Corazon Miller

4 days ago | 1news.co.nz | Corazon Miller

For the first time CCTV footage that shows LynnMall terror attacker Ahamad Samsudeen before he unleashed a vicious knife attack inside the supermarket is able to be published. The 32-year-old Sri Lankan man was shot dead by police on the afternoon of September 3, 2021, after stabbing several shoppers inside the west Auckland Countdown.

2 months ago | 1news.co.nz | Corazon Miller

"A series of human errors' and a culture that prioritised mission accomplished over safety, are among factors deemed to have led to the sinking of the HMNZS Mawanui in Samoa, last October. The final Court of Inquiry report into the navy vessel's sinking released today in Auckland outlined the "direct cause" of the grounding as a "series of human errors".

2 months ago | 1news.co.nz | Corazon Miller

It's hoped stronger health requirements for children of temporary visa holders will help ease pressure on our education system, while simultaneously giving families of children with severe cognitive or developmental disabilities a more realistic picture of their future here. This week a new policy came into effect that means children with severe cognitive or developmental disorders, who may otherwise have been eligible for a visitor or student visa, won't be.

Mar 9, 2025 | 1news.co.nz | Corazon Miller

Japan and South Korea have now been recognised as having health systems that are comparable to New Zealand — giving recruiters and the health sector hope of a new potential pool of doctors to pull from. The Medical Council added the two countries to its list of comparable health systems this week, which means doctors from there are able to have their credentials recognised here more easily.

Jan 17, 2025 | 1news.co.nz | Corazon Miller

In good news for international doctors, Health NZ has reversed a policy that would have posed an additional barrier to those hoping to work here. Earlier, Te Whatu Ora had indicated applicants needed to meet particular criteria to be able to enter its first-year residency programme (PGY1).