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'Bled every cent': Mum secretly used $130k of relatives' money
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'Bled every cent': Mum secretly used $130k of relatives' money

01 Mar 04:00 PM
'Nazi scumbag liar': Nurse's rant after person complained about anti-vax post
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'Nazi scumbag liar': Nurse's rant after person complained about anti-vax post

08 Feb 05:00 AM

Denise Perkins used her role as a nurse to deter people from getting the Covid-19 vaccine.

'He's crazy': Doctor whose competence questioned lashes out
Whanganui Chronicle

'He's crazy': Doctor whose competence questioned lashes out

17 Jan 02:07 AM

Teimur Youssefi made disrespectful comments about a former boss after concerns raised.

Swept away by the current: Teen who drowned in river was a poor swimmer
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Swept away by the current: Teen who drowned in river was a poor swimmer

10 Jan 04:03 AM

Valentino Laki was with friends and family when he got into difficulty in 2018.

'I feel like I'm really going to kill you': Man told girlfriend locked in house
Whanganui Chronicle

'I feel like I'm really going to kill you': Man told girlfriend locked in house

14 Nov 07:00 AM

Sean Wilson savagely attacked his partner, beating and kicking her in the head and face.

'I could just see her blood pressure drop': Son's final moments with dying mum
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'I could just see her blood pressure drop': Son's final moments with dying mum

08 Sep 09:00 PM

Now, 13 years on, a coroner will decide how Carmen Walker died during a medical procedure.

'Silo' effect meant doctors failed to detect cause of Carmen Walker's death
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'Silo' effect meant doctors failed to detect cause of Carmen Walker's death

23 Aug 01:03 AM

Pathologist claims Carmen Walker's death at Waikato Hospital 13 years ago was iatrogenic.

Surgeon burned his note of medical procedure that killed patient
Whanganui Chronicle

Surgeon burned his note of medical procedure that killed patient

21 Aug 05:00 AM

Surgeon in charge of Carmen Walker's procedure grilled over volume of fluid in bucket.

Hospital disposed of potential evidence in patient death case
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Hospital disposed of potential evidence in patient death case

16 Aug 09:00 PM

Blood drained during the procedure was thrown away with other disposable waste.

'Dad never got over Mum's death': Carmen Walker inquest begins
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'Dad never got over Mum's death': Carmen Walker inquest begins

15 Aug 07:00 AM

Carmen Walker died during a procedure to treat melanoma.

'Tears on his cheeks': Cause of patient death still haunts family, doctor
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'Tears on his cheeks': Cause of patient death still haunts family, doctor

14 Aug 06:19 AM

The doctor who blew the whistle on a hospital death claims the case was covered up.

Ski field operator pleads guilty to fatal mountain bus crash
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Ski field operator pleads guilty to fatal mountain bus crash

21 Apr 05:54 AM

Auckland schoolgirl Hannah Francis died after an RAL-operated bus crashed near Tūroa.

Abuse in care: Apology from ex head of MSD to survivors
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Abuse in care: Apology from ex head of MSD to survivors

26 Aug 06:09 AM

A senior public servant has apologised for the way victims of state abuse were treated.

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'Welcome back to the dark ages': Our measles disaster explained
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'Welcome back to the dark ages': Our measles disaster explained

07 Sep 07:35 PM

Why are we still battling a disease that should have been stamped out decades ago?

Dad disappeared. Mum died. A stranger's gift eases burden
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Dad disappeared. Mum died. A stranger's gift eases burden

27 Apr 05:00 PM

Will Hartley says a random act of kindness helped with the tragic loss of his parents.

Live: Crowds gather for call to prayer, two minutes' silence
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Live: Crowds gather for call to prayer, two minutes' silence

21 Mar 04:00 PM

Today marks one week since the massacre of 50 people at two mosques in Christchurch.

In the red: Whanganui health board posts $3.8m deficit
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In the red: Whanganui health board posts $3.8m deficit

12 Oct 11:00 PM

Whanganui DHB $3.8m in the red for 2017/18

DHB deficits hit $240m, double predictions
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DHB deficits hit $240m, double predictions

23 Sep 05:00 PM

DHB deficits have climbed 100 per cent higher than predicted to $240m in one year.

Bullying and abuse? Fire service to look into claims
Whanganui Chronicle

Bullying and abuse? Fire service to look into claims

23 Jul 11:15 PM

Review called into Fire and Emergency policies to address bullying and harassment.

Call to cut number of DHBs by half
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Call to cut number of DHBs by half

07 Sep 02:17 AM

Cull district health boards from 20 to 10, says one board member.

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