Toddler run over in Whangarei
A toddler has been flown to Starship Hospital in a critical condition after she was hit by a car as she left a kindergarten in Whangarei today.Witnesses said the 3-year-old was flung on to the bonnet...
View ArticleControversial coalmine 'revised'
Australian mining company Bathurst Resources announced today it had revised its proposed Denniston coalmine, and reduced its initial coal output, to reduce the environmental impact.As a result, a group...
View ArticleWoman gets supervision for attack on child
A woman who struck a cowering 10-year-old child over the head with a toilet brush in one of a string of assaults has been sentenced to supervision and community work.The 41-year-old Chinese national,...
View ArticleWomen in Countdown scuffle guilty of assault
A Rotorua mother and daughter have been found guilty of assault after a scuffle at Countdown supermarket.Eve Margaret Campbell, 50 and her pregnant daughter Cherylly Juanita Campbell, 30, were caught...
View ArticleWrongful releases from prison
Private prison operators Serco have failed to meet several key performance measures since taking over running the Mt Eden Corrections Facility, a Corrections Department report shows.The report,...
View ArticleJohn Haigh QC farewelled
Distinguished members of the legal profession were among the mourners who farewelled barrister John Haigh QC at his funeral at in Parnell this afternoon.Mr Haigh, 65, died of a brain haemorrhage on...
View ArticleWoman awarded $10k after sacking
A woman has been awarded $10,100 in compensation after she was dismissed for her meat-packing job for testing positive for cannabis.Ursula Te Huia worked for South Pacific Meats (SPM) for five years as...
View ArticleThree teens arrested for car thefts
Three teenagers have been arrested over a series of thefts this week.The teenagers, aged 14, 15 and 17 years allegedly stole two cars in Masterton on the night of April 23. They are alleged to have...
View ArticleMigration fraudster tried to slip five kids into NZ
A Nigerian immigration fraudster used fake birth certificates in an illegal bid to bring five children into New Zealand.Remi Eme Chukwu arrived in Auckland in January 2007 and was granted visitor...
View ArticleAccused's best mate: I had sex with Emily
Days before her violent death, Auckland teenager Emily Longley slept with the best friend of the man accused of murdering her, a British court was told yesterday.Emily, 17, had sex with Luke Ashford...
View ArticleVerdict means fraud victims can rebuild life
She was a financial high-roller with the power to approve home loans and large overdrafts, but Susan Bourton took advantage of successful clients and her bank position to swindle $1.4 million.The...
View Article'I live with my shame every day' - Storey
A young woman whose drunk and dangerous driving killed a mother of three says she is still haunted by her actions when she hears sirens and lives with her shame everyday.Courtney June Storey, 26, was...
View ArticleFlexibility, perseverance home hunter's friends
If the prices don't get you down, the headlines will. "Property prices reach new high", "Auckland house values soar" and "Hamilton house prices tipped to rise" provide a flavour.Comparing cost with...
View Article$760m motorway to swallow 50 properties
About 50 landowners have been told their properties will definitely be needed for a Puhoi to Warkworth motorway, but the Transport Agency has backed off from a start date.The Government organisation...
View ArticleSurrogates: Delivering the ultimate gift
People who can't have their own children are increasingly turning to surrogacy. Jarrod Booker talks to one couple and the woman who made them parents When Adriana Gracen gave birth to baby Leo on...
View ArticleIndian linked to 'honour killing' may be hiding in Auckland
Indian police are seeking Interpol's help to track an Indian student, believed to be in Auckland, who is wanted for allegedly hiring killers to hack his sister's boyfriend to death in a case of "honour...
View ArticleDotcom's secret donation to Banks
Act leader John Banks asked for a $50,000 political donation to be split into two parts so it could be made anonymously, says Kim Dotcom and one other witness.Dotcom said the request was made on April...
View ArticleElephant was following circus order: witness
A witness to the fatal accident at Franklin Zoo says the elephant was triggered to kneel down, crushing her keeper, by what appeared to be a misinterpreted circus command: "down"."Put me down, Mila,"...
View ArticleFamily fight IHC for dead worker's back-pay
The IHC has been asked to show compassion after it refused to hand over back-pay the family of a deceased worker claim is owed to her and should be paid to her young son.Natalie Rae worked as an IHC...
View ArticleCash box may hold clue in bus driver death
Police are appealing for help from the public after Lower Hutt bus driver, Herman Curry, was found dead at the Waterloo Interchange bus depot last night.Mr Curry, a 64-year-old from Epuni, sustained...
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