NZ at Noon: Man shortage, a shot Tigger and 'War Zone' tours
Stories making headlines across New Zealand at noon include a shortage of 50,000 men, cats and dogs being used for target practice at Papamoa, backyard cricket possibly ending in Hawke's Bay and an...
View ArticleEleven weeks to create a new Christchurch
The quake-decimated heart of Christchurch will be redesigned by a consortium led by a top New Zealand design firm, it was announced today, with a new blueprint for the CBD expected by the end of...
View ArticleSky TV customers lose signal after update goes wrong
Sky Television is working to fix a "technical issue" that saw the My Sky service go offline for some of its customers.One subscriber, Miles, told nzherald.co.nz the service was down for nearly 12 hours...
View ArticleBalloon crash: Drug use a 'significant concern'
Cannabis found in the system of the Carterton balloon crash pilot is a "significant safety concern'' but it is too early to say whether it caused the tragedy, the lead crash investigator says.Pilot...
View ArticleKiller teen driver sent to youth justice facility
A 16-year-old has been sentenced to six months in a youth justice facility for killing a motorist during a high-speed collision in Auckland earlier this year.The teenager, who cannot be named for legal...
View ArticleBoy who died after butane use 'made a deadly choice'
The father of a 12-year-old who died sniffing butane wants other youngsters to learn from his son's fatal choice.Darius Logan Claxton, known as D, died after "huffing'' gas from a canister with a group...
View ArticleSix jailed as Hawke's Bay drug ring collapses
Six people have been jailed for their parts in a drugs ring that distributed at least $800,000 worth of methamphetamine, including using a corrupt prison officer to supply inmates in jail.The group...
View ArticleCyclist killed after riding off edge of street was drunk - coroner
A cyclist was more than three times the legal blood alcohol limit for motorists when she rode off the edge of a street and down a bank, suffering fatal head injuries, a coroner has found.Diana Jane...
View ArticleEvidence complete in dog-shooting trial
Lawyers have finished making submissions in the trial of two men alleged to have gone on a "commando exercise'' and shot 33 dogs on a rural property north of Auckland.Tony Campbell and his friend...
View ArticleTimber company fined after worker's ankle crushed
A forestry and timber processing company has been ordered to pay $46,500 after a worker's ankle was crushed while clearing jammed equipment.Hawke's Bay-based Pan Pac Forest Products were fined $39,000...
View ArticleLabrador has brush with death after home catches fire
Miley the black labrador had a brush with death today after being rescued from a blaze at his family's Christchurch home.Firefighters battling the Hornby fire found the beloved family pet lying...
View Article'Hysteria' over HIV pre-schooler
A Whangarei childcare centre's expulsion of a four-year-old boy who is HIV positive resembles a medieval witchhunt, NZ Aids Foundation director Shaun Robinson says."The childcare centre management have...
View ArticleDOC cracks down on illegal whitebaiters
A Department of Conservation crackdown on illegal whitebait fishing in South Westland last season has resulted in fishermen from around the South Island losing their nets and paying fines.DOC...
View ArticleSea level rises will accelerate in future - expert
Average sea levels may not change significantly in the next few years but they will accelerate in the future, a coastal hazard consultant has warned."We will see impacts in our lifetime," said Doug...
View ArticleBalloon crash: Govt looks at mandatory drug testing
The Government says there is sufficient evidence to support mandatory drug testing in the adventure tourism industry after a report into the Carterton ballooning tragedy released today said cannabis...
View ArticleKey 'not personally opposed to gay marriage'
Prime Minister John Key has said he's not against gay marriage, on the same day US President Barack Obama announced his support for it. In a statement by his press secretary today, Key said he is "not...
View ArticleCourt throws out leaky home owners' bid
The buyers of a $3.65 million leaky home in the leafy Auckland suburb of Remuera have had their bid to recover "substantial" costs from Auckland Council thrown out by the Supreme Court.They have also...
View ArticlePike River families 'heartbroken'
The Government and Solid Energy have entered into agreement over the recovery of bodies from the Pike River mine to ensure the focus remains on bringing home the remains of the 29 miners killed in the...
View ArticleTeen critically injured after being kicked by horse
A teenager was critically injured when she was kicked in the head by a horse near Nelson today afternoon.Luckily, St John Ambulance rural support officer Lindsay McCaw was nearby when emergency...
View ArticleUS Marines to visit NZ marking WW2 anniversary
US Marines will visit New Zealand next month to mark the 70th anniversary of the arrival of US World War II forces.Prime Minister John Key will welcome 50 marines and a 50-person Marine band to New...
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