objectionable publication'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Christchurch man and woman charged over 'objectionable publication'
Two people arrested and due in court.
![Return of the Ringers: Tolkien-themed cruise heading for NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Return of the Ringers: Tolkien-themed cruise heading for NZ
Hobbits are hot-footing their way back to New Zealand for a Lord of the Rings cruise
![Christchurch Peace Train: 'It rocked me to my core' says helper](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Christchurch Peace Train: 'It rocked me to my core' says helper
Peace Train was gifted to Christchurch by Yusuf Islam after the mosque attacks.
!['Pretty stupid': Explosion victim suffers 70pc burns, speaks of horror ordeal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Pretty stupid': Explosion victim suffers 70pc burns, speaks of horror ordeal
Kevin Burney was grinding a metal drum when it exploded and caught fire.
![Kiwi soldier killed in Ukraine 'a warrior till the end'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kiwi soldier killed in Ukraine 'a warrior till the end'
NZDF says off-duty soldier's leave request didn't mention Ukraine travel plans.
![Foster's rare move: The reasons behind All Blacks team selections](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Foster's rare move: The reasons behind All Blacks team selections
The All Blacks team to face the Pumas speaks to a foreign notion of Ian Foster's tenure.
![Info sought on aggravated robbery of service station](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Info sought on aggravated robbery of service station
Police need the public's help to investigate an aggravated robbery in Invercargill.
![Officer charged after 'unjustified' use of police dog leaves man punctured and bruised](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Officer charged after 'unjustified' use of police dog leaves man punctured and bruised
"Other tactical options, such as continued negotiation or pepper spray, were preferable."