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Middlemore Hospital is apologising to patients who were seen by a man pretending to be a doctor there for six months.

A criminal investigation has been launched after the man was able to work there… Video, Audio

Today on the second half of The Panel, Wallace and panellists Heather Roy and Garry Moore discuss putting a stop to schoolyard bullying, the increase of people entering retirement with home loans and… Audio

Today on The Panel, Wallace and panellists Heather Roy and Garry Moore discuss the falling rates of child immunisation and whether or not the criteria for New Zealand Superannuation is outdated. Audio

Wallace and panellists Heather Roy and Garry Moore talk to an Auckland handyman turned farmer who makes his tools and equipment our of recycled material. Also, the panellists tell us what they've been… Audio

Strawberries atop a pavlova has usually been a sign of summer and Christmas in Aotearoa, but not anymore.

A New Zealand strawberry company has the fruit on the shelves already, and it is only August.

National MP Sam Uffindell denies he terrified a flatmate by beating on her bedroom door and screaming obscenities until she fled through a window, but he has admitted beating a younger student when he… Audio

An unwelcome Wallaby has hopped into fresh territory on this side of the ditch, prompting a full scale investigating including DNA testing and sniffer dogs.

The female that was found in the small… Video, Audio

Online messaging app SnapChat's launched a new tool that allows parents to snoop on their kids - checking who their online mates are and who they're messaging.

But it stops short of revealing the… Video, Audio

Another massive chunk of land has fallen away in a hilly Wellington suburb, after days of heavy rain. 

The city's had its wettest July on record and a number of banks have given way in the last week… Video, Audio

Some Aucklanders are drowning in their latest water bills.

Water charges went up seven percent on July 1. But some customers whose bills have jumped hundreds of dollars are also questioning whether… Audio

A staff member in Christopher Luxon's office was told about Sam Uffindell's antics as a school bully during the Tauranga by-election campaign, but failed to flag it with the leader. 

Tauranga MP Sam… Audio

Wallace and panellists Victoria MacLennan and Jack Yan discuss the severe lack of candidates raising their hand for local Council. Plus, our panellists tell us what has been on their mind this week. Audio

Midday News for 10 August 2022 Audio

National MP Sam Uffindell has been stood down from the party's caucus while an investigation is carried out into further allegations of bullying raised by RNZ.

A woman who flatted with the Tauranga… Audio

'We will see you down the road and we will all be together again'. The words of John Travolta as he paid tribute to his Grease co-star Olivia Newton John, who's died at the age of 73 after a battle… Video, Audio

All but two households have been able to return to their homes in Central Wellington after a large slip yesterday swept away a bank.

More than 25 people in 8 homes were evacuated last night as the… Video, Audio

The Consumer Affairs Minister David Clark remains concerned that buy now pay later schemes have the potential to cause financial hardship and he's awaiting Ministry advice before deciding if further… Video, Audio

The Auckland Home Show does not have a roof over its own head right now. The event with more than 400 exhibitors usually happens at the Auckland Showgrounds but an ongoing legal wrangle over the… Video, Audio

National leader Christopher Luxon says he feels for the victim of Sam Uffindell's attack while at Kings College in the past. 

He told Checkpoint he believes Uffindell is genuinely contrite, but said… Video, Audio