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Suspect in Washington DC shooting to face murder charge after soldier Sarah Beckstrom dies

29 November 2025

Sarah Beckstrom, 20, has died in hospital after an ambush shooting near the White House on Wednesday. A male soldier who was also shot, Andrew Wolfe, is fighting for his life, the president says.

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The Government wants less health system centralisation - and it could lead to job losses
	27 Nov: The Government wants less health system centralisation - and it could lead to job losses... more

A fresh campaign to protect rural communities from nitrate-contaminated drinking water
	27 Nov: A fresh campaign to protect rural communities from nitrate-contaminated drinking water... more

Calls for Pharmac to expand access to life-changing diabetes monitoring technology - which could save millions in healthcare costs
	26 Nov: Calls for Pharmac to expand access to life-changing diabetes monitoring technology - which could save millions in healthcare costs... more

Children removed from Australian-British couple living off-grid in Italian forest
	25 Nov: The family's alternative lifestyle came under scrutiny after the British-Australian couple and their three children were hospitalised last year with mushroom poisoning.... more

Bringing healthcare closer to home could be on the horizon for Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago
	25 Nov: Bringing healthcare closer to home could be on the horizon for Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago... more

Former British PM David Cameron says he has been treated for prostate cancer
	24 Nov: A biopsy showed he had prostate cancer, to which the former British prime minister said, "You always dread hearing those words."... more

Health New Zealand has been criticised for system failures related to a still-birth in Auckland's Waitakere Hospital
	24 Nov: Health New Zealand has been criticised for system failures related to a still-birth in Auckland's Waitakere Hospital... more

Meta shut down internal research into the mental health effects of Facebook and Instagram after finding causal evidence that its products harmed users' mental health
	23 Nov: Meta shut down internal research into the mental health effects of Facebook and Instagram after finding causal evidence that its products harmed users' mental health... more

Calls for farmers to get on top of worm treatment for their dogs - to stop the spread of C-ovis or sheep measles
	23 Nov: Calls for farmers to get on top of worm treatment for their dogs - to stop the spread of C-ovis or sheep measles... more

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