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A former nurse of a Christchurch mental health facility who "manipulated and groomed" a patient has avoided jail time.

He has been on a hunger strike for over one week after alleging he had been beaten by guards at Spring Hill Prison.

"People have been waiting for decades for this," US President Donald Trump said, as the first of 80,000 long-secret documents are released.

Hakyung Lee is accused of killing her two children and hiding their remains in suitcases.

It comes after the High Court reserved its decision on a the first of the council's legal challenges against Health Ministry orders.

Dolphins swam out as to see the pod carrying Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore - whose short stay in space stretched into more than nine-months. Video

A woman dropped off her bowel screening test into one of the boxes - only to realise two weeks later it was never sent. Audio

A round-up of news from around the region, including Solomon Islands' PM pushng back against Australia's attempts to extract strategic concessions from his country.

Netanyahu defended the resumption of airstrikes in Gaza that Palestinians said had killed more than 400 people saying ceasefire talks would continue "only under fire".

"It was a night of hell. It felt like the first days of the war," one woman said. Audio

An acute shortage of radiography staff at Taranaki Base Hospital means patients are waiting months longer than they should be for critical scans to diagnose cancer and other serious conditions.

A man who died by suicide in the Palmerston North Hospital mental health ward 11 years ago was failed by staff who should have provided care to him, in a facility that was not fit for purpose.

The Professional Tennis Players' Association, co-founded by Novak Djokovic, complains of anti-competitive practices and a disregard for player welfare.

Libelle Group was contracted by Compass to deliver 125,000 meals a day as part of the Ka Ora, Ka Ako programme.

Explainer - The current GMO regime is out of date, experts agree. But proposed changes sideline Māori, some say. Audio

Analysis - These attacks in Gaza come just hours before large protests against the Netanyahu government were due to begin, Matthew Doran writes.

A freshwater scientist is adamant slated changes to the rules around releasing treated sewage into waterways is a backwards step, but the regulator says it will bring much-needed consistency to… Audio

Prisoners must request services and are only seen in emergency circumstances. Audio

It's hoped new technology could help fight Caulerpa. Audio

Dean Wickliffe hasn't eaten for just over a week.