Auckland train services shut down after power outage
Limited Auckland train services are running after a major power outage this afternoon, but major delays are still expected for the next few hours.Power was restored to all of the signals on the...
View ArticleElectronics manufacturer denies causing Pike disaster
The expert report that blamed electrical components inside the Pike River Mine lighting up like a 'Christmas tree' as a contributing factor in the November 2010 disaster was "overly simplistic'' and...
View ArticleScrapping of military bands a 'national scandal'
The scrapping of New Zealand's military bands for relatively meagre savings is a "national scandal", says the secretary of New Zealand's oldest band.The Defence Force plans to cut funding for seven out...
View ArticleAir space policy released
New policy for the country's future air navigation and air traffic planning has been released.Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee today launched the national air space policy which sets out the the...
View ArticleMan put cannabis in washing machine
A man put cannabis in a washing machine in an attempt to extract THC during the spin cycle, a court has been told.Kevin Michael Penrose, 29, of Hokitika was sentenced to 120 hours of community work...
View ArticleTeenager admits reckless driving causing death
A 16-year old teenager has admitted to a charge of reckless driving causing death after he crashed a stolen car and killed a man.The teen appeared in the Youth Court at Auckland today.He cannot be...
View ArticleMan injured after running in front of two trucks
Onlookers watched in horror today as a man twice ran in front of trucks, the first swerving to avoid him, the second hitting him.Witness Jay Cameron said he saw the man run and stand in front of a...
View Article'The guns could have turned on me'
Rowan Hargreaves allowed two neighbours to shoot 33 of his dogs because "the guns could have been turned on me", he has told a court.Giving evidence today, Mr Hargreaves said he could not watch as two...
View ArticleCourt settles wrangle over definition of gambling
A legal wrangle over the definition of gambling was settled in the Court of Appeal today.This follows an advertising campaign by TV Works, the operating company of TV 3 and C4, for the online Asia...
View ArticleBones and tiki found in Lake Tarawera
Te Arawa will bury bones found by a swimmer in Lake Tarawera the same day as a remembrance service for those who died in the Mt Tarawera eruption of 1886.Tuhourangi kaumatua Anaru Rangiheuea said a...
View ArticleAir Nelson aircraft graffiti tag cleaned
An Air Nelson aircraft had a graffiti tag cleaned off when it arrived at Auckland Airport this morning.An airline spokesman said it was a small tag and must have been done overnight while the 50-seat...
View ArticleDavid Farrar: Why wouldn't left voters support the Greens?
I am not a voter of the left, but if I was I would struggle to find a reason why I would not currently support the Greens over Labour.Before I explore why the Greens are doing so relatively well at the...
View ArticleVictim 'angry' at rapist's ongoing appeals
Five years after she was repeatedly raped and left for dead by Liam James Reid, a Dunedin woman says she is still not able to move on from the brutal incident.Revelations that criminal lawyer and...
View ArticleSevere thunderstorms possible in North Island
A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for the central and upper North Island today.MetService is warning people in Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Waitomo, Taumaranui and Taranaki.An active cold...
View ArticleAkld train outage an 'odd set of events'
The mayor of Auckland is demanding answers, after the city's trains were shut down in the middle of rush hour due to a major power outage in Wellington.The outage at National Train Control hit around...
View ArticlePolice chase (on foot) nets booze-accused driver
A motorist who had allegedly fled a checkpoint in Hamilton got the shock of his life when an officer managed to chase down his car on foot.Sergeant John Stapleford of the Waikato traffic alcohol group...
View ArticleSpeedboat driver avoids fine for orca injury
A Napier man whose speeding boat struck an orca off Ahuriri in January avoided being issued with an infringement fine by a matter of days.Hawkes Bay Regional Council harbourmaster Phil Norman said...
View ArticleRSA 'horrified' by donation box theft
The Returned Services Association says it is "horrified" that a Poppy Day donation box was stolen from a shopping mall.Police are seeking help from the public to identify a man they wanted to question...
View ArticleCERA cathedral documents released
The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority has this morning released documents relating to the Christchurch Cathedral.The documents were uploaded onto the CERA website at 9am, and include six...
View ArticleNZ at Noon: Nudist fightback, building collisions
Stories making headlines in the provinces at midday include Papamoa locals plotting a lewd nudist fightback, a spate of collisions with buildings on the East Coast and there's some essential reading...
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