NZ Herald3 Jul, 2026 03:55 AM4 mins to readAfternoon Headlines | Former Lotto presenter arrested in a global FBI sting and Act’s new power-to-detain policy announced | Friday, July 3, 2026Serious failings at a Dunedin forensic intellectual disability ward have been described by the Chief Ombudsman as among the worst his office has ever seen, prompting calls for urgent action.
Inspectors found evidence of prolonged seclusion, coercive treatment and practices that could amount to human rights abuses at
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