The Health & Disability Commissioner has found that a public hospital and a surgeon breached a patient’s rights by performing unauthorized laboratory testing on their whare tangata following a hysterectomy in October 2024. Commissioner Morag McDowell ruled that the hospital failed to provide culturally appropriate care, noting that while the surgeon apologized for the breach … Read more
The ACT Party has proposed a new three-year Rural Workforce Visa designed to address chronic labour shortages in New Zealand’s dairy, sheep, beef, and general farming sectors. Agriculture spokesman Andrew Hoggard confirmed the visa will be exempt from the party’s previously proposed infrastructure levy, citing the unique economic pressures faced by rural communities. The policy, … Read more
A massive blackout descended upon Sumatra island on Friday evening, leaving millions of residents without power and causing significant disruptions to public infrastructure and daily economic activity. The outage, which began at approximately 6:44 p.m. Local time, crippled traffic and forced businesses to operate under improvised lighting conditions across several provinces. The Scope of the … Read more