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Brianna McIlraith

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Brianna McIlraith

    Gloriavale teacher hit student with vacuum pipe (opens the original)

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    The Gloriavale community on the West Coast. Photo / Jean Edwards, RNZ When a 14-year-old student made an “obnoxious comment” to Gloriavale teacher Malachi Faithful, he smacked him with a vacuum cleaner pipe. The incident happened in 2013 – but took the student nine years to speak up, after he left the West Coast Christian community. He then laid a complaint with police, who charged Faithful with assault with a weapon in 2022. Faithful pleaded guilty and was discharged without conviction but was

  2. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Brianna McIlraith

    Rare pregnancy condition missed on ‘successive occasions’ before baby Sage died (opens the original)

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    Baby Sage Lewis was alive for only one day, 15 hours and 42 minutes. But it was apparent he was cherished for every second of the brief life he spent with those who loved him, Coroner Ian Telford said in his report into the baby’s death. “This is a deeply sad case, in which two parents and their family have suffered the devastating loss of their baby boy almost immediately after his birth.” Sage died from perinatal asphyxia, which happens when a newborn does not get enough oxygen and blood flow

  3. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Brianna McIlraith

    Multiple rest home failings: Maggots found in elderly woman's leg, another died from infected sores (opens the original)

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    To learn more about this case and the Health and Disability Commissioner, watch the latest episode of the Open Justice podcast Case by Case in the video above, or listen to the audio episode here: An elderly rest home resident was found with maggots in a wound on her leg after ongoing problems with flies from a nearby paddock that neighbours tried to control with flyspray. The woman was one of several residents at Eileen Mary Residential Care and Retirement Village in Dannevirke who did not get

  4. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Brianna McIlraith

    Luxury crayfish trips cost Queenstown company two $1m choppers (opens the original)

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    The Helicopter Line has been ordered to forfeit two of its $1m helicopters that were used for illegal crayfishing. Photo / Sarah Ivey Luxury helicopter trips to gather crayfish for a high-end dining experience have cost a Queenstown company two aircraft worth more than $1 million each. The Helicopter Line (THL) was sentenced on four charges under the Fisheries Act in the Queenstown District Court on Tuesday for its part in illegally taking and selling crayfish in 2022. The company was fined $12,

  5. Article · Sep 27, 2026 · Brianna McIlraith

    Boss called driver a 'stupid f****** idiot' before sacking him for talking to client (opens the original)

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    While delivering furniture to a woman’s home, truck driver Eric Tillocksingh allegedly asked if she worked from home before telling her he would see her soon. The woman complained Tillocksingh made her feel uncomfortable, and he was then sacked. Now Tillocksingh’s former employer, Drivers Employment (DEL), has been ordered to pay him more than $32,000 in compensation and lost wages after the Employment Relations Authority ruled he was unjustifiably dismissed. Authority member William Fussey said

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