Sam Broughton playing bowls in Burnside on Saturday. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN Sam Broughton, who led the Selwyn district for three terms, appears to have gone to ground and has remained largely silent since being ousted as mayor.
An Austrian doctor is denying allegations she allowed her daughter to drill a hole in a patient’s head. In January 2024, the mother allegedly let her 12-year-old assist with a brain surgery in Styria, southeastern Austria, the Telegraph reports. The local court heard this week how the daughter pleaded to be allowed to scrub in as University Hospital Graz surgeons operated on a farm worker. After successfully treating the man’s serious head trauma, the medical professional allegedly encouraged the girl to help assess his levels of intracranial pressure. The senior surgeon then boasted to nurses her daughter had drilled her first hole, a comment she later claimed was a lie borne of her “bloody stupid maternal pride”. She told the court her “biggest mistake was letting her go to the operating table”. But the woman’s junior colleague admitted the girl helped him drill the hole - although he said he was “always in control” of the tool. “You are proud that you have taken good care of the patient, but you only realise later that a mistake has been made that is morally and ethically unacceptable”, he emotionally told the court. Prosecutor Julia Steiner said the incident showed “incredible disrespect towards the patient”. “What would have happened if the drill had been defective and had not stopped automatically after breaking through the skull bone?” By August of that year, the victim’s lawyer Peter Freiberger said the man still had not been apologised to, according to Sky News. “You lie there. Unwilling, unconscious, and become guinea pigs”, Freiberger told Bild, “there’s probably no other way to put it...that’s not possible. You can’t do that.” The 33-year-old had reportedly read about the case online, only to later be informed by police he was himself the victim in July of that year. He was not able to testify in court because of illness, the Telegraph reports, while the girl declined to participate in the hearing. Both surgeons were fired following the incident and now face the possibility of jail time if it is proven the child was permitted to participate.
Health Minister Simeon Brown. Photo: RNZ / Nick Monro Health Minister Simeon Brown has come out firing at the senior doctors' annual conference, accusing them of "crossing an ethical line" with industrial action that was hurting patients.
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The "Godfather of Punk" and "Queen of Rock’n’Roll" are set to perform at next year’s Summer Concert Tour, which will be held for the first time in Wānaka.
Tararua College's principal said a nearby property was cordoned off and armed officers were in the area.
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The mayor has requested the meeting be held behind closed doors.
Properties have been left filled with a muddy silt, fences flattened and paddocks are a spongy mess after the Awakino River burst its banks.
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File photo A woman was left with a gash above her eye after neighbourly relations turned sour between two Caversham residents.
The out of home activation, delivered in partnership with Phantom Billstickers, sees cans of Mac's Maverick "parachuting" into the street. The post Phantom Billstickers activation declares Mac’s Maverick ‘cleared to land’ appeared first on stoppress.co.nz .
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Caring for Kahurangi tells the inspiring story of Friends of Flora — a volunteer group transforming a corner of Kahurangi National Park through 25 years of dedication to kiwi, whio, and other threatened species. Written by Sandy and Robin Toy, the book celebrates conservation success, community spirit, and hope in the face of climate and biodiversity challenges. The post Caring for Kahurangi: charismatic kiwi and other legends appeared first on North & South Magazine .
In this powerful excerpt from Mana by Tāme Iti, the artist and activist reflects on his early encounters with Colin McCahon’s work, the symbolic power of the Urewera Mural, and the political motivations behind its 1997 disappearance. Blending art, protest, and identity, Iti reveals a deeply personal story about whenua, justice, and the struggle for Tūhoe sovereignty. The post Tāme Iti: The taking of the Colin McCahon painting appeared first on North & South Magazine .
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