Kazu had previously published samples of the leaked information online. Earlier this month, all posts referring to Manage My Health had been removed from the page. “We want this person to be looked into and this person to be arrested as a result of their actions. They’ve attacked numerous other institutions from across the entire globe.”He said health companies held extremely sensitive data. “These are very sensitive topics and very sensitive information, so a lot of times it’s best to do whatever possible to stop that information getting out.”Scott encouraged victims of ransomware attacks not to pay the hackers.

A person is seriously injured after a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 85 in Central Otago. A police spokesperson said emergency services were informed of the car v motorcycle collision on the highway near the intersection with St Bathans Loop Rd about 11:40am. NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi said the highway was closed between Omakau and Idaburn and would likely remain so for several hours to allow serious crash investigations to take place. Road users are asked to avoid the area or delay travel where they can. In a bad day on southern highways, SH87 was closed near Outram for a time this afternoon after a crash this morning left a person with critical injuries.

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The criminal matter experienced months-long delays, with Kokotatsios eventually pleading not guilty to charges of dangerous driving occasioning death and failing to stop and assist after a crash causing death. Kokotatsios died on November 16, with a funeral service held at St Athansios Church in Rookwood Cemetery later that month. As a result, all criminal charges against him, including two other charges of negligent driving occasioning death and illegally using a mobile phone while driving, were withdrawn and the case dismissed, said the outlet. The pain is unbearable.”Mitch East, 28, died in March 2024 after being hit by a car in Sydney’s eastern suburbs. East, a University of Otago and Harvard Law School graduate, had recently moved to Sydney and was working at law firm Arnold Bloch Leibler at the time of his death.

The outage at hospitals in Auckland and Northland left clinicians unable to communicate with each other or access patient records and forced them to use pen and paper and whiteboards. The PSA is pointing the finger at cuts to Health NZ’s IT team, which it says left too few experts to fix outdated IT systems when they break down. Douglass said technicians had responded “very quickly” to the intermittent technical issue, drawing on teams locally and multiple vendor partners overseas. “We know that we need to take a national approach in order to drive maximum value out of the money we do spend. It was pure luck.”Problems included issues accessing people’s blood type, and patients missing out on care in theatre, she said.

Theron earned his Springbok colours after representing South Africa in international one-armed golf competitions. He later became a regular presence on golf courses across the Queenstown area, including Arrowtown Golf Club and Jack’s Point. Photo / SuppliedIn March last year, Theron scored his second hole-in-one at the Frankton Golf Centre’s driving range. At the time of his second hole-in-one, Theron was recovering from shoulder surgery. Theron had commuted regularly to New Zealand for about 25 years, following his sons after they moved to the country, and later settled in Queenstown.

And while the burglary is now before the courts, O'Neill said the theft of Pokémon cards was not being taken seriously enough by police. Along with Pokémon cards, The game Magic: The Gathering was particularly hot at the moment. Scams are also widespread within the trading card community, O'Neill said. He had been collecting Pokémon cards since they first launched in 1996. The first time, Johnson recovered the card after alerting the trading card community.

Photo: ODT filesPeople addicted to vapes will soon have help to quit, with Medsafe's approval of New Zealand's first vaping-specific nicotine replacement therapy product. The Asthma and Respiratory Foundation welcomed the move as "an important step in the fight against New Zealand's vaping epidemic". Foundation chief executive Letitia Harding said while the product had been on the market for years for smokers, this new indication recognised that NRT was not just for smokers who wanted to quit, but also for those struggling to quit vaping. "Nicotine dependence from vaping is a real and growing problem - so having clinically validated support to quit is important. "While a cessation product is helpful for those already dependent, it doesn't stop young people from starting in the first place."

Lightning has struck twice for Queenstown golfer Erasmus "Ras" Theron, who picked up his second hole-in-one last week. Photo: Guy WilliamsQueenstown's one-armed golfer, famed for his hole-in-one feats, has died aged 76. South African Erasmus "Ras" Theron had his right arm amputated when he was 19 after it was badly burnt while he was training to be a fighter pilot. Mr Theron gained his private pilot’s licence in 1990 and has flown three modified types of aircraft with one arm. South African media reported that Theron’s body will be repatriated to South Africa for burial, with funeral details to be announced.

The Hoskyns Rd level crossing in Rolleston. Photo: SuppliedA train collided with a truck and trailer unit this morning at a level crossing in Rolleston. Police were notified of the crash at the Hoskyns Rd crossing at 5.45am on Friday. "It appears the train has collided with the trailer of the truck," a police spokesperson said. The spokesperson said there were no injuriesd reported after the crash.

Photo: Gerard O'BrienA four-way fender bender left one person injured in central Dunedin this morning. Police were called to the crash in High St, about 10am today, after receiving a report that a car had crashed into a parked car. The crash appeared to have shunted the parked car forwards into two other parked vehicles. The parked car was unoccupied and, while there was minimal blockage to the road, traffic was unaffected, the spokeswoman said. A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokeswoman said they sent two trucks to the scene.

The single-vehicle crash happened on Lee Steam-Outram Rd (State Highway 87). Photo: Google MapsA person in a ‘‘critical condition’’ has been transported to Dunedin Hospital after a car rolled into a paddock near Outram this morning. Emergency services received reports of the single-vehicle crash on Lee Steam-Outram Rd (State Highway 87) just before 8am today. A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokeswoman said crews freed one person trapped in the vehicle, which had ‘‘rolled into a paddock’’. One patient, in a ‘‘critical condition’’, was transported to Dunedin Hospital, the spokesperson said.

Photo: ODT filesPolice are investigating a suspected arson after discovering a fire inside an allegedly stolen BMW in Mosgiel. Constable Elijah Stafford-Rogers, of Dunedin, said local units came across the black 2007 BMW in Puddle Alley about 12.40am today. ‘‘While stopping to check the vehicle, officers noticed a fire had recently been lit in the vehicle,’’ Const Stafford-Rogers said. The registered owner was contacted who claimed the vehicle had been stolen. A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokeswoman said they responded two trucks from its Mosgiel station.

Andrew HouA Dunedin pharmacist has raised concerns about the ‘‘enshittification’’ of New Zealand’s healthcare system, which is slowly dissolving services to people and increasingly serving ‘‘scale, profit and efficiency’’ instead. After researching the term online, he discovered it accurately described what was happening to New Zealand’s healthcare system. ‘‘And if a person has a heart attack and dies, who’s liable for that?’’In a worst-case scenario, he said the health system could decay to a point where it was not functional any more, or patients would just start dying because they were not being seen enough. ‘‘The only way to ‘un-enshittificate’ our healthcare system is for New Zealand to just look after its healthcare system — we need to fund it appropriately and look after it. ‘‘The whole health budget and decision-making needs to be ring-fenced so it doesn’t change every three years.’’john.lewis@odt.co.nz

Photo / SuppliedWatson became eligible for parole in June 2015, but his denials had been a factor in why parole had been declined four times so far. His fifth attempt in March last year was abandoned after the Parole Board ran out of time to hear from Watson, his family and an independent psychologist. The application is declined 2020: Then-Justice Minister Andrew Little announces Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy has referred Watson’s case back to the Court of Appeal. He appears before the Parole Board for the third timeThen-Justice Minister Andrew Little announces Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy has referred Watson’s case back to the Court of Appeal. He appears before the Parole Board for the third time 2021: A fourth attempt at parole is declinedA fourth attempt at parole is declined 2025: Watson appears before the parole board for a fifth time (after two adjournments May and November 2024) but the hearing runs out of time.