Children rescue elderly man from stream
An elderly man was rescued by group of teenagers after he slipped into a stream and was stuck in water up to his neck.Ron Rolfe, 74, was walking his dog next to a stream in Rotorua just two days after...
View ArticleAuckland clubhouse, the Daktory, raided by police
Smoke is coming out of the ears of a pro-legalisation of marijuana group after a complaint to police resulted in a full property raid.NORML says it asked police to help it deal with gang threats, but...
View ArticleMan left disfigured after hit with tool
A man was left disfigured by a drunk man who hit him in the head with a metal bar.Michael Johan Larsen, 25, was sentenced to three-years' prison when he appeared in Wanganui District Court this...
View ArticleMan missing after evading police
A police search and rescue team this morning resumed their search for a man who disappeared after a short pursuit near Greymouth last night.A police patrol spotted a car being driven erratically near...
View ArticleMan missing after attempt to evade police
Police were scouring the Cobden estuary to try and find a man who went missing after he plunged into the cold lagoon trying to evade officers.The man had been pulled over as part of a routine stop at...
View ArticleFallen workers remembered on International Worker's Memorial Day
Workers and employer's who have been killed, injured or hurt whilst on the job are being remembered across the world today on International Worker's Memorial Day. Labour Minister Kate Wilkinson says...
View ArticleHamilton woman named Miss India New Zealand
A Hamilton woman has been named Miss India New Zealand 2012.Indian-born Anamika Singh, 26, beat 20 other finalists at a pageant in Auckland for the crown.The pageant is open to New Zealand residents or...
View ArticleTributes flow for Sir Fred 'The Needle' Allen
The legendary All Black captain and coach, Sir Fred "The Needle" Allen has died at age 92.The family of Sir Fred have said the ex-All Black was "very happy at the end."Allen's nephew Alex Carpenter...
View ArticlePerk-buster politician sharpening his pencil
Rodney Hide says he has returned to where he started, digging up dirt. Today, he joins the Herald on Sunday as a columnist and vows to fight political and bureaucratic excess The electrician pulled...
View ArticleGambling minder loses patient
An investigation has been ordered after an aged-care worker took a dementia patient to SkyCity Casino - and lost her.Marie Palman, who has fronto-temporal dementia, which is similar to Alzheimer's,...
View ArticleCharged player's rep past
A footballer charged with breaking a referee's jaw is a former Samoan international player.Tama Fasavalu, 36, scored two goals in a World Cup qualifying match in 2004, and played three matches for his...
View ArticleInjured man 'in bad way'
A Northland man who received paralysing neck injuries while in police custody is in a "bad way" after surgery and is struggling to breathe on his own, his parents say.Shane Legg faces a second...
View ArticleLoss for young mothers
A century-old facility for young, frightened mums and their babies faces demolition.The Bethany Centre, a Salvation Army home, goes to sale by tender on May 7.The pending loss of the building comes at...
View ArticleHide reveals plan by Brash for by-election
Former Epsom MP Rodney Hide has revealed his successor to the Act Party leadership wanted him out of Parliament immediately - which would have triggered a by-election just months before the general...
View ArticleGreens seeking doctor checks
Revelations that doctors who have had sexual misconduct findings upheld against them are back at work - in many cases without their patients knowing their background - have prompted calls for a...
View ArticleYoung firestarters have to learn
Children start about 700 fires a year, at an average annual cost of about $8 million.Information obtained by the Herald on Sunday revealed at least 1400 fires were lit by children under 16 in the past...
View ArticleFrom stable to table
Hundreds, even thousands, of thoroughbred horses that don't win races are sent to be butchered for the dinner tables of Europe - partly because their owners can't afford to keep them.NZ Thoroughbred...
View ArticleProtest march's simple message: No
It was just two words, but the message on 14-year-old Phoebe Millwood's banner matched the sentiments of thousands as they marched through central Auckland yesterday to protest the Government's planned...
View ArticleFirebomb attack on neighbour
A neighbours' dispute turned nasty after three firebombs were thrown into a bedroom where an elderly man was sleeping.Dwayne Carlo Zimmerman, 31, was charged with arson and wounding with intent to...
View ArticleTourist's dash after posh meal
A diner has been accused of enjoying a lavish two-course lunch and a bottle of fine wine before hotfooting without paying his $200 bill.French Canadian tourist Mario St-Amour, 57, appeared in the North...
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