Much-loved pet goat shot dead
A gunman fatally shot a beloved pet goat as her Hawkes Bay owner watched television metres away. Billy was found bleeding to death by Raymond Carroll on Thursday last week. It is the second such...
View Article'Avoidable' crash raises road toll
At least two people are dead following an "avoidable" crash near Blenheim, raising the holiday road toll to 15 - already three more than last year's total for the entire holiday period.Two vehicles...
View ArticleHeavy rain pummels Nelson overnight
Nelson has been pummelled by more heavy rain overnight, causing fresh slips and evacuations in Nelson and Golden Bay.Rocks Road remained closed between Richardson Street and Bisley Avenue this morning...
View Article'Two cars racing towards me' - Xmas Day crash survivor
The man who survived a Christmas Day crash that claimed the lives of two teenage sisters has told of seeing two cars racing towards him in the seconds before the smash.Shortly before 4.20pm, as Brett...
View ArticleBusy bees a-buzz in Wairarapa
Wairarapa hills are alive with the buzzing of bees enjoying an abundant flowering of manuka, a treasure for beekeepers who are expecting a bumper season. Mike Koskela, general manager of Watson &...
View ArticlePolice urge caution on Waikato roads
Police are asking holidaymakers to drive safely on Waikato's waterlogged and increasingly congested roads.Officers across Waihi, Whangamata, Whitianga and Coromandel had reported a quiet night with few...
View ArticleWhat Kiwis fear most: Cancer
Cancer worries New Zealanders more than any other disease or disability, a new survey has found.A Southern Cross Health Society survey of nearly 1500 adults with health insurance found that cancer was...
View ArticleTrapped boy rescued from Motutapu Gorge
A 15-year-old boy was rescued from the Motatapu Gorge last night, after being trapped for more than three hours underneath a waterfall in the narrow river chasm near Glendhu Bay, Wanaka.Emergency...
View ArticleDead girls' mother in dock
A mother is facing a manslaughter charge over the deaths of her two young girls in a Christmas Day car crash - and she has told the Herald she will "just have to deal with it".Phillippa Morehu, 36,...
View ArticleMan walks away from Whangarei gyrocopter crash
A Northland gyrocopter pilot is lucky to have walked away from a crash landing at Whangarei Airport but his aircraft has been written off.Whangarei Airport manager Mike Chubb said the middle aged man...
View ArticleLarge shark within metres of swimmers at Papamoa beach
A large shark came within metres of swimmers at Papamoa in the Bay of Plenty today.Lifeguard Shaun Smith said the two-metre bronze whaler was patrolling a 2km stretch of shallow water near the surf...
View ArticleTeen dies after waterfall rescue
A 15-year-old boy rescued from the Motatapu Gorge yesterday after being trapped underneath a waterfall has died in hospital, with two separate fatal accidents on New Year's Day deep in South Island...
View ArticleFarmers spared major flood damage
Farmers in the waterlogged eastern Bay of Plenty have been spared major flood damage but some have been forced to dump milk as road closures cut off access to tankers.Roads are beginning to reopen...
View ArticleChristchurch endures 41 quakes in 24 hours
Christchurch continues to be rocked by aftershocks this afternoon, with a staggering 41 earthquakes recorded in the Canterbury region over the past 24 hours.A swarm of large aftershocks, including a...
View ArticleWoman hospitalised after stabbing in Gisborne
A 27-year-old woman was stabbed in an unprovoked attack in Gisborne as she walked home in the early hours of New Year's Day.She and a 24-year-old woman were attacked by a group of young Maori men armed...
View ArticleNZ welcomes end to emergency laws in Fiji
The Government has welcomed Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama's announcement that emergency laws in the country will come to an end on Saturday.New Zealand has been calling for the public...
View Article'Save my kids,' shouts trapped mum
A 13-year-old boy helped three younger children from a crashed car in which his mother was trapped for almost an hour near Dargaville on New Year's Eve.The Te Kopuru woman in her early 30s was driving...
View ArticleDoC volunteer missing on Raoul Island
A search is underway for a Department of Conservation volunteer who went missing on Raoul Island in the remote Kermadecs this morning.The volunteer's vehicle and gear were found close to where he was...
View ArticleHammer wielding men rob Auckland dairy
Two men armed with a hammer robbed a south Auckland dairy and smashed a lolly cabinet and ice cream freezer this morning.The men entered Mascot Dairy on Mascot Ave, Mangere, about 8.30am and asked how...
View ArticleFive injured after boats crash on Otago lake
Five people - including three children - were injured after two boats collided on an Otago lake this afternoon.Emergency services were called to Lake Middleton, next to Lake Ohau, after the crash about...
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