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Photo: Getty Images One person has been injured in a crash on a Canterbury highway tonight.

Erin Patterson. File photo Mushroom cook Erin Patterson did not have a motive to kill members of her ex-husband's family and never planned to serve them death cap mushrooms, her lawyer has argued.

File photo: Getty Images More cancer patients are receiving their first treatment within 31 days, more children are getting immunised, and more patients are being admitted, discharged, or transferred from an emergency department within six hours.

St John Nelson Tasman area operations manager Anne-Maree Harris and critical care paramedic Jon Leach. Photo: RNZ / Samantha Gee By Samantha Gee of RNZ Paramedics in Nelson are in desperate need of a new station, with Hato Hone St John staff split between four sites as they work to provide life-saving services in the community.

Moana Pasifika and All Blacks loose forward Ardie Savea on the run against the Highlanders in Dunedin this year. Photo: Getty Images Moana Pasifika are set to lose their inspirational leader for next season.

Life Pharmacy in Napier. Photo: Google Maps Street View via RNZ A Napier pharmacy owner says he's contemplating shutting up shop after his store was raided for the third time in just 10 weeks.

Pheobe Bishop. Photo: Queensland Police Human remains found in a national park have been confirmed as missing teenager Pheobe Bishop, who was allegedly murdered by her two housemates.

An Auckland business owner has described current sick leave entitlements 'manifestly unfair'. Photo: Getty Images An Auckland business owner has described current sick leave entitlements "manifestly unfair", adding it is a significant burden in tough economic times.

Australian Ambulance sign illuminated at night. Photo: Getty Images Seven hours after calling triple zero, an aspiring cancer researcher was found dead from a caffeine overdose and a coroner says the wait for help was unacceptable.

Kaea Karauria died after an incident at a party in the early hours of 11 May. Photo: Supplied A teenage girl has been arrested and charged with allegedly threatening a witness in the murder investigation of 15-year-old Kaea Karauria.

Tim Jago was found guilty of sexually abusing two teenage boys in the 1990s. Photo: RNZ / Nick Monro A court has heard former ACT Party president Tim Jago's appeal against his sexual abuse conviction and sentence.

Deloitte tax partner Robyn Walker. Photo: Supplied / Deloitte By Susan Edmunds of RNZ Inland Revenue says it wants to clear up misunderstanding about the effect of proposed changes to fringe benefit tax (FBT), particularly when it comes to double cab utes.

The Waimakariri District Council adopted its 2025/26 plan on Tuesday. Photo: David Hill / North Canterbury News Waimakariri councillors have taken aim at online critics, as they locked in an average rates rise of 4.98%.

The Waimakariri District Council adopted its 2025/26 plan on Tuesday. Photo: David Hill / North Canterbury News Waimakariri councillors have taken aim at online critics, as they locked in an average rates rise of 4.98%.

Craig Pauling. Photo: David Hill / North Canterbury News The chair of Canterbury’s regional council is undecided about his future, as the local election looms.

Craig Pauling. Photo: David Hill / North Canterbury News The chair of Canterbury’s regional council is undecided about his future, as the local election looms.

A major fire at a central Auckland supermarket has left thick black smoke billowing over the city.

Oklahoma City Thunder's Jalen Williams celebrates a slam dunk as Indiana Pacers guard Aaron Nesmith watches on during their NBA finals match in Oklahoma City today. Photo: Getty Images Jalen Williams scored 40 and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 31 to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 120-109 win over the Indiana Pacers in game five of the NBA Finals today.

David Feliuai of the Brumbies is tackled during the round fourteen Super Rugby Pacific match between Brumbies and Reds in Canberra. Photo: Getty Images Rugby Australia have announced an annual domestic Super Rugby competition aimed at giving the country's senior players more game time to kick off in September and October this year.

Claire Burridge is celebrating after a water pipe renewal was scheduled for Grange St in August. The street has had about a dozen outages since 2022. Photo: Geoff Sloan Residents of a Christchurch street prone to water outages are relieved to hear their long-awaited pipe renewal work is now scheduled for August.