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Michael Morrah

Reporter · NZ

Indexed articles, last 90 days
18
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Oct 1, 2026
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Top 5K sites
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Jul 7, 2026

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Michael Morrah

    Police swoop, revoke firearms licence from student at elite private school (opens the original)

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    Police have revoked a school student's firearms licence and confiscated firearms he had access to after he allegedly threatened other students on social media. The firearms in this image are not the actual firearms seized by police. Police have revoked the firearms licence of a student at one of the country’s top private schools and seized guns he had access to, in response to allegations he’d threatened other students. The student at the Auckland school allegedly sent images of firearms to peer

  2. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Michael Morrah

    Report reveals extent of patient deaths, injuries in hospitals (opens the original)

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    Health authorities recorded 440 patient harm events in six months, including 59 where a patient died, with staff numbers highlighted as contributing to the problem. In the first report of its kind, Health New Zealand (HNZ) published national data on serious adverse events involving patients using hospital or specialist services between July and December last year. HNZ’s clinical director Dr Richard Sullivan said serious harm to patients was rare but such events had a significant impact. “Every s

  3. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Michael Morrah

    Five weeks for an answer: Cancer diagnosis delays under fire (opens the original)

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    Associate Professor Diane Kenwright says pathologists are overwhelmed and distressed by delays in reporting results to potential cancer patients. They're urging Health Minister Simeon Brown to fund more pathology training positions. The Government is expanding access to critical scans and tests, including colonoscopies and cervical smears, to cut wait times and find cancers faster. But the specialists who determine whether a patient has cancer or not say they’ve been sidelined, underfunded, and

  4. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · Michael Morrah

    'Unlawful and inconsistent': Gloriavale loses charitable status, leader barred from governance (opens the original)

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    Gloriavale’s trust has been stripped of its charitable status, and former community leader Howard Temple has been barred from holding a governance role. The Charities Registration Board made the decision following an investigation by the Department of Internal Affairs. “The Department welcomes this significant decision from the Board,” the DIA’s Director of Charities Services Charlotte Stanley said. The DIA’s investigation considered findings from recent Employment Court and Teachers Disciplinar

  5. Article · Sep 16, 2026 · Michael Morrah

    CAA's 'excessive' spend on external lawyers revealed (opens the original)

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    The CAA rejects claims its spending on external lawyers is excessive. Kane Patena (left) is the regulator's director and Mark Darrow (right) is the CAA board chairman. The Civil Aviation Authority paid more than $1.1 million to external lawyers to deal with employment issues over the past two years – spending the Public Service Association believes is “excessive”, while insiders say it’s “extraordinary”. The CAA has rejected the assertion the spending was extravagant or pointed to lingering issu

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