Ozzy Osbourne dies aged 76; Review uncovers 'significant' staffing issues at Nelson Hospital; Common sweetener potentially linked to health problems in study.
1 Review uncovers 'significant' staffing issues at Nelson Hospital
A review by Health New Zealand has outlined "significant" staffing issues at Nelson Hospital but stops short of outlining how this will be addressed.
Senior doctors spoke out to 1News earlier this year, saying patients' lives were being put at risk due to staffing levels at Nelson Hospital.
2 Music world pays tribute to heavy metal legend Ozzy Osbourne
Luminaries of the music world are mourning the death of Ozzy Osbourne at age 76, expressing affection and admiration for the heavy metal icon.
Osbourne died today, just weeks after his farewell show. In 2020, he revealed he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease after suffering a fall.
3 Bank warns of multimillion-dollar 'subscription trap'
New Zealanders are losing millions of dollars a year to "subscription traps", one bank says.
Westpac said it had helped to stop more than $25m in unwanted charges being processed on to the cards of unwitting customers.
4 Colbert's explicit response to Trump following Late Show cancellation
US late-night host Stephen Colbert has told US President Donald Trump to "go f*** yourself" in his first appearance since CBS announced it would cancel The Late Show.
The Late Show's cancellation came two days after he spoke out against Paramount Global, parent company of his network, CBS, for settling with President Donald Trump over a 60 Minutes story.
5 Alleged car thief in Canterbury chooses wrong property to target
A suspected car thief has been stopped in his tracks by a Selwyn family yesterday morning following a string of alleged burglaries.
On Monday evening, the 27-year-old allegedly stole a vehicle – a white Nissan Presage – from Hornby, in Christchurch. The car was crashed and abandoned in West Melton just after midnight.
Watch: Ronan Keating reveals Kiwi connection ahead of one-off show
The 48-year-old Boyzone star is New Zealand bound, appearing in one region for the first time since 2002.
ONE SWEETENER STUDY
New research suggests a widely used sweetener may be quietly undermining one of the body’s most crucial protective barriers – with potentially serious consequences for heart health and stroke risk. Professor of biomedical science Havovi Chichger reports.
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