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About 4300 patients who will have their planned treatment postponed by the strike. Photo: Getty Images Last-ditch mediation between Health NZ and the senior doctors' union has failed to avert an unprecedented 24-hour strike.

MetService is warning of a wild week of weather for much of the country as a low-pressure system brings strong winds, heavy rain and even some snow for some areas.

Rhys Lewis is heading to Dallas for the VEX V5 Robotics World Championship in May with Quasar the robot. Photo: Geoff Sloan Christchurch student Rhys Lewis is set to fly to the United States next Saturday to take on the world’s top young robotics experts.

MetService is warning of a wild week of weather for much of the country as a low-pressure system brings strong winds, heavy rain and even some snow for some areas.

Michael Sherry died in a workplace accident at Scott Technology last week. Photo: Supplied A Dunedin father who died in a workplace accident last week has been remembered as a "family man" and a friend to all who met him.

Jellie Park Recreation and Sport Centre. Photo: Geoff Sloan A Christchurch swimming pool complex was closed on this morning following a death.

Michael Sherry died in a workplace accident at Scott Technology last week. Photo: Supplied A Dunedin father who died in a workplace accident last week has been remembered as a "family man" and a friend to all who met him.

Jellie Park Recreation and Sport Centre. Photo: Geoff Sloan A Christchurch swimming pool complex was closed on Monday morning after a serious medical event.

Minister for Building and Construction Chris Penk. Photo: RNZ The government has announced a new scheme to accelerate building projects with self-certification and inspection targets.

Mainland Poultry's Hillgrove Farm near Moeraki. Photo: Supplied The Ministry for Primary Industries has lifted all movement controls from an Otago poultry farm after an outbreak of avian influenza last year.

An attempt for a judicial review of the decision for US Medicare to cease paying for the test was unsuccessful, with the judge last week saying the court had no jurisdiction. Photo: Supplied / Pacific Edge Dunedin-based cancer diagnostic firm Pacific Edge has been dealt a severe financial blow after its key testing procedure was excluded from coverage by the United States Medicare federal health insurance scheme.

Photo: File A pair of youths were out on an afternoon joyride in two allegedly stolen vehicles when they were caught by police.

Photo: Getty Images A man on his way home from a night out drinking flipped his truck into a paddock after losing control on a sharp corner, police say.

PHOTO: RNZ By Russell Palmer of RNZ Police are investigating after three applicants who failed physical testing were still admitted for training.

Jens Christensen. Photo: Supplied A well-known Canterbury property developer and residents' advocate was killed in a car crash on Sunday morning.

Global developer Virtuos on how co-development might be the answer to challenges faced by game studios in New Zealand.

Cardinals stand in front of the tomb of Pope Francis during the Homage of the College of Cardinals and Second Vespers, on the first day of its opening to the public in Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica in Rome. Photo: Getty Images Tens of thousands of people streamed past the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday, packing the Roman basilica where he had chosen to be buried in a break from tradition.

Donald Trump. Photo: Getty Images Top officials in US President Donald Trump's administration pressed Russia and Ukraine to make headway on a peace deal following a one-on-one meeting between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the Vatican a day earlier.

Jens Christensen. Photo: Supplied A well-known Canterbury property developer and residents' advocate was killed in a car crash on Sunday morning.