22 December 2008
Take another look at eye surgery risks, urges sore patient
Edition No 17, June 2007
Online editors: Dan Satherley
PATIENTS NOT WARNED OF ALL LASER EYE SURGERY RISKS
Undergoing ‘LASIK’ eye surgery isn’t without its dangers, and some patients aren’t being warned by their specialists. By Angela Norton.
Another Kiwi nurse heads to Darfur
The numbers of people being killed or left homeless continue to rise in Darfur, Sudan, as the Red Cross sends another New Zealand nurse into the region. By Amy Campbell.
APN decision to outsource “a dark day”
A major New Zealand publisher’s plan to outsource work to an Australian company has met with criticism from the journalists’ union. By Justin Henehan and Angus Bennett.
Ties with Indonesia quietly renewed
Seven years after New Zealand cut military ties with Indonesia after the invasion of East Timor, the two countries are working together again – despite ongoing human rights abuses in West Papua.
Iraq war loses out to US massacre
Media experts speak out about the disparity of coverage between the Virginia Tech shootings and violence in Iraq, saying it’s not about valuing American lives more than Iraqi. By Belinda Moore.
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| Atheists ignored by diversity statement | Toeing the straight line | Taggers on back foot in the city |
News
- Arts trust star sells to New York
- Growing up playing games with bullets
- Ponsonby proposal brings mixed reviews
- Whale meat piling up in Japan, says Greenpeace
- Safer cycling for Westies
- Alt TV plans to launch Alt FM
- $10m gift for Auckland
Features
- Homeless numbers still cause for concern
- The debate on raising Kiwi kids
- Burmese refugees join Kiwi melting pot
- Asian angst a ‘sloppy hatchet-job’
- Cash-for-issue payouts pose headaches
Sports
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