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MSD takes man to court on 121 fraud and benefit charges

1 week ago | rnz.co.nz | Lucy Xia

A man facing over 100 charges relating to fraud and demanding fees to procure benefits has made a first appearance at the Auckland District Court on Monday. The man appeared in front of community magistrate Terence John Bourke, alongside an interpreter. He is facing 121 charges filed by the Ministry of Social Development, including obtaining by deception, using forged documents, demanding fees to procure benefits and using a document for a pecuniary advantage.
Tributes flow from friends, colleagues of Kyle Whorrall

3 weeks ago | rnz.co.nz | Lucy Xia

The US PhD student, Kyle Whorrall, who died after being attacked at an Auckland bus stop over Easter weekend has been remembered by friends and colleagues as a "gentle soul" who loved insects, plants and plushies. A 16-year-old boy has been charged with murder and aggravated robbery, and a 32-year-old woman has been charged with being an accessory after the fact to murder - both have appeared in court on Wednesday and were remanded in custody.
Tributes flow from friends, family of Kyle Whorrall

3 weeks ago | rnz.co.nz | Lucy Xia

The US PhD student, Kyle Whorrall, who died after being attacked at an Auckland bus stop over Easter weekend has been remembered by friends and colleagues as a "gentle soul" who loved insects, plants and plushies. A 16-year-old boy has been charged with murder and aggravated robbery, and a 32-year-old woman has been charged with being an accessory after the fact to murder - both have appeared in court on Wednesday and were remanded in custody.
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3 weeks ago | stuff.co.nz | Lucy Xia
Auckland residents question council preparedness for local flooding

3 weeks ago | rnz.co.nz | Lucy Xia

Some Auckland residents living in the flood-prone suburb of Wesley are frustrated at the lack of warning from authorities about the Easter Friday storm. Auckland Council and MetService have been under fire for failing to issue weather alerts and warnings before the Friday night storm that saw streets and garages flooded, power outages and two people trapped in cars by floodwaters.
Ex-Cyclone Tam weather live: Firefighters responded to 223 storm-related calls in Auckland overnight

3 weeks ago | rnz.co.nz | Lucy Xia |Soumya Bhamidipati

Video: Supplied / Brya WallaceAuckland was hit by a severe overnight thunderstorm which has caused flooding in areas across the region. The line of thunderstorms, connected to ex-tropical Cyclone Tam, is moving very slowly over the region. MetService meterologist Alain Baillie said 26.5 millimetres of rain was recorded at Mahurangi, in northern Auckland, between 10pm and 11pm. About 21 millimetres was recorded at Whenuapai Airport in the hour leading to midnight.
Flights cancelled, one person rescued from trapped vehicle

3 weeks ago | rnz.co.nz | Lucy Xia |Soumya Bhamidipati

Video: Supplied / Brya WallaceMultiple flights bound for Auckland Airport have been cancelled or diverted, as a thunderstorm unleashes heavy downpours across Auckland. The airport's website shows at least eight flights have been cancelled, one has been diverted, and three have a new scheduled landing time. Fire and Emergency said it attended dozens of weather-related callouts in a two-hour period around midnight.
Covariate selection for optimizing balance with an innovative adaptive randomization approach

1 month ago | journals.sagepub.com | Ziqing Guo |Yang Liu |Lucy Xia

Get full access to this articleView all access and purchase options for this article. References1. Hu F, Hu Y, Ma Z, et al. Adaptive randomization for balancing over covariates. WIREs Comput Stat 2014; 6: 288–303. 2. Rosenberger WF, Sverdlov O. Handling covariates in the design of clinical trials. Stat Sci 2008; 23: 404–419. 3. Baldi Antognini A, Zagoraiou M. The covariate-adaptive biased coin design for balancing clinical trials in the presence of prognostic factors. Biometrika 2011; 98: 519–535. 4. Zelen M.
Police probe assault at North Shore school

1 month ago | rnz.co.nz | Lucy Xia

Police are investigating allegations of assault at Auckland's Kingsway School - a state-integrated Christian school on the North Shore. The school's principal Graeme Budler confirmed that the allegations relate to outdated disciplinary practices that do not align with the school's values, teaching standards, or the law. He said the teacher has been placed on paid leave, and the school has offered counselling support to everyone affected.
Police delay rollout of mental health changes for second time

1 month ago | nzherald.co.nz | Lucy Xia

It is the second time the police have rescheduled the start date for phase two of the changes. Photo / Richard Tindiller, RNZBy Lucy Xia of RNZPolice have pushed out the starting date for phase two of the police reduction of support to mental health events even further, after advice from a governance group for the programme.