Bill Hickman

2 weeks ago | rnz.co.nz | Bill Hickman

Lawyers for a group seeking to pause the roll out of speed limit increases say the changes are ignoring NZTA's own safety findings. But counsel for the Crown said millions of dollars were already committed to putting the government's policy into effect. Advocacy group, Movement were seeking an injunction in the High Court in Wellington on Wednesday to suspend the work to increase the speed limits until its judicial review into the changes could be heard.

1 month ago | rnz.co.nz | Bill Hickman

The son of a 62-year-old man who died in mysterious circumstances in the Wellington suburb of Miramar says his father was a kind man who didn't deserve what happened. A week ago, Abdulhassan Nabizadah was found critically injured on the corner of a Miramar street minutes after police were called to a home invasion just blocks away. Police are yet to confirm if the two incidents are linked. Now his family are desperate for answers, asking anyone who knows what happened to come forward.

1 month ago | rnz.co.nz | Bill Hickman

The Law Society will consider James Gardner Hopkins' re-application to practise law after he was suspended for three years for charges of inappropriate behaviour Gardner-Hopkins faced six charges relating to drunken behaviour and inappropriate touching of junior staff members which occurred during his time as a partner at law firm Russell McVeagh in 2015 A Wellington Lawyer says there was an "extreme power dynamic" involved in the behaviour that lead to the charges The Aotearoa Legal Workers...

1 month ago | nzdoctor.co.nz | Alan Perrott |Jonathan Chilton-Towle |Bill Hickman

An elderly woman who waited four days for surgery after fracturing her leg died days after having a pulmonary embolism and a stroke during the operation New Zealand Health standards point towards increasing risks relating to delaying such acute surgery beyond a 48-hour timeframe Health NZ has been directed to apologised to another woman after lost referrals contributed to a four-month delay in diagnosing her cancer following months of symptoms The Health and Disability Commissioner is...

1 month ago | rnz.co.nz | Bill Hickman

An elderly woman who waited four days for surgery after fracturing her leg died days after having a pulmonary embolism and a stroke during the operation New Zealand Health standards point towards increasing risks relating to delaying such acute surgery beyond a 48-hour timeframe Health NZ has been directed to apologised to another woman after lost referrals contributed to a four-month delay in diagnosing her cancer following months of symptoms The Health and Disability Commissioner is...